OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei is leaving the company

On Friday, Carl Pei confirmed that he was leaving the company he helped found. “After almost 7 years at OnePlus, I made the difficult decision to say goodbye,” he wrote in a post in the OnePlus community forums.

Reports that Pei left OnePlus came online in launch week after what appeared to be internal documents from the company showing Pei was no longer part of the executive team found their way to Reddit. At the time, everything OnePlus was offering was a “no comment”.

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In recent years there has been https://twitter.com/RDRv3/status/1315764184030695425?s=20 that there was tension between Pei and OnePlus CEO Pete Lau, but you don’t see that in the letter. “I am eternally grateful to Pete for taking a risk with this college kid, with nothing in his name but a dream,” he said. “The trust, mentorship and camaraderie will never be forgotten. Thank you for the unique opportunity. ”

According to a TechCrunch According to reports, Pei plans to start his own business and is currently in the process of raising capital. However, in his farewell post, he doesn’t give too many clues as to what he’s up to next. “I look forward to taking some time off to relax and meet my family and friends. And then follow my heart as to what comes next, ”he writes. So there you have it, it’s the end of an era at OnePlus. We’ll likely learn what’s next for Pei in the months ahead.