AI · founded 2023
Cognition
Maker of Devin, the AI software engineer, and owner of the Windsurf coding editor. Has a dedicated US government team.
Private, San Francisco. Valued at $48B (September 2026).
Founders
Scott Wu, Steven Hao, Walden Yan
Palantir alumni at Cognition
- Jack Meigel, Forward deployed engineering (title not confirmed)
- Chase Dalton, Federal Deployment Lead