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The Late Stage 50 · 2026 edition · #19 of 50

Cognition

Cognition operates Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer that plans, writes, tests and ships code inside existing workflows.

US$1.0bnRun-rate · Sep 2026
—growth not disclosed
#19rank by disclosed revenue

The figure

Revenue
$1 billion
Run-rate · Sep 20261Cognition · 25 Sept 2026
In US dollars
US$1.0bn
as stated
Standing
stated
Company stated
Published
25 Sept 2026
accessed 17 Oct 2026
Evidence
“Today, Cognition crossed $1B in annualized revenue run rate.” — as read on the source page1Cognition · 25 Sept 2026
Prior year
$492 million
Run-rate · May 20262Cognition · 27 May 2026
Growth
—
no comparable year-on-year figure: rates over periods shorter than a year, or built on floors or approximations, are not shown

Context

Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Sector
AI applications
AI software engineering
IA40 2026
Late · #6
first appearance, 20264IA40 · 19 Oct 2026
Valuation
US$48bn
Series E, over $2B raised · Sept 2026 · as reported, not part of the ranking5Cognition
Status
Private as of 17 October 2026
Blog opened; no IPO of Cognition seen. It acquired Windsurf (14 Jul 2025).5status check · 17 Oct 2026

Market context

Last round · Forge
Series I (10/05/2026): $125.93 per share, $28.73B post-money valuation, $20.21M raised
Clarity Price
$265.08 per share
6M return +345.14%7Clarity (formerly Hiive)
Last round · Clarity
Series E (September 2026): $48B post-money, $212.31 per share, $2B raised

Secondary-market indications are published by Forge Global and Clarity (formerly Hiive) on the dates shown; ratings and margins marked “estimate” are a third party's estimates as reported by the named outlet. None is an offer, and none is part of the ranking.

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References

Every figure on this page, by source.

  1. 1Cognition · 25 Sept 2026cognition.com/blog/1b-run-rate
  2. 2Cognition · 27 May 2026cognition.com/blog/series-d
  3. 3cognition.comcognition.com/about
  4. 4IA40 · 19 Oct 2026www.ia40.com/the-list/
  5. 5Cognitioncognition.com/blog
  6. 6Forge Global · 9 Oct 2026forgeglobal.com/cognition_stock/
  7. 7Clarity (formerly Hiive)www.clarity.com/browse-companies/cognition-stock

Every link was opened on 17 October 2026 and the figure read on the page. Secondary-market indications, where shown, are provided by Forge Global and Clarity (formerly Hiive), are not offers, and play no part in the ranking.