Windsurf acquired by Cognition
Acquired · acquired by Cognition
Acquisition
Cognition acquired Windsurf after Google hired away the founding team. Windsurf was at roughly $82M ARR. It now sits alongside Devin under one owner, which changes what a "Cursor vs Windsurf" recommendation actually means.
Occurred
14 July 2025
The day the change took effect, where the vendor said so.Observed
1 August 2026
The night this site read it and saw a difference.Severity
High
How much it changes what the tool costs or what you get free.Confidence
High
From an API — a repository status or an ownership record.What changed
- Was, and is now
Acquired · acquired by Cognition
- What it means
- Cognition acquired Windsurf after Google hired away the founding team. Windsurf was at roughly $82M ARR. It now sits alongside Devin under one owner, which changes what a "Cursor vs Windsurf" recommendation actually means.
- Evidence
- See the evidence
- How this was found
- Derived from an API — a repository status or an ownership record, not a reading of a marketing page. Source: curated.
