Cognition Raises $2B+ at $48B Valuation as ARR Nears $900M
On September 9, Cognition, the developer of AI coding agent Devin, announced an E-round of over $2 billion at a $48 billion post-money valuation—about 53x annualized revenue—led by new investors a16z and Accel, just months after its previous round at a $26 billion valuation.
Confirmed
- Existing backers Founders Fund, General Catalyst and Avenir re-invested, with NVIDIA, DST and dozens of other institutions participating.
- ARR grew from $492M in May to nearly $900M, up 83% in five months; per Chuangyebang, up over 20x year-over-year.
- NVIDIA participated and says it uses Cognition's tools in its own chip design work.
- Per Chuangyebang, the company was founded by three young Chinese IOI gold medalists and launched the "full-stack" coding agent Devin in 2024.
Unconfirmed
- Follow-up discussion under @ivanbezdomny's post cited ARR of around $1B, slightly above the official "nearly $900M" figure, without authoritative confirmation.
Why it matters
- Early investor aaref explained his conviction: Devin is a daily tool for his teenage son's coding projects, the team's startup energy runs late into the night, and customers happily pay beyond their usage caps.
- Doubling valuation and revenue within months signals how fast AI coding agents are monetizing into production-grade delivery, and how strongly top capital—including strategic investor NVIDIA—is betting on the space.
2026-09-09 ~ 2026-09-10 · 11 related posts
- Episode 1: Cognition Reportedly Raising Over $1B at $47B Valuation(2026-09-02, 2 posts)
- Episode 2: Cognition Raises $2B+ at $48B Valuation as ARR Nears $900M(2026-09-09, 11 posts)
- Episode 3: Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation(2026-09-13, 2 posts)
Primary sources
- Cognition raises $2B+ at $48B valuation as run-rate revenue nears $900M — graceisford · 2026-09-09
- [source] Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation as Devin usage booms — aaref · 2026-09-09
- Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation as annualized revenue nears $900M — 智东西 · 2026-09-09
- [source] Cognition Raises $2B at $48B Valuation as ARR Nears $900M — ivan_bezdomny · 2026-09-09
- Cognition quietly raises $2B at $48B valuation with $900M ARR — ivan_bezdomny · 2026-09-09
- Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation, a 53x multiple on ~$900M run-rate revenue — rohanpaul_ai · 2026-09-09
- Cognition, Thiel-backed AI startup, raises at $48B valuation led by a16z and Accel — pstAsiatech · 2026-09-10
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