tech
March 18, 2026
Microsoft hires the team of Sequioa-backed AI collaboration platform, Cove
AI collaboration startup Cove is shutting down after its team joined Microsoft, with service ending April 1 and customer data set for deletion.
TL;DR
- Cove, an AI-powered collaboration board startup backed by Sequoia, is shutting down.
- The entire Cove team is joining Microsoft.
- The Cove service will be shut down on April 1, 2024, and all user data will be deleted.
- Cove raised $6 million in seed funding in 2024 from investors including Sequoia Capital.
- The startup competed with platforms like Miro, TLDraw, and Kosmik.
- Cove's technology and ideas are expected to be integrated into Microsoft's ecosystem, potentially influencing products like Whiteboard, which already features Copilot.
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