OpenAI's Windsurf Deal Is Off, Windsurf's CEO Is Going To Google

OpenAI's planned acquisition of Windsurf has fallen apart. Instead, Google is hiring Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and parts of its R&D team to join DeepMind and focus on agentic coding for Gemini. Google will not acquire Windsurf but will receive a non-exclusive license to some of its technology, while Windsurf continues independently under new leadership. The Verge reports: Effective immediately, Jeff Wang, Windsurf's head of business, has become interim CEO, and Graham Moreno, its VP of global sales, will be Windsurf's new president. 'Gemini is one of the best models available and we've been investing in its advanced capabilities for developers,' Chris Pappas, a spokesperson for Google, told The Verge in a statement. 'We're excited to welcome some top AI coding talent from Windsurf's team to Google DeepMind to advance our work in agentic coding.'

'We are excited to be joining Google DeepMind along with some of the Windsurf team,' Mohan and Chen said in a statement. 'We are proud of what Windsurf has built over the last four years and are excited to see it move forward with their world class team and kick-start the next phase.' Google didn't share how much it was paying to bring on the team. OpenAI was previously reported to be buying Windsurf for $3 billion.

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