Position in SVTR
Snapshot 2026-11-04- Startup SignalsTop 1%↓2
- Developer Tools#2of 57–
- Agents#7of 339↓1
- Automation#1of 215–
- Programming#3of 44–
About
Cognition AI, founded in 2023 in the United States, develops Devin, an autonomous AI coding agent capable of independently handling coding, debugging, and deployment tasks for developers and enterprises.
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Timeline
- 2026-07-23M&AAcquired The Interaction Company
- 2025-07-14M&AAcquired Windsurf AI
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Capital graph
Company· 12
Investor· 10
Founders / team· 4
Funding history
- 2026-09-08Series E$2.0B
Investors · Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Avenir Growth Capital, Benchmark, Kleiner Perkins, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed, Altimeter Capital, BOND, Meritech Capital, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, 8VC, 137 Ventures, DST, D1 Capital Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Positive Sum, HOF Capital, SOMA Capital, BoxGroup, Battery Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Swish Ventures, Stripes, Definition Capital, Hanabi Capital, Journey Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Layer Global, Alkeon Capital, Alpha Wave Ventures, DiffusionSource · cognition.com ↗
- 2026-05New funding round$1.0B
Investors · Lux Capital, Ribbit Capital, Atreides Management, Layer Global, 8VC, General Catalyst, Founders FundSource · techcrunch.com ↗
- 2025-09-08Series C$400M
Investors · Avenir Growth Capital, Conviction, Khosla Ventures, 8VC, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, Definition Capital, Swish VenturesSource · SVTR Weekly #122 ↗
- 2025-03Series A$69M
Investors · 8VCSource · SVTR Weekly #097 ↗
- 2024-04New funding round$175M
Investors · Founders FundSource · SVTR Weekly #050 ↗
- 2024-03New funding round$21M
Investors · Founders FundSource · SVTR Weekly #044 ↗
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AI investments
M&A deals
- 2026-07AcquirerThe Interaction CompanyAcquisition
- 2025-07AcquirerWindsurf AIAcquisition
Investors that may fit
Y Combinator
29 Developer Tools deals in the last 24 months · 3 at a nearby stage · 26 in California
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16 Developer Tools deals in the last 24 months · 7 at a nearby stage · 14 in California
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11 Developer Tools deals in the last 24 months · 3 at a nearby stage · 8 in California
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10 Developer Tools deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 7 in California
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8 Developer Tools deals in the last 24 months · 4 at a nearby stage · 5 in California
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7 Developer Tools deals in the last 24 months · 4 at a nearby stage · 4 in California
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