AI Developers

Anysphere, Inc.

Anysphere, Inc. — makers of Cursor | **What they do:** Anysphere describes itself as an applied research lab focused on automating coding via a human–AI programmer model; its flagship is Cursor, an AI-native coding environment (desktop, web, mobile, browser, and CLI) that edits code using natural-language instructions with repo context. | **Founding & team:** Founded in 2022 by four MIT classmates — Michael Truell (CEO), Sualeh Asif, Arvid Lunnemark, and Aman Sanger — as a research-driven, product-shipping team. | **Locations & hiring:** San Francisco and New York; active recruiting across engineering and go-to-market roles. | **Growth & funding:** Widely reported 2025 round of ~$900M led by Thrive Capital (with a16z, Accel, DST) at a ~$9–9.9B valuation; rapid revenue ramp noted across multiple outlets. | **Adoption & perception:** Coverage cites use at major tech companies and the rise of vibe coding; Bugbot expanded Cursor’s debugging footprint. | **Public presence:** LinkedIn (hiring, large following) and Product Hunt launches (Cursor milestones) with active community engagement. | ### What makes Anysphere distinctive | **Research → product:** Invention at the boundary of useful/possible, shipped quickly as pragmatic developer tools (Cursor, Bugbot, Agents, CLI). | **Unified surfaces:** One mission across desktop IDE, browser, mobile, and CLI with shared concepts (rules, repo context, agent workflows). | **Scale & momentum:** Fast valuation and user growth documented across press and community channels. | ### Founders & early team | Michael Truell (CEO), Sualeh Asif, Arvid Lunnemark, Aman Sanger — early teammates emphasize applied research + shipping velocity. | ### Cursor in the ecosystem (signals) | TechCrunch and Crunchbase on funding/pricing and momentum; FT and Bloomberg on growth and enterprise uptake; Wired on Bugbot; Product Hunt and LinkedIn show community traction and hiring.

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