More details emerge on how Windsurf’s VCs and founders got paid from the Google deal

More details emerge on how Windsurf’s VCs and founders got paid from the Google deal

Weeks after the revelation that Google paid Windsurf $2.4 billion to license its technology, while simultaneously hiring away its CEO and top talent, the deal’s implications are still rattling some founders and startup employees across Silicon Valley. Google’s payment to the startup was effectively split in two equal parts, according to two people familiar with…

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Windsurf slashes prices as competition with Cursor heats up

Windsurf slashes prices as competition with Cursor heats up

AI coding assistant startup Windsurf cut its prices “across the board” it announced on Monday, touting “massive savings” for its users as competition with its rival Cursor intensifies. Windsurf said it’s getting rid of its complex system of “flow action credits,” which charged developers for actions its AI did in the background. It’s also cutting…

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