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Cursor Acquires Koala: Saving Employees

Jul 23, 2025 · 12 min · 12.3 MB
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In this episode, Jaeden overviews the acquisition of "Koala" by "Cursor". Koala had raised $15 million dollars in Series A funding and shut their doors after 4 years of service. This is another mark in an ever growing trend of AI companies acquiring talent from other agencies in order to expedite their growth.



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