Anysphere (Cursor)
AI-native code editor — the fastest-growing developer tool in history
AI
📍 San Francisco, CA
Founded 2022
Current Valuation
$29B
as of 2025-Q4
DECACORN
Cursor (built by Anysphere) is an AI-native code editor that exploded from $0 to $1B+ ARR in roughly two years, making it the fastest-growing developer tool in history. Founded in 2022 by four MIT graduates, it raised $2.3B Series D at $29.3B in November 2025 — nearly tripling its June valuation. Investors include a16z, Thrive, Accel, DST, Coatue, Nvidia, and Google. OpenAI attempted to acquire Anysphere in early 2025 before pivoting to its own Codex tool. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has publicly called Cursor his 'favorite enterprise AI service'.
Company Profile
Est. Revenue
$1.0B (2025-Q4)
Last Round
Series D — $2.3B (Nov 2025) · Lead: Accel / Thrive Capital / Andreessen Horowitz
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Founders & Key People
Michael TruellSualeh AsifArvid LunnemarkAman Sanger
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz · Thrive Capital · Accel · DST Global · Coatue · Nvidia · Google · Benchmark · Sequoia
Products
- Cursor IDE (AI code editor, VS Code fork)
- Cursor Tab (in-house completion model)
- Cursor Agent (autonomous coding)
- Cursor Enterprise
Competitors
GitHub Copilot (MSFT) · Anthropic Claude Code · OpenAI Codex · Cognition / Windsurf · Replit Agent · Bolt.new
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Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.