Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Nov, 03:35 · Archive

Meta has acquired Conductor, an AI startup that deploys teams of software agents to work on coding projects in parallel.

Meta has acquired Conductor, an AI coding startup that enables software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on different parts of a project in parallel. The company, founded in 2024, launched its core product last summer. Conductor's agents can be deployed in the cloud, locally, or via a user's phone and are sourced from major AI labs including Anthropic and OpenAI.

Conductor's founder and CEO Charlie Holtz announced the acquisition on Wednesday, stating that the company had 'big, crazy plans for the next interface' and would deliver 'something new' for customers by 'early next year'. He expressed enthusiasm about working with Meta's chief AI officer Alexandr Wang and Nat Friedman, head of product at Meta's Superintelligence Labs.

Conductor's core features will continue to operate as before until early next year, with one exception: the company's cloud service will shut down on 20 November, after which Meta will begin deleting user cloud data. Meta confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch but declined to provide additional details about the deal.

How it is being reported

• Meta brings Conductor on board its model trainAgent orchestration startup gets its exitThe Register · 5 Nov, 00:35
• Meta acquires AI coding startup ConductorThe startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.TechCrunch · 4 Nov, 21:10

In this story: Meta · Conductor · Charlie Holtz · Anthropic · OpenAI · Alexandr Wang · Nat Friedman

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