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AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Stockholm-based AI coding startup Lovable has raised $400 million, bringing its valuation to $13.3 billion, up from $6.6 billion in 2025. The funding round makes Lovable one of Europe’s most valuable startups. The capital infusion follows the company’s rapid growth in the AI-driven software development market.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·Sources: former OpenAI Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil is aiming to raise $150M for a new AI science startup, seeking a valuation of at least $750M (Business Insider)
- TechMeme·Sources: AI coding startup Cognition is in early talks with investors to raise $1B+ at a $40B+ valuation, after raising $1B at a $26B valuation in May (Rebecca Torrence/Bloomberg)
- TechMeme·Stockholm-based AI coding startup Lovable raised $400M at a $13.3B valuation, up from $6.6B in December 2025, becoming one of Europe's most valuable startups (Ben Dummett/Wall Street Journal)
- TechMeme·AI code review startup CodeRabbit raised a $143M Series C co-led by Atomico and Smash at a $1.5B valuation, after raising a $60M Series B in September 2025 (Prakhar Srivastava/Reuters)
- Hacker News·AI coding startup Lovable raised $400M at $13.3B valuation up from $6.6B in 2025
- TechCrunch·AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation
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