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Cursor

AI-native code editor (Anysphere) that forks VS Code for agentic programming workflows.

Stage

growth

Status

private

Coverage

full

Why Cursor is interesting

Cursor sits at the interface between developers and frontier models — next-action prediction, natural-language edits, and chat-with-codebase. a16z backed it as the UI layer for AI coding; thousands of teams (including AI labs) adopted it because the workflow sticks, not because of a new foundation model.

Key facts

  • Series D (Nov 2025): $2.3B co-led by Coatue; a16z and Thrive Capital participated — TechCrunch, Cursor blog
  • Series C (Jun 2025): $900M led by Thrive Capital; a16z participated — TechCrunch
  • Series B (Dec 2024): $105M led by Thrive Capital; a16z and Benchmark participated — TechCrunch
  • Series A (Aug 2024): $60M co-led by a16z and Thrive Capital — TechCrunch

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Cursor's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen HorowitzThrive CapitalBenchmarkCoatue

Industries

AI & Machine Learning Developer Tools Enterprise SaaS

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Last updated: 2026-07-24