Cognition AI, Inc. is an applied AI lab that builds Devin, described as the first autonomous AI software engineer. Cognition's Twitter Score is 220 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,958 (top 0.5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Cognition was co-founded by Scott Wu, who serves as CEO, alongside Steven Hao and Walden Yan. The lab announced Devin on March 12, 2024, positioning it as an autonomous agent capable of planning, writing, testing, and shipping production code end to end. Cognition acquired Windsurf in July 2025, expanding its footprint in AI-assisted development tooling.
Cognition has raised over $400 million from investors including Founders Fund, Lux Capital, 8VC, Bain Capital Ventures, and Khosla Ventures, among others. Per Business Insider, a subsequent round closed in May 2026 brought total funding to more than $1 billion at a post-money valuation of $26 billion. Cognition also maintains an affiliation with Microsoft Azure as part of its infrastructure partnerships.
Cognition has published 893 posts on the platform and has 174,801 followers as of August 2026. The account has been mentioned by 285 accounts, with 451 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Cognition include 1,042 founders, 292 angel investors, 281 influencers and 14 VCs. Among them are Ansem, Elon Musk, Laura Shin, Mert, Fred Ehrsam and 6529.