OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B
When the news broke out that OpenAi was in conversation to acquire AI coding company Windsurf for $ 3 billion, one of the first questions about someone who followed the space was probably: “Why not buy a cursor maker instead?”
OpenAI Startup Fund has finally been a investor in Anysphere, the maker of Cursor, since the fast -growing coding assistant -seed -round end 2023. (Anysphere is often referred by his product name, cursor.) It appears that openi indeed an sidewalked in 2024 over a potential over a potential about a potential potential about a potential about a potential about a potential about a potential about a potential about a potential about a potential about a potential about a potential CNBC report. The conversations failed. Instead, Anysphere is talking to attract capital with a valuation of around $ 10 billion, Bloomberg reported last month.
The wish of OpenAi to continue with the acquisition of discussions with another coding assistant -maker indicates how important the recording of a part of the market for codegeneration has become for the Chatgpt Maker. Windsurf generates around $ 40 million in annual income (ARR), WAN reported in February. In the meantime, the Anysphere cursor reportedly earns around $ 200 million on an Arr -based.
While the Codex CLI ‘Agent’ from OpenAi, who released the company on Wednesday, can also write and edit code, suggests his attempt to buy windsurf, the company does not want to wait until CLI GRIP gets grip with customers.
