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Cognition

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 2023series bWebsite @cognition_labs
Composite score
72.0
rank #4 · risers

#4 Riser. Headcount up 40% over the last 90 days.

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Headcount
582
+6.0%
90d change
+39.6%
Funding events (90d)
0
5 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$250M-$500M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$644k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
25.8%
high — churn risk
Average tenure
0.8 yrs
new hires — fast growth or churn
Time since last raise
3 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Cognition

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
142
+223%
Sales
26
+117%
Operations
23
+109%
Finance
15
0%
Marketing
13
+550%
Partnerships
9
+80%
Human Resources
8
+100%
Advisory
7
+133%
Other
24

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. TechCrunchHeadline2d ago
    Cognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market

    Article is primarily about Cognition's $2B fundraise at $48B valuation and its growth trajectory in AI coding.

  2. The Verge21d ago
    Slack is launching collaborative vibe-coding channels

    Devin AI agent from Cognition mentioned as example agent teams can tag into code channels.

  3. TechCrunchHeadline29d ago
    AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation

    Article is entirely focused on Cognition's funding round and valuation milestone for its AI coding agent Devin.

  4. TechCrunch2mo ago
    Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage

    Cognition is the acquirer in this deal and central to the strategic integration story, though Poke is the acquisition subject.

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Events

Funding · series d · $1.0B
4mo ago
Funding · series c · $400M
1y ago
Funding · series b · $300M
1y ago
Funding · series a · $175M
2y ago
Funding · series a · $21M
2y ago

Score history

2026-09-07
72.0
rank #4
2026-08-31
72.0
rank #5
2026-08-24
85.2
rank #2
2026-08-17
92.2
rank #2
2026-08-10
100.0
rank #1
2026-08-03
100.0
rank #1
2026-07-27
100.0
rank #1
2026-07-20
100.0
rank #1
2026-07-13
91.5
rank #3
2026-07-06
84.1
rank #4
2026-06-29
76.3
rank #5
2026-06-22
75.8
rank #5