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- contamination: 3x better on verified vs fresher sets → recall not skill — arxiv.org (2025-12, reporting). contamination: 3x better on verified vs fresher sets → recall not skill
- swe-bench benchmark (princeton et al.) — arxiv.org (2023-10, reporting). swe-bench benchmark (princeton et al.)
- swe-bench+ audit: 32.67% solution leakage — arxiv.org (2024-10, reporting). swe-bench+ audit: 32.67% solution leakage; 31.08% weak tests
- human-validated 500-issue subset — openai (2024-08, primary). human-validated 500-issue subset
- arr $1m(sep24)→$73m(jun25) — techcrunch (2025-09-08, reporting). arr $1m(sep'24)→$73m(jun'25); net burn <$20m
- $25b pre/$26b post — techcrunch (2026-05-27, reporting). $25b pre/$26b post; revenue $37m→$492m
- run-rate $492m→~$900m — techcrunch (2026-09-08, reporting). run-rate $492m→~$900m; the information $4–5b eoy-2026 projection; cursor ~$6b pace
- kaplan: odd for us to be selling claude to openai — techcrunch (2025-06-05, reporting). kaplan: "odd for us to be selling claude to openai"
- anthropic cuts claude 3.x first-party capacity — techcrunch (2025-06-03, reporting). anthropic cuts claude 3.x first-party capacity
- 30 laid off; ~200 buyouts — techcrunch (2025-08-05, reporting). 30 laid off; ~200 buyouts; 9-month severance; 6-day/80-hr terms
- codex launch coverage — techcrunch (2025-05-16, reporting). codex launch coverage
- 250-person team left behind — techcrunch (2025-07-14, reporting). 250-person team left behind; friday-call→monday-signing; $100m arr april peak
- eye-watering $500→$20 — techcrunch (2025-04-03, reporting). "eye-watering" $500→$20; acu math
- windsurf swe-1 family launch — techcrunch (2025-05-15, reporting). windsurf swe-1 family launch
- poaching-as-norm — techbrew.com (2025-07-17, reporting). poaching-as-norm; inflection/character/adept/scale pattern
- reports of my death are greatly exaggerated — techopedia.com (2024-03, reference). "reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"
- wu memo verbatim — timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2025-08, reporting). wu memo verbatim; aug 10 deadline
- ~53x run-rate — valueaddvc.com (2026-09-08, reference). ~53x run-rate; "one sold, one raised independently"
- acquisition paid off handsomely — venturebeat (2025-09-08, reporting). acquisition "paid off handsomely"; ~$250m estimate
- friends with anthropic again — venturebeat (2025-07-14, reporting). "friends with anthropic again"; wang's "we lost our founders"
- same-day exploding offer anecdote — the verge (2025-07, reporting). same-day exploding offer anecdote
- can cost developers more time than it saves — improvingwetware.com (2025-01-25, reporting). "can cost developers more time than it saves"
- parnas: automatic programming as euphemism for higher-level language — wikipedia (undated, reference). parnas: automatic programming as "euphemism" for higher-level language
- ga coverage — winbuzzer.com (2024-12-11, reporting). ga coverage
- wsj: $2b talks — archive.is (2024-03-30, reporting). wsj: $2b talks; "$350m weeks ago"; "doesn't generate any meaningful revenue"
- marc andreessen post — a16z (2026-09-09, primary). marc andreessen post; "13%→90%+ of production code"; "back him for the second time"
- every's ai & i: agi-is-here argument, rl discussion — apple podcasts (2025, interview). every's ai & i: agi-is-here argument, rl discussion
- founders fund sole investor in $175m round — aibusiness.com (2024-04-30, reporting). founders fund sole investor in $175m round
- wus 8vc venture cup problem orchestra — algorithms-live.blogspot.com (2018-02, community). wu's 8vc venture cup problem "orchestra"; bio corroboration
- $240m raised — axios (2025-04-17, reporting). $240m raised; $1.25b post summer 2024
- neal wu departs cognition founding team for thinking machines — business insider (2026-02, reporting). neal wu departs cognition founding team for thinking machines
- i live for these moments — business insider (2025-08, reporting). "i live for these moments"; wang all-hands applause anecdote
- ~$400m at $10.2b — bloomberg (2025-09-08, reporting). ~$400m at $10.2b; investor list
- ~$4b round led by 8vc — bloomberg (2025-03-17, reporting). ~$4b round led by 8vc
- ashlee vance launch feature — bloomberg (2024-03-12, reporting). ashlee vance launch feature; corp ~2 months old; 10-person staff; $21m; founder roles; yan harvard color
- openai ~$3b talks begin — bloomberg (2025-04-16, reporting). openai ~$3b talks begin
- what remains of windsurf framing — bloomberg (2025-07-14, reporting). "what remains of windsurf" framing
- john collison interview — cheekypint.substack.com (2025-08, interview). john collison interview; "i think we have agi"; windsurf weekend
- deal framing — cnbc (2025-07-14, reporting). deal framing; openai ~$3b talks context
- 10 ioi gold medals — cognition.com (2026-09-16, primary). "10 ioi gold medals"; "21 of initial 35 had founded a company"; team employer list
- full dated post index used for timeline items — cognition.com (2026-09-16, primary). full dated post index used for timeline items (ga, 2.x, swe-x, partnerships, offices, acquisitions)
- walden yan essay — cognition.com (2025-06-12, primary). walden yan essay; context-engineering principles
- ga at $500/mo, no seat limits, slack/ide/api — cognition.com (2024-12-10, primary). ga at $500/mo, no seat limits, slack/ide/api
- scott wu launch post — cognition.com (2024-03-12, primary). scott wu launch post; swe-bench 13.86% claim; "tireless, skilled teammate"; early-access waitlist
- mcp server connections for devin — cognition.com (2025-07-22, primary). mcp server connections for devin
- walden yan follow-up revising 2025 thesis — cognition.com (2026-04-22, primary). walden yan follow-up revising 2025 thesis
- scott wu: >$400m at $10.2b post — cognition.com (2025-09-08, primary). scott wu: >$400m at $10.2b post; arr $1m→$73m; <$20m lifetime burn; customer names; new hires
- do it all with devin: >$2b at $48b, a16z + accel — cognition.com (2026-09-08, primary). "do it all with devin": >$2b at $48b, a16z + accel
- methodology: 25% subset (570/2294), unassisted, github eval harness — cognition.com (2024-03-15, primary). methodology: 25% subset (570/2294), unassisted, github eval harness
- long q&a — colossus.com (2026, interview). long q&a; "born in 1996"; minecraft quote; ioi teammates→founders; $445m run rate claim
- ioi 2013 (52nd), ioi 2014 gold (6th) — cphof.org (2026-09-16, reference). ioi 2013 (52nd), ioi 2014 gold (6th); mit icpc
- verbatim: 9-person founding team, hyperscaler, tree search — davidsenra.com (2025, interview). verbatim: 9-person founding team, hyperscaler, tree search; notes: aug 2023 founding, scale ai stint claim
- linkedin post relaying cognitions ga announcement verbatim — linkedin (2024-12-10, community). linkedin post relaying cognition's ga announcement verbatim; "16x" claim; nubank/vesta/ramp; oss contributions
- release notes confirming ga terms/date — docs.devin.ai (2024, primary). release notes confirming ga terms/date
- bloomberg syndication: run-rate $492m vs $37m — economic times (2026-05-27, reporting). bloomberg syndication: run-rate $492m vs $37m; >90% internal code by devin (wu)
- exclusivity lapsed — fortune (2025-07-11, reporting). exclusivity lapsed; codeium→windsurf rename; investor list
- co-founder & president styling — event.foundryco.com (2026-09-16, reference). "co-founder & president" styling; stanford/treehacks/fei-fei lab
- scott wu on lunchclub era + a16z $4m raise — share.transistor.fm (2019, interview). scott wu on lunchclub era + a16z $4m raise
- speaker bio: early scale ai engineer — gne.mplify.net (2026-09-16, reference). speaker bio: early scale ai engineer; mit math; ioi gold
- russell kaplan podcast — hgcapital.com (2025, interview). russell kaplan podcast; "software abundance"; doubling every ~70 days
- notes on yans context-engineering conversation — linkedin (2025-07, community). notes on yan's context-engineering conversation
- founder bios — komo.ai (2026-09-16, community). founder bios; "late 2022 pivot from crypto" claim; yan/anysphere
- software engineer at cognition (current) — linkedin (2026-09-16, reference). software engineer at cognition (current)
- president since jan 2024 — linkedin (2026-09-16, reference). president since jan 2024; ex-scale ai dir eng/ml; aug 2026 exec-hires post (grewal, art l., palmer)
- ceo since nov 2023 — linkedin (2026-09-16, reference). ceo since nov 2023; lunchclub cto jun 2017–jun 2022; addepar 2014-15; headcount band 300-400
- co-founder — linkedin (2026-09-16, reference). co-founder; ex-scale ai; jane street intern
- $175m at $2b — maginative.com (2024-04-25, reporting). $175m at $2b; wsj detail on rejected offers
- $21m series a — maginative.com (2024-03-12, reporting). $21m series a; collisons/elad gil/chris re; wu "deep algorithmic problem" quote
- compiled leadership bios — mungomash.com (2026-09-16, community). compiled leadership bios; crypto-pivot claim; yan bio details (thiel, anysphere, deepreason)
- nyt on the talent raid — the new york times (2025-07-11, reporting). nyt on the talent raid; microsoft-ip concerns
- early-access user write-up — ppaolo.substack.com (2024-05-09, community). early-access user write-up; "silas" ran early access
- gergely orosz on the debunk + cognitions walk-back — newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com (2024-04, community). gergely orosz on the debunk + cognition's walk-back
- series e $2b at $48b — reuters (2026-09-08, reporting). series e $2b at $48b; a16z/accel/ff/gc/avenir
- jeff wang email quote — reuters (2025-07-14, reporting). jeff wang email quote; windsurf $243m raised/$1.25b prior val
- google $2.4b nonexclusive license + hires — reuters (2025-07-11, reporting). google $2.4b nonexclusive license + hires; no equity
- verbatim origin-story post (ti-83 basic, age 9) — linkedin (2026-07-08, primary). verbatim origin-story post (ti-83 basic, age 9)
- scott wus personal site — diy hardware project archive — scwu.io (2026-09-16, primary). scott wu's personal site — diy hardware project archive
- ~$900m run rate — siliconangle.com (2026-09-08, reporting). ~$900m run rate; 30+ firm syndicate incl. nvidia, t. rowe
- customers: us army/navy, nasa, servicenow, infosys, goldman — silicon republic (2026-09-09, reporting). customers: us army/navy, nasa, servicenow, infosys, goldman; $492m→~$900m
- devin writes 95% of our code — sourcery.vc (2026-07, interview). "devin writes 95% of our code"; $492m arr; customer names; windsurf weekend negotiation
Original source occurrences
- contamination: 3x better on verified vs fresher sets → recall not skill · arxiv.org · 2025-12 (month) · original ID: src-ci-swebench-memory · Other public citations of this URL
contamination: 3x better on verified vs fresher sets → recall not skill
- swe-bench benchmark (princeton et al.) · arxiv.org · 2023-10 (month) · original ID: src-ci-swebench-paper · Other public citations of this URL
swe-bench benchmark (princeton et al.)
- swe-bench+ audit: 32.67% solution leakage · arxiv.org · 2024-10 (month) · original ID: src-ci-swebench-plus · Other public citations of this URL
swe-bench+ audit: 32.67% solution leakage; 31.08% weak tests
- human-validated 500-issue subset · openai · 2024-08 (month) · original ID: src-ci-swebench-verified · Other public citations of this URL
human-validated 500-issue subset
- arr $1m(sep24)→$73m(jun25) · techcrunch · 2025-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-10b · Other public citations of this URL
arr $1m(sep'24)→$73m(jun'25); net burn <$20m
- $25b pre/$26b post · techcrunch · 2026-05-27 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-26b · Other public citations of this URL
$25b pre/$26b post; revenue $37m→$492m
- run-rate $492m→~$900m · techcrunch · 2026-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-48b · Other public citations of this URL
run-rate $492m→~$900m; the information $4–5b eoy-2026 projection; cursor ~$6b pace
- kaplan: odd for us to be selling claude to openai · techcrunch · 2025-06-05 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-anthropic-kaplan · Other public citations of this URL
kaplan: "odd for us to be selling claude to openai"
- anthropic cuts claude 3.x first-party capacity · techcrunch · 2025-06-03 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-anthropic-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
anthropic cuts claude 3.x first-party capacity
- 30 laid off; ~200 buyouts · techcrunch · 2025-08-05 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-buyouts · Other public citations of this URL
30 laid off; ~200 buyouts; 9-month severance; 6-day/80-hr terms
- codex launch coverage · techcrunch · 2025-05-16 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-codex · Other public citations of this URL
codex launch coverage
- 250-person team left behind · techcrunch · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-cognition-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
250-person team left behind; friday-call→monday-signing; $100m arr april peak
- eye-watering $500→$20 · techcrunch · 2025-04-03 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-devin2 · Other public citations of this URL
"eye-watering" $500→$20; acu math
- windsurf swe-1 family launch · techcrunch · 2025-05-15 (day) · original ID: src-ci-tc-swe1 · Other public citations of this URL
windsurf swe-1 family launch
- poaching-as-norm · techbrew.com · 2025-07-17 (day) · original ID: src-ci-techbrew-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
poaching-as-norm; inflection/character/adept/scale pattern
- reports of my death are greatly exaggerated · techopedia.com · 2024-03 (month) · original ID: src-ci-techopedia-experts · Other public citations of this URL
"reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"
- wu memo verbatim · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 2025-08 (month) · original ID: src-ci-toi-buyouts · Other public citations of this URL
wu memo verbatim; aug 10 deadline
- ~53x run-rate · valueaddvc.com · 2026-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-valueadd-48b · Other public citations of this URL
~53x run-rate; "one sold, one raised independently"
- acquisition paid off handsomely · venturebeat · 2025-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-vb-10b · Other public citations of this URL
acquisition "paid off handsomely"; ~$250m estimate
- friends with anthropic again · venturebeat · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-vb-cognition-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
"friends with anthropic again"; wang's "we lost our founders"
- same-day exploding offer anecdote · the verge · 2025-07 (month) · original ID: src-ci-verge-exploding-offer · Other public citations of this URL
same-day exploding offer anecdote
- can cost developers more time than it saves · improvingwetware.com · 2025-01-25 (day) · original ID: src-ci-wetware-devin · Other public citations of this URL
"can cost developers more time than it saves"
- parnas: automatic programming as euphemism for higher-level language · wikipedia · undated (unknown) · original ID: src-ci-wikipedia-autoprog · Other public citations of this URL
parnas: automatic programming as "euphemism" for higher-level language
- ga coverage · winbuzzer.com · 2024-12-11 (day) · original ID: src-ci-winbuzzer-ga · Other public citations of this URL
ga coverage
- wsj: $2b talks · archive.is · 2024-03-30 (day) · original ID: src-ci-wsj-2b · Other public citations of this URL
wsj: $2b talks; "$350m weeks ago"; "doesn't generate any meaningful revenue"
- marc andreessen post · a16z · 2026-09-09 (day) · original ID: src-hp-a16z-investing-cognition · Other public citations of this URL
marc andreessen post; "13%→90%+ of production code"; "back him for the second time"
- every's ai & i: agi-is-here argument, rl discussion · apple podcasts · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-hp-aiandi-scott-wu · Other public citations of this URL
every's ai & i: agi-is-here argument, rl discussion
- founders fund sole investor in $175m round · aibusiness.com · 2024-04-30 (day) · original ID: src-hp-aibusiness-2b · Other public citations of this URL
founders fund sole investor in $175m round
- wus 8vc venture cup problem orchestra · algorithms-live.blogspot.com · 2018-02 (month) · original ID: src-hp-algorithms-live · Other public citations of this URL
wu's 8vc venture cup problem "orchestra"; bio corroboration
- $240m raised · axios · 2025-04-17 (day) · original ID: src-hp-axios-openai-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
$240m raised; $1.25b post summer 2024
- neal wu departs cognition founding team for thinking machines · business insider · 2026-02 (month) · original ID: src-hp-bi-neal-wu-tml · Other public citations of this URL
neal wu departs cognition founding team for thinking machines
- i live for these moments · business insider · 2025-08 (month) · original ID: src-hp-bi-wu-moments · Other public citations of this URL
"i live for these moments"; wang all-hands applause anecdote
- ~$400m at $10.2b · bloomberg · 2025-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-hp-bloomberg-10b · Other public citations of this URL
~$400m at $10.2b; investor list
- ~$4b round led by 8vc · bloomberg · 2025-03-17 (day) · original ID: src-hp-bloomberg-4b · Other public citations of this URL
~$4b round led by 8vc
- ashlee vance launch feature · bloomberg · 2024-03-12 (day) · original ID: src-hp-bloomberg-gold-medalist-coders · Other public citations of this URL
ashlee vance launch feature; corp ~2 months old; 10-person staff; $21m; founder roles; yan harvard color
- openai ~$3b talks begin · bloomberg · 2025-04-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-bloomberg-openai-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
openai ~$3b talks begin
- what remains of windsurf framing · bloomberg · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-hp-bloomberg-windsurf-acq · Other public citations of this URL
"what remains of windsurf" framing
- john collison interview · cheekypint.substack.com · 2025-08 (month) · original ID: src-hp-cheekypint-scott-wu · Other public citations of this URL
john collison interview; "i think we have agi"; windsurf weekend
- deal framing · cnbc · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cnbc-windsurf-acq · Other public citations of this URL
deal framing; openai ~$3b talks context
- 10 ioi gold medals · cognition.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-about · Other public citations of this URL
"10 ioi gold medals"; "21 of initial 35 had founded a company"; team employer list
- full dated post index used for timeline items · cognition.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-blog-index · Other public citations of this URL
full dated post index used for timeline items (ga, 2.x, swe-x, partnerships, offices, acquisitions)
- walden yan essay · cognition.com · 2025-06-12 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-dont-build-multi-agents · Other public citations of this URL
walden yan essay; context-engineering principles
- ga at $500/mo, no seat limits, slack/ide/api · cognition.com · 2024-12-10 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-ga · Other public citations of this URL
ga at $500/mo, no seat limits, slack/ide/api
- scott wu launch post · cognition.com · 2024-03-12 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-introducing-devin · Other public citations of this URL
scott wu launch post; swe-bench 13.86% claim; "tireless, skilled teammate"; early-access waitlist
- mcp server connections for devin · cognition.com · 2025-07-22 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-mcp-marketplace · Other public citations of this URL
mcp server connections for devin
- walden yan follow-up revising 2025 thesis · cognition.com · 2026-04-22 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-multi-agents-working · Other public citations of this URL
walden yan follow-up revising 2025 thesis
- scott wu: >$400m at $10.2b post · cognition.com · 2025-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-series-c · Other public citations of this URL
scott wu: >$400m at $10.2b post; arr $1m→$73m; <$20m lifetime burn; customer names; new hires
- do it all with devin: >$2b at $48b, a16z + accel · cognition.com · 2026-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-series-e · Other public citations of this URL
"do it all with devin": >$2b at $48b, a16z + accel
- methodology: 25% subset (570/2294), unassisted, github eval harness · cognition.com · 2024-03-15 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cognition-swebench-report · Other public citations of this URL
methodology: 25% subset (570/2294), unassisted, github eval harness
- long q&a · colossus.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-hp-colossus-wu-tapes · Other public citations of this URL
long q&a; "born in 1996"; minecraft quote; ioi teammates→founders; $445m run rate claim
- ioi 2013 (52nd), ioi 2014 gold (6th) · cphof.org · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-cphof-steven-hao · Other public citations of this URL
ioi 2013 (52nd), ioi 2014 gold (6th); mit icpc
- verbatim: 9-person founding team, hyperscaler, tree search · davidsenra.com · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-hp-davidsenra-scott-wu · Other public citations of this URL
verbatim: 9-person founding team, hyperscaler, tree search; notes: aug 2023 founding, scale ai stint claim
- linkedin post relaying cognitions ga announcement verbatim · linkedin · 2024-12-10 (day) · original ID: src-hp-devin-ga-linkedin · Other public citations of this URL
linkedin post relaying cognition's ga announcement verbatim; "16x" claim; nubank/vesta/ramp; oss contributions
- release notes confirming ga terms/date · docs.devin.ai · 2024 (year) · original ID: src-hp-docs-devin-2024 · Other public citations of this URL
release notes confirming ga terms/date
- bloomberg syndication: run-rate $492m vs $37m · economic times · 2026-05-27 (day) · original ID: src-hp-et-26b · Other public citations of this URL
bloomberg syndication: run-rate $492m vs $37m; >90% internal code by devin (wu)
- exclusivity lapsed · fortune · 2025-07-11 (day) · original ID: src-hp-fortune-openai-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
exclusivity lapsed; codeium→windsurf rename; investor list
- co-founder & president styling · event.foundryco.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-foundry-kaplan · Other public citations of this URL
"co-founder & president" styling; stanford/treehacks/fei-fei lab
- scott wu on lunchclub era + a16z $4m raise · share.transistor.fm · 2019 (year) · original ID: src-hp-ftf-lunchclub · Other public citations of this URL
scott wu on lunchclub era + a16z $4m raise
- speaker bio: early scale ai engineer · gne.mplify.net · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-gne-steven-hao · Other public citations of this URL
speaker bio: early scale ai engineer; mit math; ioi gold
- russell kaplan podcast · hgcapital.com · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-hp-hg-kaplan · Other public citations of this URL
russell kaplan podcast; "software abundance"; doubling every ~70 days
- notes on yans context-engineering conversation · linkedin · 2025-07 (month) · original ID: src-hp-jxnl-walden-notes · Other public citations of this URL
notes on yan's context-engineering conversation
- founder bios · komo.ai · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-komo-leadership · Other public citations of this URL
founder bios; "late 2022 pivot from crypto" claim; yan/anysphere
- software engineer at cognition (current) · linkedin · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-linkedin-korotkevich · Other public citations of this URL
software engineer at cognition (current)
- president since jan 2024 · linkedin · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-linkedin-russell-kaplan · Other public citations of this URL
president since jan 2024; ex-scale ai dir eng/ml; aug 2026 exec-hires post (grewal, art l., palmer)
- ceo since nov 2023 · linkedin · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-linkedin-scott-wu · Other public citations of this URL
ceo since nov 2023; lunchclub cto jun 2017–jun 2022; addepar 2014-15; headcount band 300-400
- co-founder · linkedin · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-linkedin-steven-hao · Other public citations of this URL
co-founder; ex-scale ai; jane street intern
- $175m at $2b · maginative.com · 2024-04-25 (day) · original ID: src-hp-maginative-175m · Other public citations of this URL
$175m at $2b; wsj detail on rejected offers
- $21m series a · maginative.com · 2024-03-12 (day) · original ID: src-hp-maginative-devin-launch · Other public citations of this URL
$21m series a; collisons/elad gil/chris re; wu "deep algorithmic problem" quote
- compiled leadership bios · mungomash.com · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-mungomash-leadership · Other public citations of this URL
compiled leadership bios; crypto-pivot claim; yan bio details (thiel, anysphere, deepreason)
- nyt on the talent raid · the new york times · 2025-07-11 (day) · original ID: src-hp-nyt-google-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
nyt on the talent raid; microsoft-ip concerns
- early-access user write-up · ppaolo.substack.com · 2024-05-09 (day) · original ID: src-hp-ppaolo-devin · Other public citations of this URL
early-access user write-up; "silas" ran early access
- gergely orosz on the debunk + cognitions walk-back · newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com · 2024-04 (month) · original ID: src-hp-pragmatic-pulse-90 · Other public citations of this URL
gergely orosz on the debunk + cognition's walk-back
- series e $2b at $48b · reuters · 2026-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-hp-reuters-48b · Other public citations of this URL
series e $2b at $48b; a16z/accel/ff/gc/avenir
- jeff wang email quote · reuters · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-hp-reuters-cognition-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
jeff wang email quote; windsurf $243m raised/$1.25b prior val
- google $2.4b nonexclusive license + hires · reuters · 2025-07-11 (day) · original ID: src-hp-reuters-google-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL
google $2.4b nonexclusive license + hires; no equity
- verbatim origin-story post (ti-83 basic, age 9) · linkedin · 2026-07-08 (day) · original ID: src-hp-scottwu-linkedin-post · Other public citations of this URL
verbatim origin-story post (ti-83 basic, age 9)
- scott wus personal site — diy hardware project archive · scwu.io · 2026-09-16 (day) · original ID: src-hp-scwu-io · Other public citations of this URL
scott wu's personal site — diy hardware project archive
- ~$900m run rate · siliconangle.com · 2026-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-hp-siliconangle-48b · Other public citations of this URL
~$900m run rate; 30+ firm syndicate incl. nvidia, t. rowe
- customers: us army/navy, nasa, servicenow, infosys, goldman · silicon republic · 2026-09-09 (day) · original ID: src-hp-siliconrepublic-48b · Other public citations of this URL
customers: us army/navy, nasa, servicenow, infosys, goldman; $492m→~$900m
- devin writes 95% of our code · sourcery.vc · 2026-07 (month) · original ID: src-hp-sourcery-scott-wu · Other public citations of this URL
"devin writes 95% of our code"; $492m arr; customer names; windsurf weekend negotiation