Meta AI director leaves to found Ndoc
What happened
On 27 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that Rohit Patel, a former director at Meta Superintelligence Labs, has left after eight years to found Ndoc, an AI-native workspace aimed at replacing Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Public information so far covers only the departure and the founding; details of Ndoc's product, team and funding have not been disclosed.
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- TechCrunch · AIMeta AI director Rohit Patel leaves to take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
Rohit Patel is departing Meta after eight years working on AI evaluations and reinforcement learning, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. His startup, Ndoc, aims to take on Microsoft Office Suite.
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