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Cognition

Cognition

Applied AI lab focused on reasoning; builds autonomous AI teammates for software engineering.

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San Francisco, CA, US
Founded
2023
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Cognition is an applied AI lab building autonomous software engineering agents. Founded in November 2023 in San Francisco, it develops Devin, a cloud agent that plans, writes, tests, and ships code with minimal supervision.

Cognition also offers Devin Desktop, rebranded from Windsurf in June 2026, plus DeepWiki documentation tools. Enterprise customers include Goldman Sachs, Ramp, Nubank, and Mercedes-Benz.

Cognition - M & A Snapshot

Open M & A
  • Poke

    Acquired by Cognition • Undisclosed • Jul 23, 2026

Cognition - Products & Services

  • Devin CLI logo

    Devin CLI

    Devin CLI is Cognition's local terminal coding agent with cloud handoff to autonomous Devin agents.

    Competing Products

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  • DeepWiki logo

    DeepWiki

    AI-powered documentation platform for GitHub repositories.

    Competing Products

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  • Devin Desktop logo

    Devin Desktop

    Agent command center IDE from Cognition for managing local and cloud coding agents.

    Competing Products

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    AgentGrid logo
    Anthropic logo
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  • Devin logo

    Devin

    Autonomous cloud AI software engineer from Cognition that plans, codes, tests, and deploys production software.

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    Anthropic logo
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    CodeGPT logo
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Cognition - Quick Facts

Who are Cognition's competitors?

Companies similar to Cognition include Qodo, 8090, OpenAI and Cursor.

When was Cognition founded?

Cognition was founded in 2023.

Where is Cognition's headquarters located?

Cognition's headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA, US.

When was Cognition's last funding round?

Cognition's most recent funding round was for $400M (USD) in September 2025.

How much has Cognition raised to-date?

As of Sep 1, 2025, Cognition has raised a total of $596M (USD).

Cognition - Classification

Industry
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Software Companies
Ownership
  • Private
Technology
  • Generative AI
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  • Enterprises