AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
Aug 12, 2026
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AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.
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OpenAI-backed Thrive Holdings raises $2B to bring AI to the enterprise
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Mesh, Automattic’s CRM for everyone, comes to Android
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Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice
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How a $250 million acquisition collapsed into allegations of fraud and forged signatures
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Why Sandbar thinks it’s voice-enabled ring can avoid the AI hardware graveyard
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Google unveils Pixel 11 lineup, new AirTag rival, and Gemini features at Made by Google 2026
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Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last
The U.S. VC firm still has more than 55% of its previous $650 million India fund available for deployment.
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT desktop app for Linux
OpenAI is finally bringing a dedicated ChatGPT desktop app to Linux operating systems.
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Google’s Gemini app surges to one billion users
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Brad Lightcap, OpenAI’s longtime COO, is leaving to ‘start something new’
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General Catalyst leads $1.1B round into 2-month-old River AI
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An unreleased Anthropic model made progress on one of math’s biggest unsolved problems
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