HumanLayer just got acquired by Factory. But it gave users a way out first.
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Factory has recently acquired HumanLayer, its third AI coding startup in under a month, as part of its strategy to integrate more of the software engineering lifecycle into a single autonomous platform. The deal deepens Factory's engineering capabilities by bringing HumanLayer's technology for coordinating multiple coding agents and collaboration on their work. Announced on Wednesday, this acquisition brings founders Dex Horthy and Kyle Mistele to Factory, along with the tools they developed.
Factory co-founder and CEO Matan Grinberg expressed his admiration for the HumanLayer team, calling them two of the most ambitious polymaths he has met. What will happen to HumanLayer users is still unclear as Factory has not set a shutdown date for HumanLayer's hosted service or specified which features will carry over. However, the founders have offered a refund to paying customers for the past few months.
Those who prefer not to migrate have an escape hatch in the form of HumanLayer's open-sourcing of its core software under Apache 2.0. This version comes with caveats, as some processes still require third-party API keys. Factory has been busy in the AI coding space, acquiring Mentlio and Typedef in recent weeks. Mentlio focuses on making coding agents more cost-efficient, while Typedef builds tools for understanding relationships across data models, pipelines, and dashboards.
These acquisitions align with Factory's priorities of bringing more of the development process into a single platform.
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