
Menlo Ventures Invests in Factory After Public Dispute With Khosla
Menlo Ventures joined Factory’s latest funding round at a $5 billion valuation after a public dispute between CEO Matan Grinberg and Vinod Khosla.
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Menlo Ventures joined Factory’s latest funding round at a $5 billion valuation after a public dispute between CEO Matan Grinberg and Vinod Khosla.

Factory CEO Matan Grinberg accuses former board adviser Chris Degnan of sharing confidential information with Cognition. Degnan disputes the allegations.

AI coding startup Cognition raised $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation as investors continue backing multiple AI software companies.

Cognition CEO Scott Wu denies a report that SpaceX tried to acquire the AI coding startup, saying Cognition is not for sale and the companies held no talks.

Cognition is reportedly discussing a new funding round at a $40 billion valuation as revenue and enterprise adoption of its Devin coding agent accelerate.

AI coding startup Cognition has acquired Poke in a low nine-figure deal, aiming to bring the AI assistant’s conversational personality to its coding agent Devin.

Cognition CEO Scott Wu believes AI coding agents can improve software development productivity, but human engineers remain essential for creativity, decision-making, and oversight in the…
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