Chamath Palihapitiya is taking his first full-time operating role since Facebook, stepping in as CEO of 8090 Labs after the AI coding startup raised $135M Series A. The bet: enterprise software teams need AI agents built for production code, not prototypes.
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Chamath Palihapitiya Raises $135M, Takes 8090 Labs CEO Role
For the first time since Facebook, Chamath Palihapitiya is taking an operating job. His AI coding startup 8090 Labs closed a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures, with his All-In co-hosts among the backers. Can a famous investor win AI's most crowded market?
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