MongoDBMeta poached MongoDB CEO CJ Desai, causing MongoDB's stock to crash ahead of its investor day.
Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has hired away MongoDB CEO CJ Desai to help bring Meta's AI tools to businesses, the latest in a string of aggressive talent grabs that are now paying off for investors. The move came a day before a MongoDB investor day, and MongoDB's stock crashed on the news. Before the Desai poaching, Zuckerberg spent an eye-popping $14.3 billion to buy up all the employees of hot AI startup Scale AI in 2025, including well-connected wunderkind Alexandr Wang, who got about $5 billion as part of the deal. Meta's new Muse AI agent has been downloaded more than 5.1 million times so far in its short time in the market, and the company also debuted the Muse Charm, a standalone pocket device built exclusively for voice interaction with the Muse agent. Meta's stock is up 25% inside of a month, after being down double digits on the year as investors fretted about rising AI capex.
MongoDBMeta poached MongoDB CEO CJ Desai, causing MongoDB's stock to crash ahead of its investor day.
Meta Platforms Inc.Meta's aggressive AI talent grabs and new Muse AI agent (5.1M downloads) plus Muse Charm device are paying off for investors.
CTO Realty Growth IncScale AI is mentioned only as context for Meta's $14.3B acqui-hire of its employees, not as a subject with its own impact.