Cognition AI

Private

San Francisco-based maker of autonomous AI software engineer Devin plus the Windsurf IDE (acquired July 2025). 89% of Cognition's own commits are now written by Devin. ARR jumped from $37M in May 2025 to $492M in May 2026. Founded August 2023 by three IOI gold medalists.

Founders Scott Wu, Steven Hao, Walden Yan
CEO Scott Wu

Company

Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA

Financials

Total Funding
$1.9B
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence Developer Tools Enterprise Software
cognition.ai

Funding History

5 rounds
Series D May 27, 2026
$1.0B
Lux Capital (Lead) General Catalyst 8VC Founders Fund Elad Gil Alpha Wave Definition Capital Avenir Vitruvian Bain Capital Ventures Ribbit Capital Atreides Management Layer Global
Series C Sep 1, 2025
$400M
Founders Fund (Lead) 8VC Neo Elad Gil Definition Capital Swish VC
Series B Mar 1, 2025
$300M
8VC (Lead) Founders Fund
Series A Apr 1, 2024
$175M
Founders Fund (Lead)
Seed Sep 1, 2023
$21M
Founders Fund (Lead)

Funding data is compiled from multiple independent sources including company announcements, press coverage, and regulatory filings. While we strive for accuracy, amounts and dates may reflect reported figures at time of announcement.