Chamath Palihapitiya Takes CEO Seat as 8090 Labs Closes $135M Series A for Enterprise 'Software Factory'
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8090 Labs raised a $135M Series A led by Salesforce Ventures (with WndrCo, Craft Ventures, The Production Board, LAUNCH, and angels Nikesh Arora and Adam D'Angelo), and founder Chamath Palihapitiya announced June 29 he is stepping in as CEO. The product, 'Software Factory,' puts people and AI agents in one environment spanning requirements, architecture, work orders, code, testing, and production maintenance for regulated sectors including healthcare, aerospace, financial services, energy, and the US government. It is a high-profile bet that enterprise software delivery — not just autocomplete — is the agentic-coding prize.