Coding agents · Venture-backed

Cognition (Devin)

Autonomous AI software engineer (Devin) plus Windsurf IDE suite.

https://cognition.com

What the agent does

Devin takes engineering tasks end-to-end alongside teams; Windsurf adds an AI IDE. Agents are positioned as junior-to-senior teammates, not autocomplete.

Business model

Enterprise SaaS subscriptions

Lessons for builders

  • Acquiring complementary IDE distribution can more than double ARR quickly.
  • Positioning agents as teammates that own tasks end-to-end, not autocomplete, supports enterprise-sized contracts.
  • Efficient burn relative to ARR was a deliberate narrative.
devinautonomous-engineerwindsurfenterprise
Annualized revenue
$1B
ARR · as of 2026-09-25

Founded 2024 · Team —

Last verified 2026-10-15

Ownership checked 2026-10-16

Growth

Annualized revenue over time

$1B$1M2024-09: $1M ($1M Devin ARR (Sep 2024; company blog))2024-092025-06: $73M (Devin ARR grew from $1M (Sep 2024) to $73M (Jun 2025) pre-Windsurf)2025-062026-05-27: $492M (run-rate revenue grew to $492M (Series D))2026-05$492M2026-09-08: $900M (run-rate revenue grew from $492M to almost $900M (Series E, Sep 8 2026))2026-092026-09-25: $1B (crossed $1B in annualized revenue run rate (Sep 25 2026))2026-09$1B

Annualized from dated ARR / revenue / MRR×12 points on this profile. JSON time-series.

Sourced metrics

MetricValueAs ofSourceChecks
ARR$1M Devin ARR (Sep 2024; company blog)2024-09Cognition bloglink OK historical point
ARRDevin ARR grew from $1M (Sep 2024) to $73M (Jun 2025) pre-Windsurf2025-06Cognition bloglink OK historical point
Valuation$10.2B post-money; $400M+ raised (Sep 2025)2025-09Cognition bloglink OK historical point
ARRrun-rate revenue grew to $492M (Series D)2026-05-27Cognition blog (Series D)link OK historical point
Valuation$26B valuation; over $1B raised (Series D)2026-05-27Cognition blog (Series D)link OK historical point
ARRrun-rate revenue grew from $492M to almost $900M (Series E, Sep 8 2026)2026-09-08Cognition blog (Series E)link OK historical point
Valuation$48B valuation; over $2B raised (Series E)2026-09-08Cognition blog (Series E)link OK
ARRcrossed $1B in annualized revenue run rate (Sep 25 2026)2026-09-25Cognition bloglink OK
ARR
$1M Devin ARR (Sep 2024; company blog)
as of 2024-09Cognition blog
link OK historical point
ARR
Devin ARR grew from $1M (Sep 2024) to $73M (Jun 2025) pre-Windsurf
as of 2025-06Cognition blog
link OK historical point
Valuation
$10.2B post-money; $400M+ raised (Sep 2025)
as of 2025-09Cognition blog
link OK historical point
ARR
run-rate revenue grew from $492M to almost $900M (Series E, Sep 8 2026)
link OK historical point
ARR
crossed $1B in annualized revenue run rate (Sep 25 2026)
as of 2026-09-25Cognition blog
link OK

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