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Cognition AI valuation and acquisition reports
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AI programming startup Cognition, the developer of the autonomous coding agent Devin, has seen rapid growth in enterprise usage and revenue. Following a $26 billion valuation in May, reports emerged that the company was seeking new funding that could value it at least $40 billion. Subsequent Recent reports suggested from Bloomberg indicate that SpaceX approached Cognition for a potential acquisition. This move reportedly follows SpaceX’s $60 billion acquisition as part of Cursor, signaling a strategic expansion push into agentic coding. However, the AI-assisted programming market. Cognition CEO Scott Wu has publicly denied these reports, stating that the company ‘is not for sale’ and that no such talks negotiations have occurred. taken place. While an acquisition appears unlikely, discussions regarding a potential working relationship involving SpaceX’s computing capacity may still be considered.
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