Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role

8090 Labs, an AI coding startup founded by Chamath Palihapitiya, raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures with backing from WndrCo, Craft Ventures, and other prominent investors. The company’s Software Factory product targets corporate engineering teams, promising production-quality software development with enterprise controls like audit trails.

The funding underscores investor demand for AI coding tools built for large companies rather than individual developers or prototype workflows. Palihapitiya taking the CEO role signals that enterprise AI agents are becoming a major battleground for venture-backed startups seeking to turn generative AI into core software infrastructure.