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Concluded·following since 12 Aug 2026·Day 2·7 sources

Cognition in talks to raise $1B+ at $40B+ valuation, roughly 40x annualized revenue

The gist

A jump from $26B to above $40B in roughly three months, as annualized revenue approaches $1B, reflects the pace of enterprise growth for AI coding agents.

The full picture

Cognition is discussing a new funding round exceeding $1B at a valuation above $40B, roughly three months after closing at $26B. The company's annualized revenue run rate is approaching $1B, putting the prospective valuation at approximately 40x revenue. In May, Cognition reported a $492M annualized run rate alongside 50% month-over-month enterprise usage growth for Devin over six months. Reaching $1B would represent approximately 103% growth from that May figure.

How it developed
13 August 2026

Newsletter corroborates $40B valuation and $1B annualized revenue run rate

12 August 2026

Bloomberg reports Cognition discussing $40B+ valuation and over $1B funding round

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