Anysphere, the maker of AI coding assistant Cursor, has raised $900 million at a $9.9 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported. The spherical was led by a returning investor Thrive Capital, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel and DST International.
The large spherical is Anysphere’s third fundraise in lower than a yr. The three-year-old startup secured its earlier capital haul of $100 million at a pre-money valuation of $2.5 billion late final yr, as TechCrunch was first to report.
AI coding assistants, sometimes called ‘vibe coders,’ have emerged as one in all AI’s hottest purposes, with Cursor main the class. Anysphere’s annualized income (ARR) has been doubling roughly each two months, an individual conversant in the corporate informed TechCrunch. The corporate has surpassed $500 million in ARR, sources informed Bloomberg, a 60% improve from the $300 million we reported in mid-April.
Cursor gives builders tiered pricing. After a two-week free trial, the corporate converts customers into paying clients, who can go for both a $20 pro-offering or a $40 month-to-month enterprise subscription.
Till just lately, nearly all of the corporate’s income got here from particular person consumer subscriptions, Bloomberg reported. Nevertheless, Anysphere is now providing enterprise licenses, permitting corporations to buy the applying for his or her groups at the next value level.
Earlier this yr, the corporate was approached by OpenAI and different potential patrons, however Anysphere turned down these gives. The ChatGPT maker purchased Windsurf, one other fast-growing AI assistant reportedly for $3 billion.
