Cognition AI, Inc. is an applied AI lab that builds Devin, described as the first autonomous AI software engineer. Cognition's Twitter Score is 186 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #3,026 (top 1%) among 389,587 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 802 posts on the platform and has 164,691 followers as of July 2026. The account has been mentioned by 81 accounts, with 114 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Cognition include 793 founders, 193 angel investors, 342 influencers and 18 VCs. Among them are Ansem, 6529, Fred Ehrsam, Mert, Andrew Kang and Luca Netz.