# Cognition founder

entity: /record/cognition.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/cognition/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-08  
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/.  

As of November 8, 2026, Cognition's founders on the AsOf record are Walden Yan, Scott Wu and Steven Hao, each a claim of its own with its date, from 2 sources in all. The record holds 3 claims on Cognition's founder, 3 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-08.

- [Cognition](/record/cognition.md) | founder | Walden Yan | valid 2023-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_08E11E71E384](/claim/clm_08E11E71E384.md)
  sources: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/, https://techfundingnews.com/devin-maker-cognition-raises-over-2b-at-48b-valuation-nearly-doubling-its-price-tag-in-four-months/
- [Cognition](/record/cognition.md) | founder | Scott Wu | valid 2023-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_27554E11EF8D](/claim/clm_27554E11EF8D.md)
  sources: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/, https://techfundingnews.com/devin-maker-cognition-raises-over-2b-at-48b-valuation-nearly-doubling-its-price-tag-in-four-months/
- [Cognition](/record/cognition.md) | founder | Steven Hao | valid 2023-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_A7656905D11B](/claim/clm_A7656905D11B.md)
  sources: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/, https://techfundingnews.com/devin-maker-cognition-raises-over-2b-at-48b-valuation-nearly-doubling-its-price-tag-in-four-months/

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Cognition](/record/cognition.md) | founder | Walden Yan | valid 2023-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_08E11E71E384](/claim/clm_08E11E71E384.md)
  sources: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/, https://techfundingnews.com/devin-maker-cognition-raises-over-2b-at-48b-valuation-nearly-doubling-its-price-tag-in-four-months/
- [Cognition](/record/cognition.md) | founder | Scott Wu | valid 2023-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_27554E11EF8D](/claim/clm_27554E11EF8D.md)
  sources: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/, https://techfundingnews.com/devin-maker-cognition-raises-over-2b-at-48b-valuation-nearly-doubling-its-price-tag-in-four-months/
- [Cognition](/record/cognition.md) | founder | Steven Hao | valid 2023-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_A7656905D11B](/claim/clm_A7656905D11B.md)
  sources: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/11/06/peter-thiel-backed-ai-company-cognition-establishes-irish-presence/, https://techfundingnews.com/devin-maker-cognition-raises-over-2b-at-48b-valuation-nearly-doubling-its-price-tag-in-four-months/

## Questions this record answers

### Who are Cognition's founders?

Walden Yan (since January 1, 2023), Scott Wu (since January 1, 2023) and Steven Hao (since January 1, 2023), as the record asserts them on November 8, 2026.


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- This page: /record/cognition/founder (markdown: /record/cognition/founder.md)
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