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Cognition

Cognition builds Devin, an autonomous AI software engineering agent, and the Windsurf IDE, sold to enterprise engineering teams that want to automate end-to-end coding tasks rather than just get inline suggestions.

cognition.ai · San Francisco

CALL NO.CS·COGNITION·26

StageVenture (Round not Specified)September 2025[26]

Raised$675Mdisclosed rounds[26]

Headcount200as of May 2026[26]

Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger

Founded2023[10][14]

Money

Raised $675M across disclosed rounds.[26]

Venture (Round not Specified) closed September 2025.[26]

Round size and post-money valuation are not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Founders Fund, 8VC, Lux Capital, Elad Gil, Definition Capital, Swish Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Conviction Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, D1 Capital, Hanabi Capital.[8][10][14][15]

People

Scott Wu, Co-Founder and CEO[27][28][29]

Walden Yan, Co-Founder[27][28][29]

Steven Hao, Co-Founder[27][28][29]

Russell Kaplan, President[2][5][30][6]

Silas Alberti, Head of Research (Founding Team)[2][5][30][6]

Emily Cohen, SVP, Operations & People[2][5][30][6]

Takumi Masai, President & General Manager, Japan[2][5][30][6]

Signals

May 15 2026newsCognition establishes Japan entity in first expansion into Asia[24]

Apr 29 2026newsCognition fast-tracks Asia-Pacific expansion with new Singapore headquarters - The Business Tim.[23]

Apr 27 2026newsCognition[6]

Apr 23 2026fundingAI Coding Firm Cognition in Funding Talks at $25 Billion Value[18]

Aug 9 2025fundingFunding, growth, and the next frontier of AI coding agents - Cognition company claim, not independently confirmed[35]

Comps

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Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[35]

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Sourcestracings · 36

[1]Cognition revenue, growth, and valuation | Sacra

May 2026 · sacra.com

verified

[2]Cognition builds $20-to-enterprise funnel | Sacra Chat

May 2026 · sacra.com

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[3]Top Cognition Alternatives, Competitors

May 2026 · cbinsights.com

vendor

[4]Top 10 Cognition Alternatives & Competitors in 2026 | G2

May 2026 · g2.com

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[5]Cognition builds $20-to-enterprise funnel | Sacra Chat

May 2026 · sacra.com

verified

[6]Cognition

May 2026 · cognition.ai

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[7]Introducing Devin, the first AI software engineer - Cognition

May 2026 · cognition.ai

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[8]Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation | TechCrunch

May 2026 · techcrunch.com

reported

[9]AI coding startup Cognition raises $400M+ at $10.2B valuation - SiliconANGLE

May 2026 · siliconangle.com

reported

[10]Cognition AI scores $400M at $10.2B valuation as demand spikes for coding agents — TFN

May 2026 · techfundingnews.com

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[11]Cognition AI cinches $10 billion valuation with new funding - The Economic Times

May 2026 · economictimes.indiatimes.com

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[12]Cognition Furthers Intense Growth Momentum With $400M Raise | Built In

May 2026 · builtin.com

reported

[13]Cognition AI Reaches $10 Billion Valuation With New Funding (1)

May 2026 · news.bloomberglaw.com

reported

[14]Cognition AI Achieves New Milestone with Multi-Million Funding and $4B Valuation

May 2026 · theaiinsider.tech

reported

[15]Cognition AI raises $400 million in new funding led by Founders Fund

May 2026 · theheadandtale.com

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[16]Walden Yan – LinkedIn

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[17]Steven Hao – LinkedIn

May 2026 · linkedin.com

vendor

[18]AI Coding Firm Cognition in Funding Talks at $25 Billion Value

May 2026 · bloomberg.com

reported

[19]Walden Yan – LinkedIn (via Exa)

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[20]Steven Hao – LinkedIn (via Exa)

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[21]Cognition, Maker of Goldman's First 'A.I. Employee,' Valued at $10B | Observer

May 2026 · observer.com

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[22]Cognition Lacks Platform Integration | Sacra Chat

May 2026 · sacra.com

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[23]Cognition fast-tracks Asia-Pacific expansion with new Singapore headquarters - The Business Times

May 2026 · businesstimes.com.sg

reported

[24]Cognition establishes Japan entity in first expansion into Asia

May 2026 · crnasia.com

reported

[25]Devin | The AI Software Engineer

May 2026 · devin.ai

reported

[26]Apollo org enrichment for cognition.ai

May 2026 · stableenrich.dev

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[27]Apollo people enrichment for Scott Wu

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[28]Apollo people enrichment for Walden Yan

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[29]Apollo people enrichment for Steven Hao

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[30]Emily Cohen – LinkedIn

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[31]Apollo people enrichment for Steven Hao

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[32]Apollo people enrichment for Walden Yan

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[33]Apollo people enrichment for Steven Hao

May 2026 · linkedin.com

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[34]Cognition, Maker of Goldman's First 'A.I. Employee,' Valued at $10B | Observer

May 2026 · observer.com

reported

[35]Funding, growth, and the next frontier of AI coding agents - Cognition

May 2026 · cognition.ai

company

[36]AI Coding Firm Cognition in Funding Talks at $25 Billion Value

May 2026 · bloomberg.com

reported

cognition.ai · San Francisco

StageVenture (Round not Specified)

Raised$675M

Headcount200

Valuationnot publicly disclosed

Founded2023

Compsnone named by a source

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