What is Cognition AI?
AI coding-agent company behind Devin and DeepWiki.
- Category
- AI software engineering agents
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2023
- Employees
- ~200
- Total funding
- ~$600M+ disclosed/reported
- Valuation
- ~$10B (Sep 2025 reported)
What is Cognition AI?
AI coding-agent company behind Devin and DeepWiki.
Cognition AI is a ai software engineering agents company headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Devin autonomous software engineer, Devin IDE, DeepWiki codebase understanding, enterprise deployments, and Windsurf agentic IDE after acquisition. Cognition has not disclosed ARR publicly. Public reporting highlights rapid developer attention around Devin, a Microsoft Azure partnership, the 2025 Windsurf acquisition, and a roughly $10B valuation after new funding.
As of June 2026, the company is best understood by its wedge: Devin, Devin IDE, DeepWiki. Its market position is shaped by fast AI adoption, high compute needs, and enterprise buyers that increasingly want measurable productivity rather than generic AI demos. Sellers should treat the published numbers as directional when the company has not disclosed audited revenue, and should anchor outreach in the specific product line or buyer team that maps to the use case.
What does Cognition AI offer?
Cognition AI offers Devin, Devin IDE, DeepWiki, Windsurf and related enterprise capabilities.
- Devin· AI software engineer
- Devin IDE· Developer workspace
- DeepWiki· Codebase understanding
- Windsurf· Agentic IDE
- Enterprise Devin· Deployment
- Integrations· GitHub and dev tools
How does Cognition AI make money?
Cognition AI makes money through software, usage, and enterprise contracts.
Devin 2.0 introduced a lower self-serve entry plan starting around $20, with team and enterprise plans priced by seats, agent usage, environments, and deployment requirements. Growth is driven by adoption of the core workflow, expansion to teams and enterprises, and usage intensity as AI features move from pilots into production.
The practical unit economics depend on compute, support, and integration depth. Self-serve products monetize through monthly subscriptions and usage; enterprise products monetize through annual contracts, security controls, data integrations, and support. For sellers, the budget owner usually sits where the tool changes labor cost: engineering, legal, support, creative operations, or knowledge-work productivity.
Who leads Cognition AI?
Cognition AI is led by Scott Wu (Co-founder and CEO) and Steven Hao (Co-founder and CTO).
- Scott WuCo-founder and CEOsince 2023Competitive-programming gold medalist and public face of Devin.
- Steven HaoCo-founder and CTOsince 2023Technical co-founder focused on agentic software engineering.
- Walden YanCo-founder and CPOsince 2023Product co-founder.
- Varun MohanWindsurf CEO / acquired leadershipjoined via 2025 transactionWindsurf leader whose company was acquired by Cognition.
How do you contact Cognition AI's leadership?
Cognition AI does not publish verified personal leadership emails broadly. The contacts below use the format first@cognition.ai (format-following; verify before outreach); verify any personal address before outreach and prefer official contact forms or published aliases for press and partnerships.
first@cognition.ai (format-following; verify before outreach)How much funding has Cognition AI raised?
Cognition AI has raised ~$600M+ disclosed/reported; the latest reported valuation/status is ~$10B (Sep 2025 reported).
Major disclosed funding events: Early 2024: Series A - $21M at ~$350M valuation. Founders Fund backed the small competitive-programmer team. Apr 2024: Series B - $175M at ~$2B valuation. Founders Fund led the round. Mar 2025: Growth round - amount not fully disclosed at ~$4B valuation. 8VC led the reported valuation step-up. Sep 2025: Growth round - amount not fully disclosed at ~$10B valuation. Reported after the Windsurf acquisition.
The valuation path matters because it signals both buying power and operating pressure. Companies with recent large rounds usually have budget for hiring, infrastructure, security, GTM, and finance systems, but they also professionalize procurement quickly. Where the latest valuation or amount is undisclosed, the profile names the round as reported rather than back-solving a number.
How did Cognition AI get here?
Cognition AI's path runs from founding in 2023 to its current ai software engineering agents position in June 2026.
- Aug 2023Company foundedScott Wu, Steven Hao, and Walden Yan started Cognition.
- Mar 2024Devin demo releasedThe company introduced Devin as an AI software engineer.
- Apr 2024$2B valuationFounders Fund led $175M.
- May 2024Microsoft partnershipDevin was tied to Azure enterprise distribution.
- Apr 2025Devin 2.0Cognition released Devin 2.0 with lower-priced access.
- Jul 2025Windsurf acquiredCognition agreed to acquire the agentic IDE company.
Who are Cognition AI's competitors?
Cognition AI competes with Anysphere, GitHub Copilot, Replit, Sourcegraph Cody and other AI-native workflow vendors.
- AnysphereCursor AI coding editor with massive developer adoption.
- GitHub CopilotMicrosoft-owned coding assistant embedded in GitHub and IDEs.
- ReplitCloud development environment with AI Agent.
- Sourcegraph CodyEnterprise code intelligence and AI assistant.
- PoolsideEnterprise and government-focused AI coding models.
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