Startup · United States
Cognition
HQ San FranciscoFounded 202351-200 employees
Cognition AI is an applied artificial intelligence lab best known for creating Devin, the AI software engineer. Devin is designed to automate and enhance software development tasks, leveraging advanced AI models to assist with coding, code migration, data analysis, and more. The company is at the forefront of building intelligent agents that can reason and learn, with recent innovations including fast agent models and tools for multi-turn, context-rich code retrieval. Cognition AI’s work is used by enterprises to streamline complex engineering workflows and accelerate digital transformation.
Funding6 rounds · $3.60B
- Equity raised
- $3.60B
- Latest
- $2.00BSeries E+ · Sep 8, 2026
- Last valuation
- $48.00B?Basis not stated · Series E+ · Sep 8, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Valuation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2024 | Series A | $2.00B | Basis not stated |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Series B | $4.00B | Basis not stated |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Series C | $10.20B | Post-money |
| May 27, 2026 | Series D | $26.00B | Post-money |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Series E+ | $48.00B | Basis not stated |
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | Series E+ | $2.00B | $48.00B? | Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Avenir, Founders Fund, General Catalyst | — | Confirmed |
| May 27, 2026 | Series D | $1.00B | $26.00B | 8VC, General Catalyst, Lux Capital | Elad Gil, Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital | Reported |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Series C | $400M | $10.20B | Founders Fund | 8VC, Elad Gil, Lux Capital | Confirmed |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Series B | Undisclosed | $4.00B? | 8VC | Elad Gil, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures | Reported |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Series A | $175M | $2.00B? | Founders Fund | — | Reported |
| 2024 | Series A | $21.0M | $350M? | Founders Fund | — | Reported |
- Series E+Led by Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Avenir, Founders Fund, General CatalystValuation $48.00B?Confirmed$2.00BSep 8, 2026
- Series DLed by 8VC, General Catalyst, Lux CapitalWith Elad Gil, Founders Fund, Ribbit CapitalValuation $26.00B$1.00BMay 27, 2026
- $400MSep 8, 2025
- UndisclosedMar 18, 2025
- $175MApr 24, 2024
- $21.0M2024
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
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Hiring Observations10 observed listings
San Francisco · FullTime · Other
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San Francisco; New York City; Austin, Texas · FullTime · Other
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San Francisco; New York City; Austin, Texas · FullTime · Other
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Profile3
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Wikipedia · Supports Organization · founded year
“Cognition was founded in August 2023 by [Scott Wu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Wu "Scott Wu"), Steven Hao, and Walden Yan.[\[2\]](#cite_note-:1-2)[\[3\]](#cite_note-3)”
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Black Flag · Supports Organization
“Develops advanced AI coding agents that autonomously plan and execute complex engineering tasks to support and enhance software development teams.”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”
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- 4CompanyCognition
Cognition · Supports System
“Devin plans, writes, tests, and ships production code on its own, working inside your codebase and the tools your team already uses.”
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Cognition · Sep 8, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“The round was led by new investors Andreessen Horowitz and Accel, alongside existing investors Founders Fund, General Catalyst, and Avenir.”
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TechCrunch · Sep 8, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“announced it raised $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation”
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TechCrunch · May 27, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“The round was led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst and 8VC”
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Cognition · Sep 8, 2025 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Cognition has raised over $400M at a $10.2B post-money valuation led by Founders Fund.”
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TechCrunch · Sep 8, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish Ventures.”
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The AI Insider · Mar 19, 2025 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“The investment round is led by 8VC, with continued backing from Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Elad Gil, and Conviction Partners.”
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Voicebot.ai · Apr 25, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd
“Founders Fund led the new round a month after also leading a $21 million Series A investment”
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AI Business · Supports Funding round
“Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-founded venture capital firm, was the sole investor in the round.”
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“AI Enablement Engineer”
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“AI Support Engineer”
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“Analytics Engineer”
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“Data Engineer”
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“Delta Engineer”
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“Deployed Engineer”
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“Deployed Engineer - UK”
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“Developer Relations Engineer”
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“Engagement Manager”
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“General Application”
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“Machine Learning Researcher”
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“Product Engineer”
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“Revenue Operations”
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“Sales Development Representative”
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“Sales Development Representative”
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“Software Engineer”
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“Special Projects Engineer”
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“Special Projects Engineer - UK”
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