Steven Hao
Steven Hao is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Cognition, the AI software engineering company that developed the AI coding agent Devin.
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Key facts
March 12, 2024Cognition Launches Devin
On March 12, 2024, Cognition launched Devin, describing it as able to work alongside users or complete software development tasks on its own.[1]
September 2026Cognition Closes Its Series E
On September 8, 2026, Cognition announced it had raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation, in a round led by Andreessen HorowitzAndreessen HorowitzAndreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. It invests from the seed stage through the growth stage and provides operational support to its portfolio companies.Open the full entry and Accel. According to ForbesForbesForbes is an American business media brand that began with Forbes magazine, founded by B.C. Forbes in 1917. It is known for rankings such as the Forbes 400, the World’s Billionaires list and 30 Under 30, and operates Forbes.com, ForbesLive events and licensed editions in 81 countries. Since 2014 a majority stake has been held by the Hong Kong investment group Integrated Whale Media; a 2021 plan to list on the New York Stock Exchange through a special purpose acquisition company was terminated in 2022. It is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.Open the full entry, Devin’s business users include Citibank and the fintech company Ramp.[2][3]
Early Career
According to Forbes, Steven Hao, Scott WuScott WuScott Wu is an entrepreneur with a background in competitive programming and the co-founder and CEO of Cognition, the artificial intelligence software engineering company that developed the AI coding agent Devin.Open the full entry, and Walden YanWalden YanWalden Yan is a co-founder of the AI software engineering company Cognition, where he works on product, and has written about the design of AI agent systems.Open the full entry are all gold-medal-winning competitive programmers who met through competitions; before Cognition, he was a top engineer at the data labeling company Scale AI. Cognition’s website likewise says its founding team includes people from companies such as Scale AI.[3][4]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Cognition: Official website: https://cognition.com/ (opens in a new window)[4]
Cognition: Official account: https://x.com/cognition (opens in a new window)[4]