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Friday 6 November 2026

OpenAI to buy Pierre, the code-storage startup already inside Codex

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Who's challenging GitHub? Market Map 2026. 27 companies going after GitHub's code hosting, from AI-native forges to decentralised networks and open-source forges.

OpenAI said on Wednesday it will buy Pierre, whose Code Storage service lets apps and AI agents store code. Pierre is one of four AI-native code hosts on this map of 27 companies going after GitHub. The others range from GitLab and Bitbucket to new version-control tools, decentralised networks such as Radicle, and open-source forges such as Codeberg.

Just raised

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  • SkydioSan Mateo$1.2B Late VC

    Leverages breakthrough AI to create intelligent flying machines. Backed by Axon.

  • Beacon HoldingsToronto$425M Series C

    Acquires and operates vertical software businesses, using AI and shared teams to support long-term growth.

  • HarbingerGarden Grove$240M Series D

    EV manufacturer focused on commercial vehicles. Led by Tiger Global and Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund.

By country

  • China$4.4B
  • US$4.3B
  • Canada$541M
  • UK$363M
  • Spain$315M
  • Israel$278M

By sector

  • Media$4.6B
  • Transportation$1.6B
  • Enterprise$1.1B
  • Semiconductors$779M
  • Health$759M
  • Space$620M

$11B across 210 rounds reported in the last 7 days, by headquarters and by sector.

Just acquired

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  • Meta buys Conductor

    Conductor builds software for running multiple AI coding agents in parallel, which Meta will apply to its developer tools.

  • Mistral AI buys SkipLabs

    The French startup makes AI code generation faster, more reliable and more secure, and is Mistral's fifth acquisition of 2026.

  • Doppel buys PropRise

    Doppel, which uses AI to defend against social engineering attacks, is adding the Y Combinator-backed team to its AI engineering group.

  • Business management software for SMEs, combining operations, administration and digital presence.

    APJBAilin Pizarro & Joaquín Benítez founded it. Pizarro worked at NodeFaith.

  • HalcyStockholms kommun

    Group travel app for discovering, planning and booking.

    AÅLGAlva Åqvist & Leo Gustafsson founded it. Åqvist worked at Lynx Asset Management and McKinsey & Company. Gustafsson studied at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

  • Pixel SystemsStockholms kommun$3M raised

    AI verification for image, video, and document fraud.

    REPSRobel Efrem & Philip Skogsberg previously co-founded Challengermode.

Talent moves

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  • RC

    Roger Connolly joined XTM International from Sitecore

    Chief Product Officer

  • RR

    Rob Rainhart joined Apeiron Labs from Auterion

    Chief Executive Officer

  • RT

    Rob T. Lee joined Dragos from SANS Institute

    Chief AI Officer

AI and tech

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Upcoming events

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  • Web SummitLisbon9–12 Nov

    Europe's largest tech conference — 70,000+ attendees across four days in Lisbon.

  • Bengaluru Tech SummitBengaluru17–19 Nov

    The Karnataka government's technology summit, now in its 29th edition, with more than 1,600 exhibitors and a dedicated startup programme that makes it India's largest tech trade event.

  • Singapore FinTech FestivalSingapore18–20 Nov

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore's fintech festival, expecting over 70,000 participants, and the largest single gathering of financial services and fintech decision-makers in Asia.

  • SlushHelsinki18–19 Nov

    The world's most founder-focused startup event — 13,000 attendees in the Helsinki winter dark.

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