AI Coding Startup Cognition Raises $1B at $26B Value
Venture firms Lux Capital, General Catalyst and 8VC co-led the financing, the startup is set to announce on Wednesday. Other investors including Ribbit Capital, Atreides Management LP and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund also participated. Cognition’s valuation, which includes the money raised, has more than doubled from a prior round in September.
- ▪Venture firms Lux Capital, General Catalyst and 8VC co-led the financing, the startup is set to announce on Wednesday.
- ▪Other investors including Ribbit Capital, Atreides Management LP and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund also participated.
- ▪Cognition’s valuation, which includes the money raised, has more than doubled from a prior round in September.
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TechnologyAIAI Coding Startup Cognition Raises $1 Billion at $26 Billion ValueFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandCo-founder and chief executive officer of Cognition Scott WuPhotographer: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty ImagesFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Rebecca TorrenceMay 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM UTCUpdated on May 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM UTCBookmarkSaveCognition AI Inc. has raised more than $1 billion in a new funding round at a $26 billion valuation, the latest sign of strong demand for companies using artificial intelligence for software development.
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