Varun Mohan
Varun Mohan is an American entrepreneur and software engineer.[1] He is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Windsurf.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Mohan was raised in Sunnyvale, California.[1] He studied electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees.[5]
Career
Before co-founding Windsurf, Mohan worked at technology companies including LinkedIn, Quora, Databricks and Nuro. In 2021, Mohan co-founded Codeium with Douglas Chen.[6] The company developed artificial intelligence tools that assist software developers with code generation, completion and related programming tasks.[7] As the company's chief executive officer, Mohan oversaw its product development and business growth. The company later rebranded as Windsurf.[8]
In July 2025, Google announced that Mohan, Chen, and several members of Windsurf's research team would join Google DeepMind.[9][10] As part of the agreement, Google obtained a non-exclusive licence to certain Windsurf technologies.[11] The announcement followed the collapse of a reported acquisition of Windsurf by OpenAI.[12][13] Windsurf continued to operate independently under new leadership while Google did not acquire ownership of the company.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "All About Varun Mohan, The Windsurf CEO Hired By Google To Strengthen Its AI". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2025-09-12. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Ming, Lee Chong. "This AI CEO wants to keep his startup 'dehydrated,' hiring only when absolutely needed". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Who is Varun Mohan? Indian-origin CEO of Windsurf faces backlash after quitting startup for Google, derailing $3B OpenAI deal". The Times of India. 2025-07-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Who is Varun Mohan, the Windsurf CEO Google beat ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to hire?". The Economic Times. 2025-07-22. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Who is Varun Mohan, Windsurf CEO hired by Google to boost Gemini AI project". business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2026-06-05. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Who is Varun Mohan? The Indian-origin CEO who rejected $3 Billion OpenAI deal for Google DeepMind". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Windsurf | Company Overview & News". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Ming, Lee Chong. "Why this AI CEO wants his startup to cannibalize its own product every 6 to 12 months". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Zeff, Maxwell (2025-07-11). "Windsurf's CEO goes to Google; OpenAI's acquisition falls apart". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Novet, Jordan (2025-07-11). "Google hires Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, others in $2.4 billion AI talent deal". CNBC. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Jain, Sanya (2025-07-21). "Indian-origin CEO slammed for 'abandoning' startup to join Google: 'A generational villain'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ Field, Hayden (2025-07-11). "OpenAI's Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf's CEO is going to Google". The Verge. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ KS, Dibeesh (2025-07-02). "How Varun Mohan Turned a $28M Setback Into a $3B Win — And What Every Founder Should Learn From It". Medium. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
- ↑ "Google hires Windsurf execs in $2.4 billion deal to advance AI coding ambitions". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2025-12-20. Retrieved 2026-08-14.
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