8090 Labs Raises $135 Million Series A as Chamath Palihapitiya Becomes CEO
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Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 29
8090 Labs Raises $135 Million Series A as Chamath Palihapitiya Becomes CEO
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 29
Summary
$135 million in Series A funding gives 8090 Labs fresh backing as founder Chamath Palihapitiya moves from board member to chief executive.
Salesforce Ventures led the round, joined by WndrCo, Craft Ventures, All-In co-hosts David Friedberg and Jason Calacanis, plus angels including Nikesh Arora and Adam D’Angelo.
Founded in January 2024, the startup sells Software Factory, an AI coding agent aimed at corporate engineering teams building production-grade software with enterprise controls such as audit trails.
Palihapitiya said the current AI wave feels like social media's early rise at Facebook and drove his return to a full-time operating role after years focused on investing and podcasting.