Cognition builds Devin, an AI software engineering agent that plans, writes, tests, and ships code for engineering teams.
cognition.comLinkedInSan Francisco, USAAI
18 sources · checked 1 time, last 40d ago
The company release says “over $2B,” while Bloomberg and Seeking Alpha say “$2 billion” or “$2B”; the company’s release is preferred. Bloomberg also calls existing investors leads, but the company identifies only Andreessen Horowitz and Accel as leads.
5 sources
The headline says "$1 Billion," while the article states "more than $1 billion"; the article text is used for the amount.
2 sources
Valuation none read as $10.2 billion (techcrunch.com)
The article calls it Cognition’s “latest round” but does not state a round stage.
1 source
Reported by finance.yahoo.com; not announced.
Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands.
The supplied source excerpt identifies a Cognition funding dossier but contains no sentence stating the round's stage, amount, announcement date, investors, or headquarters. The record's claimed Series B details therefore cannot be verified from the provided source.
Valuation ~$4B dropped: no source states a valuation for this round
Unlinked https://www.clay.com/dossier/cognition-funding: a funding-database page, not a source
Certainty announced read as reported (finance.yahoo.com): "has raised hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation close to $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter": known from press citing people familiar with the matter
Valuation none read as close to $4 billion (finance.yahoo.com): "has raised hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation close to $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter": press-reported
1 source
No round stage, financing total, headquarters, or additional participating investors are stated.
Published by hand (voicebot.ai): "Cognition Labs, creator of generative AI coding and enterprise agent Devin, has raised $175 million and claims a $2 billion valuation only half a year after forming, as first reported by The Information.": brand backfill: the cited page states the round's $175 million
1 source
Only one source is provided; it names investors but does not identify a lead investor.
Publication audit: leads should be Founders Fund (https://www.maginative.com/article/new-ai-startup-cognition-raises-21m-unveils-autonomous-coding-assistant-devin)
Unlinked https://www.bizweekly.com/cognition-an-ai-startup-raises-175-million-in-series-a-funding-with-a-valuation-of-1-billion: a content-farm page that conflates the April 2024 $175 million round with the Series A
Valuation $1 billion read as $350 million (voicebot.ai): "Founders Fund led the new round a month after also leading a $21 million Series A investment at a mere $350 million valuation": press-reported; the $1 billion came from a page about a different figure
Published by hand (maginative.com): "Cognition AI, a stealthy AI startup, has announced a $21 million Series A funding round led by Founders Fund": the company announced the round with Devin's launch
| Round | Amount | Announced | Lead | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series E | $2.0B at $48 billion post-money valuation | 2026-09-08 | Accel, Andreessen Horowitz | No recent discussion |
18 sources · checked 1 time, last 40d ago [ VERIFIED ] read against 4 of 18 sources The company release says “over $2B,” while Bloomberg and Seeking Alpha say “$2 billion” or “$2B”; the company’s release is preferred. Bloomberg also calls existing investors leads, but the company identifies only Andreessen Horowitz and Accel as leads. | ||||
Cognition builds Devin, an autonomous software engineer that plans, writes, tests, and ships production code for engineering teams.
Checked against 10 sources on Sep 24
| Series D [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $1.0B at $25 billion pre-money valuation ($26 billion post money) valuation | 2026-05-27 | 8VC, General Catalyst, Lux Capital | No recent discussion |
5 sources [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 of 5 sources The headline says "$1 Billion," while the article states "more than $1 billion"; the article text is used for the amount. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]5 pages read: cognition.com, techcrunch.com, bloomberg.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 of 5 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series C [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $400M at $10.2B post-money valuation | 2025-09-08 | Founders Fund | No recent discussion |
2 sources [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 of 2 sources
Valuation none read as $10.2 billion (techcrunch.com) The article calls it Cognition’s “latest round” but does not state a round stage. [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]2 pages read: cognition.com, techcrunch.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 of 2 sources·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it.Reported | n/a | 2025-03-17 | 8VC, Lux Capital | No recent discussion |
1 source Reported by finance.yahoo.com; not announced. [ DEVELOPING ] Developing: it holds up against its sources so far, and firms up as more reporting lands. read against 1 source
The supplied source excerpt identifies a Cognition funding dossier but contains no sentence stating the round's stage, amount, announcement date, investors, or headquarters. The record's claimed Series B details therefore cannot be verified from the provided source. Valuation ~$4B dropped: no source states a valuation for this round Unlinked https://www.clay.com/dossier/cognition-funding: a funding-database page, not a source Certainty announced read as reported (finance.yahoo.com): "has raised hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation close to $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter": known from press citing people familiar with the matter Valuation none read as close to $4 billion (finance.yahoo.com): "has raised hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation close to $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter": press-reported [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: finance.yahoo.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Funding round [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $175M at $2 billion valuation | 2024-04-25 | Founders Fund | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED ] read against 1 source No round stage, financing total, headquarters, or additional participating investors are stated. Published by hand (voicebot.ai): "Cognition Labs, creator of generative AI coding and enterprise agent Devin, has raised $175 million and claims a $2 billion valuation only half a year after forming, as first reported by The Information.": brand backfill: the cited page states the round's $175 million [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: voicebot.ai·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]confirmedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||
| Series A [ HISTORY ]: An earlier round, from the company's own announcement, found while researching the company. Checked like any round, but not new, so it stays out of the daily feed and alerts; a date range shows it. | $21M at $350 million valuation | 2024-03-12 | not stated | No recent discussion |
1 source [ VERIFIED · CORRECTED ] read against 1 source
Only one source is provided; it names investors but does not identify a lead investor. Publication audit: leads should be Founders Fund (https://www.maginative.com/article/new-ai-startup-cognition-raises-21m-unveils-autonomous-coding-assistant-devin) Unlinked https://www.bizweekly.com/cognition-an-ai-startup-raises-175-million-in-series-a-funding-with-a-valuation-of-1-billion: a content-farm page that conflates the April 2024 $175 million round with the Series A Valuation $1 billion read as $350 million (voicebot.ai): "Founders Fund led the new round a month after also leading a $21 million Series A investment at a mere $350 million valuation": press-reported; the $1 billion came from a page about a different figure Published by hand (maginative.com): "Cognition AI, a stealthy AI startup, has announced a $21 million Series A funding round led by Founders Fund": the company announced the round with Devin's launch [ BUILT WITH ]·[ SEARCH ]found by Firecrawl search·[ SCRAPE ]1 page read: maginative.com·[ JSON ]round read into a schema, with the sentence that states it·[ VERIFY ]correctedchecked against 1 source·[ BRANDING ]logo and colour from the homepage·[ AGENT ]company research by the Firecrawl agent | ||||