Anysphere Raises $900M to Scale Cursor, Its AI Coding Assistant, at a $9B Valuation
Anysphere aims to blur the lines between human and machine collaboration in software development.
Company Name: Anysphere
Location: San Francisco, CA
Industry: AI / Developer Tools
Funding Details:
- Amount: $900M
- Valuation: ~$9 billion
- Investors:
- Co-Leads: Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz
- Participants: Accel
Purpose of Investment:
- Scale development of Cursor
- Expand operations and engineering efforts
Leadership:
- Co-Founders: Aman Sanger, Sualeh Asif, Michael Truell, Arvid Lunnemark
Product:
Anysphere is the company behind Cursor, an AI-powered coding assistant designed to act as a true human-AI programming partner. Cursor enables developers to work at lightning speed—even within the most complex systems—by eliminating low-entropy keystrokes, automating iterative tasks, and providing contextual control over large codebases.
About Company:
By rethinking what it means to program with AI, Anysphere aims to blur the lines between human and machine collaboration in software development. With Cursor, developers are no longer limited by autocomplete-style tooling—they gain a powerful, intuitive assistant that can reason across projects, write robust code, and streamline the full development workflow.
