When was Cursor founded?

Cursor was founded in 2017 and raised its 1st funding round 8 years after it was founded.

Where is Cursor located?

Cursor is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Cursor have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Cursor is 4.

Is Cursor a funded company?

Cursor is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on 2025.

How much is Cursor worth?

The last known valuation of Cursor was $***** as of Jun 16, 2026.

When was the latest funding round of Cursor?

Cursor's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on 2025, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Cursor rank among its competitors?

Cursor ranks 19th amongst 639 active competitors, of which 82 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Fly, which secured $25M in Jul, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Cursor?

Cursor's top competitors include Netlify, Vercel and Gitlab. Among them, Fly secured the most recent funding round in July, 2026.

Cursor - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Cursor an acquired company?

Cursor got acquired by SpaceX on Aug 14, 2026.

Company Details

AI-powered coding platform boosting developer productivity and software creation. It provides an integrated development environment with artificial intelligence assistance, command-line tools, and agents to transform ideas into code. The platform offers features like autocomplete, code review, debugging, and integration with tools like GitHub and Slack. It supports various models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini, enabling developers to access cutting-edge technology. The platform focuses on codebase understanding, accelerating development, and ensuring security at scale. It offers features like tab completion, targeted edits, and autonomous agentic versions. The platform aims to build the future of coding by providing tools and resources for developers to create enduring software. It offers features, enterprise solutions, pricing, documentation, a community forum, and a blog.

Website: cursor.com
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Founded Year

2017

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Seed, 2025, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Jun 16, 2026

Investors

Accel & 1 more

Ranked

19^th among 639 active competitors

Employee Count

4 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Firetiger & 4 more

Similar Companies

Netlify & 2109 more

Exit Details

Acquired by SpaceX (Aug 14, 2026)

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Cursor got acquired by SpaceX on Aug 14, 2026 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Cursor has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Cursor has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cursor:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2025	3055	Seed	8226	8805	5411	5204

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The founders of Cursor is Aman Sanger.

Here are the details of Cursor's key team members:

Aman Sanger: Co-Founder of Cursor and founder of 2 other companies, Anysphere and Anysphere.
Contact Info: 3 email addresses

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Cursor's employee count trend

Cursor has 4 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Cursor's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cursor include Netlify, Vercel and Gitlab. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cursor, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Netlify 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of a platform for web application development and deployment	$212M	EQT, Kleiner Perkins & 21 others	84/100
2nd	Vercel 2015, Covina (United States), Series F	Provider of cloud infrastructure and developer tools for web applications	$863M	Accel, GIC & 30 others	82/100
3rd	Gitlab 2011, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for software development, security, and delivery	$435M	Khosla Ventures, Iconiq Capital & 51 others	81/100
4th	CloudBees 2010, San Jose (United States), Series F	Provider of software delivery platform for continuous integration and continuous delivery	$241M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Delta-v Capital ... & 19 others	70/100
5th	Fly 2016, Chicago (United States), Series D	Platform to build and launch dynamic applications	$115M	Dell Technologies Capital, Intel Capital ... & 13 others	68/100
6th	OutSystems 2001, Linda A Velha (Portugal), Series F	Developer of a low-code platform with AI-powered application development capabilities	$803M	KKR, Tiger Global Management & 13 others	68/100
7th	Komodor 2020, Rockville (United States), Series B	Provider of an autonomous AI SRE platform for Kubernetes management	$72M	Tiger Global Management, Accel & 15 others	68/100
8th	Anysphere 2022, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Developer of software and models for automating code and improving programmers	$3.38B	Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz & 11 others	67/100
9th	Gitpod 2017, Kiel (Germany), Series A	Platform offering integrated cloud development environment	$41M	Speedinvest, General Catalyst & 13 others	65/100
10th	Progress 1981, Bedford (United States), Public	Platform offering IDE based application development software	-	August Capital, Inventus Capital Partners ... & 6 others	64/100
19th	Cursor 2017, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	AI-powered coding platform boosting developer productivity and software creation	-	Accel, Andreessen Horowitz	60/100

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Cursor has not made any investments yet. Cursor has made 5 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Aug 13, 2026	Acquisition	Firetiger	2024	San Francisco (United States)
Jun 22, 2026	Acquisition	Continue	2023	San Francisco (United States)
Mar 24, 2026	Acquisition	Streamfold	2022	Blacksburg (United States)