AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation

# Cognition's $1 Billion Funding Round Signals Investor Confidence in AI Coding Tools An AI startup called Cognition, which helps programmers write code faster, just raised $1 billion in new funding at a valuation of $25 billion—meaning investors believe the company is worth that much. The company is already making nearly $500 million per year in revenue and has roughly doubled its value in less than a year, suggesting its AI coding tools are becoming genuinely useful and profitable in the real world.