OpenAI In Talks To Buy Windsurf For About $3 Billion (reuters.com)
(Wednesday April 16, 2025 @11:30PM (BeauHD)
from the mergers-and-acquisitions dept.)
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- News link: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/16/1946237/openai-in-talks-to-buy-windsurf-for-about-3-billion
- Source link: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-talks-buy-windsurf-about-3-billion-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-04-16/
According to [1]Bloomberg (paywalled), OpenAI is in talks to [2]buy AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for about $3 billion . "The deal would be OpenAI's largest to date, the terms of which have not yet been finalized," notes Reuters. From a report:
> Windsurf was in talks with investors such as Kleiner Perkins and General Catalyst to raise funding at a $3 billion valuation, the report added. It closed a $150 million funding round led by General Catalyst last year, valuing it at $1.25 billion.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/openai-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-windsurf-for-about-3-billion
[2] https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-talks-buy-windsurf-about-3-billion-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-04-16/
> Windsurf was in talks with investors such as Kleiner Perkins and General Catalyst to raise funding at a $3 billion valuation, the report added. It closed a $150 million funding round led by General Catalyst last year, valuing it at $1.25 billion.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/openai-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-windsurf-for-about-3-billion
[2] https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-talks-buy-windsurf-about-3-billion-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-04-16/
non-profit? (Score:2)
by dfghjk ( 711126 )
That really sounds like something a non-profit would do. Perfectly aligned with openAI's charter.
Re: non-profit? (Score:2)
by commodore73 ( 967172 )
They spelled it wrong; they meant non-prophet, meaning they have no clue what the future holds.
Please (Score:5, Funny)
Can we please get some more AI articles? I am dying over here.