The acquisition of Windsurf would become the most important carried out by Openai to date.
OPENAI is about to buy Windsurf, a coding platform assisted by AI. The agreement, estimated at $ 3 billion, is still not finalized according to Bloomberg News. Neither the Californian company nor the start-up wanted to react.
Windsurf, what added value for Openai?
Integration of Windsurf at OpenAi strengthens the company’s strategy around automated coding tools. Thanks to the native capacities of the startup, Chatgpt would gain autonomy in terms of software development.
This chatbot is already available in several models, with variable performance, but more and more Optimized for code generation. And it’s no coincidence. Among the paid versions, GPT O3, O4 Mini and O4 Mini High meet the requirements of developers.
The dazzling progression of the number of weekly users, from 300 to 400 million between December and February, testifies to the craze for these tools.
Automated coding, an effervescence market
Openai is not the only one to be interested in Windsurf. Founded under the name of Exafunction, the young shoot also seduces investors in venture capital.
Last August, Windsurf – formerly Codeium – mobilizes $ 150 million during a round table led by General Catalyst. This fundraising increased to 1.25 billion dollars.
Kleiner Perkins and Greenoaks are also among the supports. More recently, the company is negotiating a new fundraising that could increase its $ 3 billion.
With the acquisition of Windsurf, Openai clearly hopes to break into the assisted coding market. However, this expanding sector is already occupied by weight competitors.
Among them, the subsidiary of Microsoft Github, the start-up Anysphere with its Cursor tool, as well as Anthropic, compete for the first places.
OPENAI continues the acquisitions
Openai is not at its first acquisition with the buyout of Windsurf. Last year, the Californian company obtained Rockset thanks to a nine -digit operation. The latter, specialized in databasesconsolidates the infrastructure of Openai products for businesses.
In parallel, this giant of the IA funds to support its ambitions of expansion. Recently, she secures a 40 billion dollars round, led by SoftBank, carrying her Valuation at 300 billion dollars.
Despite this, Openai still faces debates on his governance. First structured as a non -profit organization, it currently adopts a hybrid model under pressure from its partners.
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