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Cursor is Anysphere’s AI code editor. Coverage follows AI-assisted programming, coding agents and the company behind the product.

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Company: Anysphere; AI code editor; coding agents
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Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates retain the precision of the source; retrospective disclosures are identified in the event. Recurring revenue, ARR and annualized revenue retain the terminology of each disclosure.

Company milestones

Revenue, funding, product launches and major company events, newest first. Expand the earlier milestones for more history.

  1. Makes Grok 4.7 available in Cursor

    The coding platform adds the model after its acquisition by SpaceX, extending its in-editor AI development offering.

    Source: Cursor announcement
  2. Joins SpaceX

    Cursor confirms that it has been acquired by SpaceX. The announcement marks a change in ownership, distinct from earlier standalone funding rounds.

    Source: Cursor
Show earlier milestonesHide earlier milestones2026–2023 · 9 milestones

Earlier revenue, financing and company milestones.

  1. Reported recurring revenue reaches $2B

    Cursor’s press page links to Bloomberg’s report that recurring revenue doubled in three months. This is a reported annualized measure, not a full-year audited result.

    Source: Cursor press / Bloomberg
  2. $2.3B Series D at $29.3B valuation

    Cursor announces a round involving Accel, Thrive, a16z, Coatue, NVIDIA and Google, with a team exceeding 300 people.

    Source: Cursor
  3. Passes $1B annualized revenue

    The company reports the annualized milestone and millions of developers using its editor. Annualized revenue is distinct from the ARR label used in June.

    Source: Cursor
  4. $900M Series C at $9.9B valuation

    The financing supports model research and product development, backed by Thrive, Accel, a16z and DST.

    Source: Cursor
  5. ARR exceeds $500M

    Cursor reports more than $500M ARR and adoption at over half of Fortune 500 companies.

    Source: Cursor
  6. Raises $105M Series B

    Thrive, a16z, Benchmark and existing investors fund the next phase of code automation research.

    Source: Cursor
  7. Recurring revenue exceeds $100M

    The company discloses the milestone alongside millions of users and over a billion characters edited each day.

    Source: Cursor
  8. Raises $60M Series A

    The round backs Cursor’s AI editor and proprietary coding systems, including next-edit prediction and code retrieval.

    Source: Cursor
  9. Raises $8M seed funding

    OpenAI’s Startup Fund leads financing for Anysphere’s AI-native code editor.

    Source: TechCrunch

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