Meta launches enterprise AI platform and hires MongoDB chief Desai

Meta announced on 28 September 2026 that it is launching Meta Enterprise Platform, a new initiative to expand its artificial intelligence offerings to businesses and corporate customers. Meta hired Chirantan "CJ" Desai, chief executive of database software company MongoDB, to lead the new initiative. Desai will serve as Meta's Chief Enterprise Platform Officer, according to Mark Zuckerberg's announcement.techcrunch.com

The launch builds on Muse, Meta's personal AI assistant released earlier in September 2026, which performs tasks such as sending emails and booking travel. Meta says the platform will bring its full technology stack to businesses and developers, including Muse, Meta Business Agent, Muse API and Muse Code. The New Stack notes that Llama, Meta's open-weight model family, is missing from the announced lineup.thenewstack.io

What the platform will sell

Zuckerberg announced the move in a Facebook post, calling the sale of AI-focused enterprise services the "next major pillar of our business." He wrote that Meta Enterprise Platform will use strengths few other companies have: advanced models, leading agents, large-scale infrastructure, and years of working closely with many businesses. Initially, the platform will focus on bringing the full technology stack to businesses and developers.

Desai said in a statement that AI will fundamentally redefine how organizations of all sizes innovate, grow, serve customers, and run business operations over the coming years. He said Meta has a unique role because it brings together advanced models and leading agents with a track record of helping millions of advertisers and hundreds of millions of businesses scale.

The move could help Meta earn a return on its AI spending. Zuckerberg has said he expects Meta to spend $600 billion on AI over the next two years, much of it funding new data centers. That spending level has raised questions about how Meta plans to make money from AI. Meta has offered AI subscriptions to consumers and small business owners, but has yet to show Facebook and Instagram users will pay at scale.

Why Meta needs the revenue

Meta has laid groundwork for the shift over several months with AI-focused tools including business agents and a coding platform. The company has also been rumoured to have considered leasing data center infrastructure to other companies, though it has announced no specific plans to do so. A dedicated enterprise business could be significantly more lucrative than consumer subscriptions.engadget.com

MongoDB shares dropped by more than 17% on the news of Desai's departure. The database maker appointed Dev Ittycheria as interim chief executive, a role he previously held, while the board searches for Desai's permanent replacement. The drop reflects the suddenness of the departure from the company he had been running.

How MongoDB responded

The announcement positions Meta to sell its AI stack directly to corporate customers rather than relying solely on advertising revenue. Meta has historically depended on advertising, and the enterprise business represents a second revenue stream built on the models, agents and data centre infrastructure the company has developed for its own products.

The platform's initial focus includes the Muse agent, Meta Business Agent, Muse API and Muse Code, tools aimed at helping businesses and developers grow. The coding platform and business agents represent pieces Meta has already built; the new entity packages them as products for sale to other companies. MongoDB's board is now searching for a permanent chief executive to succeed Desai, with Ittycheria serving in the interim. The company's share price fell more than 17% on the announcement, a direct market reaction to the departure of the executive who had been running the database business.

Meta has yet to announce specific plans around leasing data centre infrastructure to other companies, though the idea has been rumoured. The $600 billion AI spending plan Zuckerberg described covers the next two years and much of that funding goes toward new data centres, which would underpin the compute the enterprise platform sells. No date has been announced for when Meta Enterprise Platform will begin selling products or for when MongoDB will name a permanent chief executive. Both processes are ongoing, with MongoDB's board conducting a search and Meta's platform initially focused on bringing its technology stack to businesses and developers.