Google recruits Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder, and several AI researchers for $2.4B investment after OpenAI’s $3B deal falls apart
Google has secured top AI coding talent from startup Windsurf in a $2.4 billion deal, hiring CEO Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen for its DeepMind division after OpenAI’s $3 billion acquisition attempt collapsed due to Microsoft complications.
The tech giant is paying the massive sum for non-exclusive licensing rights to Windsurf’s AI coding technology while bringing key researchers to strengthen its artificial intelligence coding capabilities. Google will not take any stake in Windsurf, allowing the startup to continue operations under interim CEO Jeff Wang.
