Anysphere was founded by a group of former OpenAI and Tesla engineers based in San Francisco. Their goal was to build an intuitive, AI-powered coding tool that makes software creation radically faster and more accessible. The inspiration behind Cursor came from the founders' shared frustration with time-consuming, repetitive coding tasks -especially during late-night hackathons and product sprints, where momentum often stalled on syntax and boilerplate code.
| Date | Amount | Type | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/08/25 | $900,000,000 |
Accel Andreessen Horowitz Thrive Capital  | $9,000,000,000 |
