Anysphere, the maker of AI-powered coding instrument Cursor, has attracted $900 million in a recent spherical of funding led by Thrive Capital, The Monetary Instances reported, citing nameless sources aware of the deal.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Accel are additionally collaborating within the spherical, which values Anysphere at about $9 billion, the report mentioned.
Cursor raised $105 million from Thrive and a16z at a $2.5 billion valuation, TechCrunch reported in December. Thrive Capital additionally led that spherical, and a16z participated as effectively. The startup has raised over $173 million in funding so far, based on Crunchbase information.
Traders, together with Index Ventures and Benchmark, are mentioned to be scrambling to again the corporate, however it seems like Anysphere’s current buyers don’t wish to miss out on an opportunity to again it both.
Different AI-powered coding startups are additionally attracting investor curiosity. TechCrunch reported in February that Windsurf, a rival to Anysphere, was in discussions to elevate funding at a $3 billion valuation. OpenAI, an investor in Anysphere, was reportedly making an attempt to accumulate Windsurf for about the identical worth.
