# Cognition AI

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/cognition-ai

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.cognition.com
- Total disclosed funding: $3.7B
- Latest round: Series E (Sep 8, 2026)
- Investors on record: 44

## About

Founded in 2023 by Scott Wu (CEO), Steven Hao and Walden yao and based in California, US, Cognition AI, Inc. with a particular emphasis on Devin's improvement, appears to be a young business pushing the limits of AI in software development. Cognition AI, Inc. an applied AI lab known as Devin, is an autonomous AI software engineer that is capable of planning and performing complex tasks, learning over time, and working with users. The company seeks to develop AI thinking capabilities in order to open up new possibilities across multiple fields. In September 2026, Cognition AI, Inc. raised USD 2 billion in series E funding co-led by Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Avenir Growth Capital, Founders Fund, and General Catalyst Partners, with participation from Swish Ventures, Soma Capital, Ribbit Capital, Positive Sum, Lux Capital, Layer Global, Hanabi Capital, Definition Capital, D1 Capital Partners, 8VC, Atreides Management, Bain Capital, Valor Equity, Stripes, HOF Capital, Diffusion Capital Partners, BoxGroup, Battery Ventures, Journey Capital Partners, Alpha Wave Global, A-Star Partners,137 Ventures, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Altimeter Capital, Bond Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, T Rowe Price, DST Global, Alkeon Capital Management, and NVIDIA Corporation. The company plans to use the September 2026 funding for artificial intelligence coding assistant platform market expansion.

## Funding rounds

- Series E, Sep 8, 2026, $2B — Accel, Battery Ventures, Benchmark, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Bain Capital, T Rowe Price, General Catalyst Partners, Valor Equity Partners, Greylock Partners, Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Lux Capital, Stripes, Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA Corporation, Alkeon Capital Management, DST Global, Alpha Wave Global, Ribbit Capital, BoxGroup, Altimeter Capital, 137 Ventures, Soma Capital Management, Diffusion Capital Partners, 8VC, HOF Capital, Avenir Growth Capital, D1 Capital Partners, Atreides Management, Positive Sum, A-Star Partners, Definition Capital, Journey Capital Partners, Bond Capital, Swish Ventures, Hanabi Capital, Layer Global
- Series D, May 27, 2026, $1B — General Catalyst Partners, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Ribbit Capital, Conversion Capital, Soma Capital Management, 8VC, Avenir Growth Capital, Atreides Management, Positive Sum, Definition Capital, Anti Fund, Layer Global
- Series C, Aug 14, 2025, $494M — Bain Capital, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, 8VC, D1 Capital Partners, Neo Ventures, Definition Capital, Swish Ventures, Hanabi Capital
- Series B, Apr 24, 2024, $175M — Founders Fund
- Series A, Mar 12, 2024, $21M — Founders Fund
- Seed, Jan 31, 2024 — Abstract Ventures

## Investors

- Abstract Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/abstract-ventures) — Seed
- Founders Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/founders-fund) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E
- Bain Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bain-capital) — Series C, Series E
- Khosla Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/khosla-ventures) — Series C
- Lux Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lux-capital) — Series C, Series D, Series E
- 8VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/8vc) — Series C, Series D, Series E
- D1 Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/d1-capital-partners) — Series C, Series E
- Neo Ventures — Series C
- Definition Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/definition-capital) — Series C, Series D, Series E
- Swish Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/swish-ventures) — Series C, Series E
- Hanabi Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hanabi-capital) — Series C, Series E
- General Catalyst Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/general-catalyst-partners) — Series D, Series E
- Ribbit Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ribbit-capital) — Series D, Series E
- Conversion Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/conversion-capital) — Series D
- Soma Capital Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/soma-capital-management) — Series D, Series E
- Avenir Growth Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/avenir-growth-capital) — Series D, Series E
- Atreides Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/atreides-management) — Series D, Series E
- Positive Sum (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/positive-sum) — Series D, Series E
- Anti Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/anti-fund) — Series D
- Layer Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/layer-global) — Series D, Series E
- Accel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/accel) — Series E
- Battery Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/battery-ventures) — Series E
- Benchmark (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/benchmark) — Series E
- Kleiner Perkins (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kleiner-perkins) — Series E
- Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightspeed-venture-partners) — Series E
- Meritech Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/meritech-capital-partners) — Series E
- T Rowe Price (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/t-rowe-price) — Series E
- Valor Equity Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/valor-equity-partners) — Series E
- Greylock Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/greylock-partners) — Series E
- Bessemer Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bessemer-venture-partners) — Series E
- Stripes (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/stripes) — Series E
- Andreessen Horowitz (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/andreessen-horowitz) — Series E
- NVIDIA Corporation — Series E
- Alkeon Capital Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alkeon-capital-management) — Series E
- DST Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dst-global) — Series E
- Alpha Wave Global (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alpha-wave-global) — Series E
- BoxGroup (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/boxgroup) — Series E
- Altimeter Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/altimeter-capital) — Series E
- 137 Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/137-ventures) — Series E
- Diffusion Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/diffusion-capital-partners) — Series E
- HOF Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hof-capital) — Series E
- A-Star Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/a-star-partners) — Series E
- Journey Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/journey-capital-partners) — Series E
- Bond Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bond-capital) — Series E