# HumanLayer joins forces with Factory after three years of building

> Original title: super stoked to announce that HumanLayer is joining forces with factory

- Source: Dex Horthy
- Published: 2026-11-04T17:36:53.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/sd06opqxjm9tjnsibvx747gej
- Original: https://x.com/dexhorthy/status/2118034762040246278

## Summary

Dex Horthy announces that HumanLayer is joining forces with Factory, thanking customers, investors, and supporters for the past three years. The post says a fuller explanation covers what happens to HumanLayer's customers and its open-source project. Factory's welcome post names Dex Horthy and 0xblacklight as joining its team.

## Post

super stoked to announce that HumanLayer is joining forces with factory 

incredibly grateful to all our customers, investors, friends and family who cheered us on this crazy journey in the past 3 years  

read our in-depth take, why we're so excited, what happens to customers and humanlayer OSS, and more 👇

## Quoted post @factory

> Welcome to the team @dexhorthy and @0xblacklight! Let's build.
> 
> Read more: https://factory.com/news/humanlayer

https://x.com/factory/status/2118033913994182939