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CognitionUnicorn · $10B+
Cognition operates Devin, an autonomous software engineer designed to plan, write, test, and ship production code within existing team environments. The company builds AI tools that handle repetitive engineering tasks, allowing human software engineers to focus on architecture, system design, and problem-solving.
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Cognition at a glance
Cognition is an ai/ml company headquartered in United States. Its most recent funding round, Series E, raised $2B in September 2026. Xcout tracks 8 named people at Cognition, including Gerald W. Wesel (CEO). Xcout recorded 175 job postings from Cognition in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Windsurf, PyTorch, Cisco.
Cognition leadership
- Gerald W. WeselCEO
- Dale GallaherExecutive Officer
- Dale W. GallaherExecutive Officer
- David M. CroninExecutive Officer
- Gerald W. WeselExecutive Officer
- Jeff P. WilliamsDirector
2 more named people on record for Cognition, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
Cognition funding rounds
The 5 most recent:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series E | $2B | 5 named | |
| Growth | $1B | — | |
| SEC Form D filing | $1.6M | — | |
| — | $400M | — | |
| Series B | Undisclosed | — |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Hiring at Cognition
Xcout recorded 175 job postings from Cognition in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
Tools named in Cognition's job postings
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it and all 15 tools — see Cognition's hiring signals →
Recent Cognition news
- FundingRodadas da semana: Cognition capta US$ 2 bilhões e abre escritório em São Paulo
- Product launchCognition launches new SWE-2 model, Rivaling Fable 5.1 and GPT ...
- FundingLa startup de IA Cognition recauda 2.000 millones de dólares con una valoración de 48.000 millones de dólares - Bloomberg News - es.tradingview.com
- AcquisitionCognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup - TechCrunch
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 29 job postings in the last 8 weeks (24 Aug – 18 Oct 2026), compared with 266 startup technology companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often Cognition’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
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Tech stack
Cognition competitors
A few of Cognition's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
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More on Cognition in Xcout Intel
- 8 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- 8 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- 4 corporate events with sources — deals, leadership changes, layoffs
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access