Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in $2.4 billion AI talent deal
Publishing timestamp: 2025-07-11 23:03:10
Summary
Google has agreed to bring in Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf. The deal includes hiring other senior Windsurf research and development employees and a nonexclusive license to certain Windsurf technology. Google is paying $2.4 billion for the deal. This move is part of the ongoing talent war in the AI industry, with other companies like Meta and Microsoft also making similar hires.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/11/google-windsurf-ceo-varun-mohan-latest-ai-talent-deal-.html