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 acquainted with the deal.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Accel are additionally taking part 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, Trendster reported in December. Thrive Capital additionally led that spherical, and a16z participated as effectively. The startup has raised over $173 million in funding up to now, in line with Crunchbase information.
Traders, together with Index Ventures and Benchmark, are mentioned to be scrambling to again the corporate, however it seems to be like Anysphere’s present traders don’t wish to miss out on an opportunity to again it both.
Different AI-powered coding startups are additionally attracting investor curiosity. Trendster reported in February that Windsurf, a rival to Anysphere, was in discussions to boost funding at a $3 billion valuation. OpenAI, an investor in Anysphere, was reportedly attempting to accumulate Windsurf for about the identical worth.
