In a twist that’s got the tech world buzzing 🐝, OpenAI’s recent $3 billion move to acquire AI coding company Windsurf wasn’t their first rodeo. Before Windsurf, OpenAI had its sights set on Anysphere, the brains behind the rapidly growing coding assistant, Cursor. Why? Because Cursor’s making waves with a whopping $200 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) compared to Windsurf’s $40 million ARR. 💰
According to reports, OpenAI approached Anysphere not once, but twice in 2024 about a potential acquisition. Talks fizzled out, and now Anysphere is eyeing a $10 billion valuation in new funding rounds. Meanwhile, OpenAI’s pivot to Windsurf signals a strategic play to dominate the code generation market without waiting for its own Codex CLI to catch on. �
This saga underscores the high-stakes race in AI-powered coding tools, where OpenAI isn’t just playing to participate—it’s playing to win. 🏆
