- [contamination: 3x better on verified vs fresher sets → recall not skill](https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10218) — arxiv.org (2025-12, reporting). contamination: 3x better on verified vs fresher sets → recall not skill
- [swe-bench benchmark (princeton et al.)](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.06770) — arxiv.org (2023-10, reporting). swe-bench benchmark (princeton et al.)
- [swe-bench+ audit: 32.67% solution leakage](https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.06992) — arxiv.org (2024-10, reporting). swe-bench+ audit: 32.67% solution leakage; 31.08% weak tests
- [human-validated 500-issue subset](https://openai.com/index/introducing-swe-bench-verified/) — openai (2024-08, primary). human-validated 500-issue subset
- [arr $1m(sep24)→$73m(jun25)](https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/08/cognition-ai-defies-turbulence-with-a-400m-raise-at-10-2b-valuation/) — techcrunch (2025-09-08, reporting). arr $1m(sep'24)→$73m(jun'25); net burn <$20m
- [$25b pre/$26b post](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/ai-coding-startup-cognition-raises-1b-at-25b-pre-money-valuation/) — techcrunch (2026-05-27, reporting). $25b pre/$26b post; revenue $37m→$492m
- [run-rate $492m→~$900m](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/cognition-hits-48b-valuation-signaling-investors-believe-ai-coding-is-far-from-a-winner-take-all-market/) — 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](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/05/anthropic-co-founder-on-cutting-access-to-windsurf-it-would-be-odd-for-us-to-sell-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](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/03/windsurf-says-anthropic-is-limiting-its-direct-access-to-claude-ai-models/) — techcrunch (2025-06-03, reporting). anthropic cuts claude 3.x first-party capacity
- [30 laid off; ~200 buyouts](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/05/three-weeks-after-acquiring-windsurf-cognition-offers-staff-the-exit-door/) — techcrunch (2025-08-05, reporting). 30 laid off; ~200 buyouts; 9-month severance; 6-day/80-hr terms
- [codex launch coverage](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/16/openai-launches-codex-an-ai-coding-agent-in-chatgpt/) — techcrunch (2025-05-16, reporting). codex launch coverage
- [250-person team left behind](https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/14/cognition-maker-of-the-ai-coding-agent-devin-acquires-windsurf/) — techcrunch (2025-07-14, reporting). 250-person team left behind; friday-call→monday-signing; $100m arr april peak
- [eye-watering $500→$20](https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/03/devin-the-viral-coding-ai-agent-gets-a-new-pay-as-you-go-plan/) — techcrunch (2025-04-03, reporting). "eye-watering" $500→$20; acu math
- [windsurf swe-1 family launch](https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/15/vibe-coding-startup-windsurf-launches-in-house-ai-models/) — techcrunch (2025-05-15, reporting). windsurf swe-1 family launch
- [poaching-as-norm](https://www.techbrew.com/stories/2025/07/17/windsurf-google-ai-talent) — techbrew.com (2025-07-17, reporting). poaching-as-norm; inflection/character/adept/scale pattern
- [reports of my death are greatly exaggerated](https://www.techopedia.com/is-devin-ai-the-end-of-software-engineers-heres-what-experts-say) — techopedia.com (2024-03, reference). "reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"
- [wu memo verbatim](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/we-dont-believe-in-ai-startup-ceo-shares-internal-mail-offering-buyouts-to-200-staff-of-newly-acquired-company/articleshow/123121803.cms) — timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2025-08, reporting). wu memo verbatim; aug 10 deadline
- [~53x run-rate](https://valueaddvc.com/pulse/cognition-devin-48b-valuation-2026) — valueaddvc.com (2026-09-08, reference). ~53x run-rate; "one sold, one raised independently"
- [acquisition paid off handsomely](https://venturebeat.com/programming-development/cognition-follows-windsurf-acquisition-with-usd400m-fundraise-showing-strong) — venturebeat (2025-09-08, reporting). acquisition "paid off handsomely"; ~$250m estimate
- [friends with anthropic again](https://venturebeat.com/technology/remaining-windsurf-team-and-tech-acquired-by-cognition-makers-of-devin-were-friends-with-anthropic-again) — venturebeat (2025-07-14, reporting). "friends with anthropic again"; wang's "we lost our founders"
- [same-day exploding offer anecdote](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/713312/ai-researcher-exploding-offer-google-windsurf-cognition) — the verge (2025-07, reporting). same-day exploding offer anecdote
- [can cost developers more time than it saves](https://www.improvingwetware.com/tech/2025/01/25/not-yet-ready-for-use.html) — improvingwetware.com (2025-01-25, reporting). "can cost developers more time than it saves"
- [parnas: automatic programming as euphemism for higher-level language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_programming) — wikipedia (undated, reference). parnas: automatic programming as "euphemism" for higher-level language
- [ga coverage](https://winbuzzer.com/2024/12/11/cognition-ai-rolls-out-its-devin-ai-software-engineer-for-500-month-xcxwbn/) — winbuzzer.com (2024-12-11, reporting). ga coverage
- [wsj: $2b talks](https://archive.is/ykZHa) — archive.is (2024-03-30, reporting). wsj: $2b talks; "$350m weeks ago"; "doesn't generate any meaningful revenue"
- [marc andreessen post](https://a16z.com/announcement/investing-in-cognition/) — 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](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cognitions-ceo-on-what-comes-after-code/id1719789201?i=1000728258296) — apple podcasts (2025, interview). every's ai & i: agi-is-here argument, rl discussion
- [founders fund sole investor in $175m round](https://aibusiness.com/nlp/six-month-old-ai-startup-behind-devin-now-valued-at-2b) — aibusiness.com (2024-04-30, reporting). founders fund sole investor in $175m round
- [wus 8vc venture cup problem orchestra](https://algorithms-live.blogspot.com/2018/02/episode-31-orchestra.html) — algorithms-live.blogspot.com (2018-02, community). wu's 8vc venture cup problem "orchestra"; bio corroboration
- [$240m raised](https://www.axios.com/2025/04/17/openai-windsurf-3-billion-microsoft) — axios (2025-04-17, reporting). $240m raised; $1.25b post summer 2024
- [neal wu departs cognition founding team for thinking machines](https://www.businessinsider.com/mira-murati-thinking-machines-lab-hires-competitive-coder-neal-wu-2026-2) — business insider (2026-02, reporting). neal wu departs cognition founding team for thinking machines
- [i live for these moments](https://www.businessinsider.com/cognition-ceo-scott-wu-windsurf-deal-ai-jeff-wang-google-2025-8) — business insider (2025-08, reporting). "i live for these moments"; wang all-hands applause anecdote
- [~$400m at $10.2b](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-08/cognition-ai-cinches-10-billion-valuation-with-new-funding) — bloomberg (2025-09-08, reporting). ~$400m at $10.2b; investor list
- [~$4b round led by 8vc](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-18/cognition-ai-hits-4-billion-valuation-in-deal-led-by-lonsdale-s-firm) — bloomberg (2025-03-17, reporting). ~$4b round led by 8vc
- [ashlee vance launch feature](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-12/cognition-ai-is-a-peter-thiel-backed-coding-assistant) — 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](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-16/openai-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-windsurf-for-about-3-billion) — bloomberg (2025-04-16, reporting). openai ~$3b talks begin
- [what remains of windsurf framing](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-14/ai-startup-cognition-to-buy-windsurf-after-google-licensing-deal) — bloomberg (2025-07-14, reporting). "what remains of windsurf" framing
- [john collison interview](https://cheekypint.substack.com/p/cognition-ceo-scott-wu-on-acquiring) — cheekypint.substack.com (2025-08, interview). john collison interview; "i think we have agi"; windsurf weekend
- [deal framing](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/14/cognition-to-buy-ai-startup-windsurf-days-after-google-poached-ceo.html) — cnbc (2025-07-14, reporting). deal framing; openai ~$3b talks context
- [10 ioi gold medals](https://cognition.com/about) — 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](https://cognition.com/blog) — 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](https://cognition.com/blog/dont-build-multi-agents) — cognition.com (2025-06-12, primary). walden yan essay; context-engineering principles
- [ga at $500/mo, no seat limits, slack/ide/api](https://cognition.com/blog/devin-generally-available) — cognition.com (2024-12-10, primary). ga at $500/mo, no seat limits, slack/ide/api
- [scott wu launch post](https://cognition.com/blog/introducing-devin) — 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](https://cognition.com/blog/mcp-marketplace) — cognition.com (2025-07-22, primary). mcp server connections for devin
- [walden yan follow-up revising 2025 thesis](https://cognition.com/blog/multi-agents-working) — cognition.com (2026-04-22, primary). walden yan follow-up revising 2025 thesis
- [scott wu: >$400m at $10.2b post](https://cognition.com/blog/funding-growth-and-the-next-frontier-of-ai-coding-agents) — 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](https://cognition.com/blog/series-e) — 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](https://cognition.com/blog/swe-bench-technical-report) — cognition.com (2024-03-15, primary). methodology: 25% subset (570/2294), unassisted, github eval harness
- [long q&a](https://colossus.com/article/scott-wu-tapes-cognition/) — 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)](https://cphof.org/profile/topcoder:aceofdiamonds) — cphof.org (2026-09-16, reference). ioi 2013 (52nd), ioi 2014 gold (6th); mit icpc
- [verbatim: 9-person founding team, hyperscaler, tree search](https://www.davidsenra.com/episode/scott-wu) — 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](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/soumya1729_just-learnt-that-gennady-korotkevich-aka-activity-7272483300294701058-Tgix) — 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](https://docs.devin.ai/release-notes/2024) — docs.devin.ai (2024, primary). release notes confirming ga terms/date
- [bloomberg syndication: run-rate $492m vs $37m](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/ai-coding-startup-cognition-raises-1-billion-at-26-billion-value/articleshow/131354428.cms) — economic times (2026-05-27, reporting). bloomberg syndication: run-rate $492m vs $37m; >90% internal code by devin (wu)
- [exclusivity lapsed](https://fortune.com/2025/07/11/the-exclusivity-on-openais-3-billion-acquisition-for-coding-startup-windsfurf-has-expired/) — fortune (2025-07-11, reporting). exclusivity lapsed; codeium→windsurf rename; investor list
- [co-founder & president styling](https://event.foundryco.com/speaker/russell-kaplan/) — event.foundryco.com (2026-09-16, reference). "co-founder & president" styling; stanford/treehacks/fei-fei lab
- [scott wu on lunchclub era + a16z $4m raise](https://share.transistor.fm/s/9c66aedf) — share.transistor.fm (2019, interview). scott wu on lunchclub era + a16z $4m raise
- [speaker bio: early scale ai engineer](https://gne.mplify.net/speaker/steven-hao/) — gne.mplify.net (2026-09-16, reference). speaker bio: early scale ai engineer; mit math; ioi gold
- [russell kaplan podcast](https://hgcapital.com/insights/orbit-podcast/a-golden-age-of-software-engineering) — hgcapital.com (2025, interview). russell kaplan podcast; "software abundance"; doubling every ~70 days
- [notes on yans context-engineering conversation](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jxnlco_notes-on-context-engineering-w-walden-yan-activity-7351256030409879553-9d5b) — linkedin (2025-07, community). notes on yan's context-engineering conversation
- [founder bios](https://komo.ai/directory/cognition-leadership) — komo.ai (2026-09-16, community). founder bios; "late 2022 pivot from crypto" claim; yan/anysphere
- [software engineer at cognition (current)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gennady-korotkevich) — linkedin (2026-09-16, reference). software engineer at cognition (current)
- [president since jan 2024](https://www.linkedin.com/in/russelljkaplan) — 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](https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wu-8b94ab96) — linkedin (2026-09-16, reference). ceo since nov 2023; lunchclub cto jun 2017–jun 2022; addepar 2014-15; headcount band 300-400
- [co-founder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-hao-160b9638) — linkedin (2026-09-16, reference). co-founder; ex-scale ai; jane street intern
- [$175m at $2b](https://www.maginative.com/article/cognition-ai-raises-175m-at-2b-valuation-one-month-after-series-a/) — maginative.com (2024-04-25, reporting). $175m at $2b; wsj detail on rejected offers
- [$21m series a](https://www.maginative.com/article/new-ai-startup-cognition-raises-21m-unveils-autonomous-coding-assistant-devin/) — maginative.com (2024-03-12, reporting). $21m series a; collisons/elad gil/chris re; wu "deep algorithmic problem" quote
- [compiled leadership bios](https://mungomash.com/orgs/cognition/leadership/) — mungomash.com (2026-09-16, community). compiled leadership bios; crypto-pivot claim; yan bio details (thiel, anysphere, deepreason)
- [nyt on the talent raid](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/technology/google-windsurf-openai.html) — the new york times (2025-07-11, reporting). nyt on the talent raid; microsoft-ip concerns
- [early-access user write-up](https://ppaolo.substack.com/p/in-depth-product-analysis-devin-cognition-labs) — ppaolo.substack.com (2024-05-09, community). early-access user write-up; "silas" ran early access
- [gergely orosz on the debunk + cognitions walk-back](https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pulse-90) — newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com (2024-04, community). gergely orosz on the debunk + cognition's walk-back
- [series e $2b at $48b](https://www.reuters.com/technology/cognition-ai-raises-2-billion-48-billion-valuation-2026-09-08/) — reuters (2026-09-08, reporting). series e $2b at $48b; a16z/accel/ff/gc/avenir
- [jeff wang email quote](https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/cognition-ai-buy-windsurf-doubling-down-ai-driven-coding-2025-07-14/) — reuters (2025-07-14, reporting). jeff wang email quote; windsurf $243m raised/$1.25b prior val
- [google $2.4b nonexclusive license + hires](https://www.reuters.com/business/google-hires-windsurf-ceo-researchers-advance-ai-ambitions-2025-07-11/) — reuters (2025-07-11, reporting). google $2.4b nonexclusive license + hires; no equity
- [verbatim origin-story post (ti-83 basic, age 9)](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/scott-wu-8b94ab96_i-learned-to-program-when-i-was-nine-years-activity-7480660748705157120-EBoW) — linkedin (2026-07-08, primary). verbatim origin-story post (ti-83 basic, age 9)
- [scott wus personal site — diy hardware project archive](https://scwu.io/) — scwu.io (2026-09-16, primary). scott wu's personal site — diy hardware project archive
- [~$900m run rate](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/08/ai-coding-startup-cognition-raises-2b-at-48b-valuation-as-revenue-nears-900m/) — siliconangle.com (2026-09-08, reporting). ~$900m run rate; 30+ firm syndicate incl. nvidia, t. rowe
- [customers: us army/navy, nasa, servicenow, infosys, goldman](https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/devin-maker-cognition-raises-2bn-at-48bn-valuation) — silicon republic (2026-09-09, reporting). customers: us army/navy, nasa, servicenow, infosys, goldman; $492m→~$900m
- [devin writes 95% of our code](https://www.sourcery.vc/p/breaking-devin-writes-95-of-our-code) — sourcery.vc (2026-07, interview). "devin writes 95% of our code"; $492m arr; customer names; windsurf weekend negotiation


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