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Windsurf , the manufacturer of a popular AI befool assistant , is in talk to be acquired by OpenAI for about $ 3 billion , Bloombergreported .
If the deal happen , it would put OpenAI in direct competition with a number of other AI coding assistant providers , including Anysphere , the shaper of Cursor , which OpenAI plunk for from its OpenAI Startup Fund .
The acquisition could jeopardize the credibleness of the OpenAI Startup Fund , given that it is one of Cursor ’s biggest investors , said a mortal conversant with Cursor ’s cap table . It ’s not exculpated whether OpenAI come near Cursor about an acquisition .
In addition to what sources told Bloomberg , there are a few more clues that something is going on between the two ship’s company . A couple of days ago , Windsurf user received an electronic mail that aver that because of an announcement later this week , they have the choice to lock in access to the coding editor at $ 10 a month .
And OpenAI Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil also issue avideo yesterdaypraising Windsurf ’s capabilities .
Windsurf , the company formerly bonk as Codeium , has been in talks to get up fresh funds at a$2.85 billion valuationled by Kleiner Perkins , TechCrunch reported in February . The society has strive about $ 40 million in annualized recurring revenue ( ARR ) , according to our reporting . That revenue running rate is much lower than Cursor ’s , which reportedly makes $ 200 million on an ARR groundwork . Cursor has been in talks to elevate upper-case letter at about$10 billion rating , Bloomberg describe last month .
Since its founding in 2021 by Varun Mohan and his childhood friend and fellow MIT grad , Douglas Chen , Windsuf has raised $ 243 million from investor admit Greenoaks Capital and General Catalyst , accord to PitchBook datum .
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