Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang on what happened after co-founders Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen left for Google, and how Cognition's deal to acquire Windsurf unfolded
Based on The Pragmatic Engineer Survey: 3,000 respondents, mostly experienced devs. — Note how other vibe-coding tools are also not popular with this group: [image] Gergely Orosz / @gergely.pragmati...
Unify, which offers AI-powered tools to boost revenue pipelines, raised a $40M Series B led by Battery Ventures, valuing it at $260M, following a $12M Series A
combining real-time signals, AI agents and a unified workflow to [image] Yash Godiwala / @yashgodiwala : One of my favorite crossover episodes Congrats to the Unify team on their Series B More fuel to...
Cognition acquires Windsurf, saying it will waive 100% of Windsurf employees' vesting cliffs and give them “fully accelerated vesting for their work to date”
techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/c... [embedded post] Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : The AI acquisition moves fast. First, OpenAI ditched its Windsurf deal after clashing with Microsoft over IP. — Then ...
Source: OpenAI is in talks to acquire Windsurf, an AI coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for ~$3B; Windsurf was valued at $1.25B in a 2024 funding deal
they are the black hole of Startups People still don't get it Evil institution Deedy / @deedydas : @EMostaque Perhaps the time (say even 6mos) it takes to build and grow a Windsurf like product and GT...
NY-based Silna, which provides healthcare revenue cycle management software, emerges from stealth with a $22M Series A co-led by Accel and Bain and a $5M seed
the company I cofounded w @Jeffrey_Morelli and @sagarjajoo—is emerging with $27M in funding from Accel+Bain Capital Our platform is already enabling tens of thousands of patients to access critical ca...
Filings for Q1 2022: Varo, the first US neobank to be granted a bank charter, had a high $84M burn rate and 98% of its income came from interchange and fees
What the Regulators Should (and Shouldn't) Do to Encourage Competition — Hey all, Jason here. Happy Memorial Day, for my American readers! Tweets: @akindolu , @mikulaja , @cplimon , @dgwbirch , @al...
Clubhouse has raised a Series C led by Andreessen Horowitz, with DST Global, Tiger Global, and Elad Gil participating
led by @AndrewChen at @a16z, w/ support from DST Global, Tiger Global, & Elad Gil 🙏 #CHTownhall https://www.joinclubhouse.com/ ... Nikitha Rai / @rotiandrye : I didn't see this until now. Apparently t...
Sources: Salesforce has held talks about acquiring Slack, although a deal is not guaranteed
they've kind of become the tech acquirer of choice. Big enough to buy $20b businesses, small enough to avoid regulatory scrutiny. https://twitter.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : just a stray thoug...
Profile of the note-taking startup Roam Research, which has raised $9M at $200M valuation from Patrick and John Collison, True Ventures, Lux Capital, others
The shift to remote work has buoyed the valuations of several startups making productivity tools. Tweets: @caseynewton , @roamhacker , @alex , @alex , @kateclarktweets , @sumanthr , @mg , @amir , @jgu...
Spontaneous social apps that let users join video, voice, and chat rooms on a whim have become popular under lockdowns, like exclusive voice chat app Clubhouse
Forget the calendar invite. Just jump into a conversation. That's the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised … Tweets: @taylorlorenz , @bdsams , @ericbahn , @julialipton , @db , @thek...