E176: Why All AI Agents Will Need Cloud Sandboxes
Jun 23, 2025•37 min
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Episode description
Vasek Mlejnsky is Co-Founder & CEO of E2B, the open-source runtime for executing AI-generated code in secure cloud sandboxes. Essentially, they give AI agents cloud computers.
Their open source repos, particularly e2b which has 9K GitHub stars, have been widely adopted to help securely run AI-generated code.
E2B has raised $12M from investors including Decibel and Sunflower.
In this episode, we dig into:
Why agents need a sandbox
Building a new category of infra tooling, much like LaunchDarkly
Some of their viral content moments - including Greg Brockman sharing their videos
Figuring out the right commercial offering
Why they don't agree with pricing per token
Why moving from Prague to the Bay Area felt essential for them as founders
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