Meta Hires Gizmo App Creators to Join Superintelligence Labs

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Meta has hired the team of engineers behind Gizmo, a popular AI-powered app that lets users create their own interactive mini-games and apps. The Gizmo team, which includes several former Snapchat employees, will join Meta's Superintelligence Labs unit led by Scale AI's Alexandr Wang and ex-GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. While the fate of the current Gizmo app is unclear, the acquisition signals Meta's continued push to develop scalable consumer AI applications.

Why it matters

Gizmo is part of a growing trend of 'vibe-coding' apps that use AI to enable users to easily create their own interactive content. Meta's acquisition of the Gizmo team highlights the company's efforts to bring in top AI talent as it races to develop the next generation of social media experiences powered by artificial intelligence.

The details

Gizmo is the sole product of Atma Sciences Inc., a startup founded in 2024 by former Snapchat employees. The app allows users to generate their own interactive 'mini-apps' by typing out a prompt, resulting in things like a snail that can be dragged around the screen. Gizmo has gained traction in the tech community, with popular posts on the platform receiving tens of thousands of likes. Atma Sciences raised around $5.48 million from investors prior to the acquisition.

• Atma Sciences Inc. was founded in 2024.
• Gizmo gained popularity in the tech community over the past year.
• Atma Sciences raised around $5.48 million in a 2025 SEC filing.
• Meta hired the Gizmo team earlier this year (2026).

What’s next

It's not yet clear what the fate of the current Gizmo app will be, or what the Atma Sciences team will be focused on building at Meta's Superintelligence Labs.