AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation | TechCrunch
… Note: This story was updated to clarify that 8VC was a lead investor, to list several other additional major investors and to name the post-money valuation. …
… Note: This story was updated to clarify that 8VC was a lead investor, to list several other additional major investors and to name the post-money valuation. …
… OpenAI last raised a whopping $122 billion round in March at an $852 billion post-money valuation. Elon Musk’s SpaceX — which merged with xAI earlier this year — is targeting a $2 trillion valuation in its pending IPO , and seeking to raise more than $75 billion. …
… Vapi provides tools for companies to build, deploy, and manage voice agents across customer support, lead qualification, appointment scheduling, and outbound sales. …
… QuTwo’s valuation and round size are somewhat modest in comparison but will let it pursue its roadmap under less pressure. …
… That said, despite Anthropic’s clear boost, OpenAI isn’t seeing a lack of secondary interest. “From a secondary investor standpoint, OpenAI had already grown into a significant portion of its valuation,” Shapiro told TechCrunch. “We haven’t seen OpenAI crater or anything close, and the valuation is… …
… Lightspeed Venture Partners previously led SolarSquare’s $40 million Series B round at around a $200 million post-money valuation in December 2024. …
… The all-equity round assigns the startup a post-money valuation of more than $500 million, according to a source familiar with the matter, more than doubling its valuation from around $200 million in April 2025. …
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… The exits include key leaders across coding, world models, and Grok voice. …
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