Back in December 2013, Pete Lau and Carl Pei founded OnePlus and a year later, the company launched the popular flagship killer OnePlus One. As part of the company’s efforts to go back to its roots, OnePlus Nord was born earlier this year. While OnePlus is gearing up to launch the OnePlus 8T and a special edition of OnePlus Nord in India tomorrow (October 14), new reports confirm that the company’s co-founder Carl Pei has left the company.

Soon after the Reddit post caught the attention of the media, publications including Android Central and TechCrunch have independently confirmed the claims via their sources. According to Android Central‘s report, citing two sources familiar with the matter, Pei left OnePlus in recent weeks.