#35 Riser. 350 people and hiring.
headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction
Signals
source: PDL v25Hiring flow · Cursor
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- TechCrunchtodayCognition hits $48B valuation, signaling investors believe AI coding is far from a winner-take-all market
Significant subject as Cognition's main competitor; multiple comparisons of valuations, revenue, and outcomes (Cursor sale to SpaceX).
- TechCrunchHeadline21d agoCursor capitalizes on GitHub frustration, launches rival hosting platform
Article is primarily about Cursor's launch of Origin, a new code hosting platform rival to GitHub.
- TechCrunchHeadline25d agoSpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition
Primary subject; article announces official close of SpaceX's $60B acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor.
- The Verge28d agoGrok is now an AI ‘teammate’ you can assign work
Grok Bot beta access tied to Cursor Ultra and Cursor Teams Premium subscriptions; product availability detail.
- TechCrunch1mo agoAfter Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool
Mentioned as one of Rippling's AI coding tools and noted as owned by SpaceX; brief reference in context of model access.
- TechCrunchHeadline1mo agoCursor makes its biggest India push yet ahead of SpaceX acquisition with localized pricing
Primary subject; article covers Cursor's India market expansion and localized pricing launch.