Its perception is of $ 10.2 billion, two months after the purchase of Windsurf

perceptionthe artificial intelligence Startup that has acquired Windsurf in July, He said On Monday, a $ 400 million financing round closed $ 10.2 billion, which includes new capital.

Amnesty International software developer called Devin, a perception of the spotlight was perceived two months ago, when he jumped to Buy WindsurfDays after the founders of the startup and senior researchers left to join Google.

Windsurf had conversations with OpenAi about a bill of dollars in acquisition, but these talks collapsed, which led to the Google deal, which included a $ 2.4 billion payment From the search giant for licensing and compensation fees.

“We will continue to invest significantly in Devin and Windsurf, and our customers already see how strong the group is together.” Blog post.

The deal places perception in a club 10 billion dollars, and joins handful Other startups of artificial intelligence, the most prominent of which are Openai and the Anthroproy. Last week, Bret Taylor Ai Starip Sierra raised $ 350 million with a value of $ 10 billion.

The PEER Thiel Fund has led the latest CONITION funding round, with additional financing that comes from Lux Capital, 8VC and Bain Capital Ventures.

Wu said: Since obtaining Windsurf, the repeated annual revenues in perception, or ARR have multiplied more than weakness. He added that the growth has also accelerated, as the joint institution increased more than 30 % after the acquisition.

Jeff Wang, who became the CEO of Windsurf after the founders left to Google, wrote in LinkedIn on Monday that customers will benefit from the close relationship between companies products.

“It has been more full of events in the past few months, and now it’s time to show what we have done,” Wang wrote.

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