Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor to bolster development capabilities

Meta has finalized the acquisition of Conductor, an AI coding startup specializing in deploying multiple agents across parallel workspaces to facilitate software project development. Charlie Holtz, the founder and CEO of Conductor, announced the news, stating the company has significant plans for its next interface, with something new anticipated by early next year. Holtz also expressed enthusiasm about collaborating with Alexandr Wang, Meta’s chief AI officer, and Nat Friedman, head of product at Superintelligence Labs, praising MSL for its high talent density. While Meta confirmed the purchase to TechCrunch, it offered no further details about the transaction. Conductor, which was established in 2024 and launched its core product last summer, utilizes agentic teams that can operate in the cloud, locally, or on mobile devices, sourcing its agents from major labs such as Anthropic and OpenAI. A critical operational detail is that Conductor’s cloud service will cease functioning on November 20, after which user cloud data will be deleted. This acquisition comes as Meta works to enhance its AI offerings, having launched its own coding agent, Muse Code, in August. The company has also seen significant uptake with its Muse agents, recently surpassing 10 million users, and has made other AI-related acquisitions in the past year, including Moltbook.