Rashi Shrivastava

SCOOP: AI coding startup Cognition, which recently acquired Windsurf, is in talks to raise north of $300 million at a $10 billion valuation, according to sources familiar. Founders Fund and KV are involved. With @richardjnieva and @_IainMartin. forbes.com/sites/richardn…

VCs aren’t happy about AI founders jumping ship for big tech, leaving behind "carcasses" of companies. Some say it could impact the value of equity as a part of pay packages at startups. forbes.com/sites/rashishr…

Really interesting analysis on the acquihiring trend among AI startups by @parmy. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

AI coding startup Cognition has acquired what remains of Windsurf after its cofounders and some employees departed for Google Deepmind late last week. Re-upping out profile of Cognition from last year! forbes.com/sites/rashishr…

NEWS: Cognition buys Windsurf in yet another AI deal, swooping in after Google bought Windsurf's founders and tech while leaving the rest of company behind windsurf employees will all participate financially, receiving accelerated vested shares nytimes.com/2025/07/14/tec…

Inside the latest Prompt: Former Meta AI staffers tell me they don't think multi-million dollar pay packages are enough to build a superstar AI team. Plus, people are using AI tools as "trip sitters" while consuming psychedelics. forbes.com/sites/rashishr…

Can a new SOC 2-like certificate help AI startups grow faster? Or will it just create a new "racket" for them to pay? I spoke with the founder behind the idea, AIUC CEO @RuneKvist, as well as with a bunch of other AI startup leaders, to dive in 👇 upstartsmedia.com/p/can-insuranc…

Scoop: Cognition is in talks to raise north of $300M at a valuation of $10B, more than doubling its value from March. The startup had just announced its acquisition of Windsurf after its founders joined Google. With @RashiShrivast18 and @_IainMartin forbes.com/sites/richardn…

Vibe Coding Turned This Swedish AI Unicorn Into The Fastest Growing Software Startup Ever forbes.com/sites/iainmart…

We have the definitive story on Dan Gross leaving SSI for Meta, the Windsurf saga, and a secret conversation between Zuckerberg and OpenAI’s chief research officer Mark Chen—all in our epic weekend read about the AI talent wars w/ @keachhagey @bzcohen wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-a…

I wrote about layoffs due to AI & automation. Fiverr’s CEO, who sent a memo to employees about AI coming for jobs, told me he wrote it after hearing chatter around the office. "I felt like this needed validation from me — that they aren’t imagining stuff." forbes.com/sites/richardn…

We now have enough money to hire one part-time AI researcher

AI ‘vibe coder’ Lovable is Sweden’s latest unicorn after raising $200 million at a $1.8 billion valuation forbes.com/sites/iainmart…

Inside the latest edition of the Prompt: Windsurf's acquisition is the latest salvo in the battle for AI talent, OpenEvidence CEO becomes a billionaire and Grok secures a Pentagon contract days after hate speech episode. forbes.com/sites/rashishr…

Sources: LangChain, which helps developers use off-the-shelf AI models to create new apps, raised $100M led by IVP at a $1.1B valuation (@rashishrivast18 / Forbes) forbes.com/sites/rashishr… techmeme.com/250709/p42#a25…

Scoop: AI startup LangChain, which helps developers build apps using the latest AI models, is in talks to raise $100 million at a $1.1 billion valuation, according to sources familiar with the deal. IVP is leading the deal, sources said. forbes.com/sites/rashishr…

AI researchers across Silicon Valley are buzzing about "The List," a compilation of the most talented minds in AI that Zuckerberg has spent months putting together. Our deep dive into the madhouse world of AI recruiting, w/ @bzcohen @MeghanBobrowsky wsj.com/tech/meta-ai-r…