Chamath Palihapitiya's AI coding startup 8090 has raised a $135M Series A led by Salesforce, with Chamath taking on the CEO role for the first time since his Facebook days. The company sells a 'software factory' — a governed workspace where humans and AI agents collaboratively build and maintain enterprise software, with a focus on control, audit trails, and accountability rather than raw speed. 8090 also runs a delivery arm serving regulated industries like healthcare, insurance, and government. The company claims notable results including converting 18 million lines of COBOL into readable rules and helping a health insurer cut costs by $20M over four years, though these figures are self-reported. The startup enters a crowded, well-funded AI coding market, differentiating itself by targeting the orchestration and governance layer rather than the underlying models.
