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AI coding startup Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation as revenue nears $900M

$2B at $48B. Cognition's valuation just doubled in four months—and it's already at $900M ARR.

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Why it matters

Cognition AI's massive Series E signals explosive growth in AI coding tools and validates the market timing for agent-native developer platforms. The $900M revenue run-rate demonstrates practitioners are paying for autonomous coding at scale.

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  1. Series E: $2B+ raised

  2. Valuation: $48B (doubled from previous round in May 2026)

  3. Revenue: approaching $900M ARR

  4. Previous round: May 2026 with $1B+

  5. Company: Cognition AI (Cursor/DeepSeek agent competitor in coding space)

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Publisher excerpt: Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition AI Inc. today announced that it has raised more than $2 billion in late-stage funding at a $48 billion valuation, nearly doubling the price investors put on the company in its last round. Before this Series E round, Cognition last raised in May, when…
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