OpenAI is reportedly in talks to buy Codeium for $3B, with news expected later this week

Bloomberg says the creator of a popular AI coding assistant tool Windsorf is in discussion for the acquisition of OpenAI for about $ 3 billion.

If the agreement happens, it will compete directly with the OpenAI OpenAI Open Startup Fund, including the creator of the cursor supporter, along with other AI coding assistants.

The acquisition of one of the largest investors in the cursor can threaten the credibility of the Open -Startup Fund, saying a person familiar with the captive of the cursor. It is unclear whether the Open has reached the cursor about any acquisition.

In addition to what the source told Bloomberg, there are several other sources that are going on. A few days ago, Windsorf users received an email that said that because of an announcement at the end of this week, the coding editor has an option to lock access to $ 10 a month.

And OpenAI’s Chief Product Officer Kevin Well also revealed a The video yesterday Appreciating the skills of Windsorf.

Codium is in the discussion to raise new funds in one 85 2.85 billion evaluation Under the leadership of Claine Parkins, TechCrunch reports in February. According to our report, the company has reached about $ 40 million in annual revenue (ARR). That revenue run rate is much lower than the cursor, which makes $ 200 million on ARR basis. Carser is in the discussion to raise capital almost To evaluate $ 10 billionBloomberg reported last month.

According to the pitchbook data, Varun Mohan and his childhood friend and colleague MIT grade, have earlier collected $ 243 million from investors, including Grinoocs Capital and General Catalist since its establishment by Douglas Chen.

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