# clm_08E11E71E384

subject: Cognition (/record/cognition.md)  
predicate: founder  
value: Walden Yan  
valid_from: 2023-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: 2026-11-06  
recorded: 2026-11-07  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-07  
cite: AsOf. "Cognition founder: Walden Yan", as of 2023-01-01. Claim clm_08E11E71E384, https://asof.is/claim/clm_08E11E71E384, accessed 2026-11-08. Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/.  
checked: 2026-11-07 · its source page states the value and the date  

> was set up in 2023 by Scott Wu, Steven Hao and Walden Yan

What https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/ says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/ (secondary, The Irish Times, published 2026-11-06)
- https://techfundingnews.com/devin-maker-cognition-raises-over-2b-at-48b-valuation-nearly-doubling-its-price-tag-in-four-months/ (secondary, Tech Funding News)

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