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The AI Daily Brief · Thursday, August 13, 2026

Cognition seeks $40B valuation amid coding agent boom

Cognition AI is reportedly in early talks to raise new funding at a $40 billion valuation, a significant jump from its previous $26 billion valuation three months ago. The company has seen its revenue run rate double to $1 billion since its last funding round, driven by high demand for its coding agent.

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Bloomberg reports that Cognition is in early talks with investors for new funding at a valuation of $40 billion.
Sources familiar with the fundraising efforts said Cognition has doubled their revenue run rate to a billion dollars since they were last seeking funding.
One source said that Cognition is seeking a billion dollars in this round, giving themselves a substantial increase in resources to address the current agent boom.
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