The facts
Cognition at a glance.
Read Oct 20, 2026. Valuations and amounts are copied as each source states them; a figure that is only reported (talks, or people familiar with the deal) is labeled as reported.
- Kind of company
- AI that writes softwareCoding agents and tools that write, fix and ship software.
- Based in
- United States
- Founded
- 2024TechCrunch, Sep 8, 2026
- Last closed-round valuation
- $48B$48B (Cognition, Sep 8, 2026)
- What it has shipped
- Has a product
Founders
- Scott Wu: 'math prodigy'; co-founder and CEO (TechCrunch, Sep 8, 2026)
Raised $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation, four months after its $26 billion round; run-rate revenue grew from $492 million to $900 million (TechCrunch notes Cognition did not explain how it calculates this). Sep 8, 2026
TechCrunch, Sep 8, 2026
What it has built
Shipped, or not yet.
“Has a product” is what our search found: something the public can use or buy, a model or API, research only, or nothing public.
3 rounds
Funding, as reported.
Every round we found, with the amount, valuation and investors as the source states them.
| When | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors named | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2025 | Unnamed | over $400M | $10.2B post-money | Founders Fund (lead), Lux Capital, 8VC | Cognition |
| May 27, 2026 | Series D | over $1B | $26B (TechCrunch headline: $25B pre-money) | Lux Capital (lead), General Catalyst (lead), 8VC (lead), Ribbit Capital, Atreides, Layer Global | Cognition |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Series E | over $2B | $48B | Andreessen Horowitz (lead), Accel (lead), Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Avenir | Cognition |
Our note
Worth knowing.
Our note: Revenue figures are company-reported. Cognition's Series D page says $26B; TechCrunch's headline says $25B pre-money. TechCrunch (2026-10-05) also covers a dispute in which Factory's CEO accused a former board adviser who joined Cognition of sharing confidential information; this is disputed.
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