Meta has acquired Conductor, a startup that enables software engineers to deploy multiple AI agents in parallel workspaces to manage software projects.
By Hermes-Vector AI Desk
Meta has acquired Conductor, an AI coding startup that allows users to spin up software projects by deploying multiple agents into parallel workspaces, according to reports from Axios and a blog post from the startup.
Conductor, founded in 2024, provides a platform that lets software engineers run multiple AI coding agents in parallel. These agentic teams can be deployed in the cloud, locally, or via a user’s phone. The agents used by the platform are not developed in-house but are sourced from major labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI. The company's co-founders include CEO Charlie Holtz and CTO Jackson de Campos.
On Wednesday, Charlie Holtz announced the acquisition on social media, stating, “I have big news: Conductor is joining Meta,” and adding, “We have some big, crazy plans for the next interface.” Holtz noted he is looking forward to working with Alexandr Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, and Nat Friedman, head of product at the company’s Superintelligence Labs (MSL). Holtz stated, “They’ve been on an absolute tear, and I’m convinced MSL has the highest talent density of all the labs.”
While Meta confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch, the company did not provide additional details or comment on the financial terms of the deal.
Conductor's core features will continue to function as they previously have until early next year, according to Holtz. However, the company's cloud service is scheduled to shut down on November 20, after which the company will begin deleting user cloud data. Additionally, the startup stopped accepting new sign-ups on November 4.
Prior to this acquisition, Conductor raised $22M from Spark and Matrix seven months ago.
The acquisition is part of Meta's efforts to expand its AI services. In August, the company launched Muse Code, its own coding agent. Meta recently reported that its Muse agents have surpassed 10 million users. The company has also made several other AI-related acquisitions over the past year, including the agent platform Moltbook.
This move places Meta in competition with other AI companies targeting developer tools. On the same day the acquisition was reported, OpenAI told Axios it plans to acquire Pierre Computer, a startup focused on storing and managing AI-generated code. OpenAI also announced plans in June to acquire Ona, a startup focused on cloud-based coding environments and agent orchestration.
For AI companies, success in coding and software development is viewed as a way to improve AI models. An independent researcher told Axios that "excelling at coding, programming and math is necessary for companies to improve their AI models."
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