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Chamath Palihapitiya takes CEO role at AI coding startup 8090 after $135M raise

Stepping into a full-time operating role for the first time since 2011

Chamath Palihapitiya last ran a company in 2011, when he left Facebook. He took the chief executive job at 8090 on June 29, 2026, after the startup raised $135 million led by Salesforce Ventures.

Updated Jul 16

Notable Quotes

Since I left Facebook, I was waiting for a moment like this to return to a full-time operating role.

from Chamath Palihapitiya takes CEO role at AI coding startup 8090 after $135M raise · Updated Jul 16

I am convinced that what we are building now is even more important, so there was no decision to make except to be all in.

from Chamath Palihapitiya takes CEO role at AI coding startup 8090 after $135M raise · Updated Jul 16

CEOs and the CFOs, in my opinion, probably have no idea how much tokenmaxxing is going on inside of their organizations.

from Chamath Palihapitiya takes CEO role at AI coding startup 8090 after $135M raise · Updated Jul 16