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Cursor

Cursor was founded in 2022 in San Francisco, USA by Aman Sanger, Arvid Lunnemark, Michael Truell and Sualeh Asif. It is a Developer Tools company.

AI-powered code editor developed by Anysphere.

Private Founded 2022 San Francisco USA Developer Tools
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Cursor founders & co-founders

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Aman Sanger
Co-founder
 A
Arvid Lunnemark
Co-founder
 M
Michael Truell
Co-founder & CEO
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Sualeh Asif
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced Cursor’s founders.

MIT

What happened to Cursor’s founders and alumni

6 companies All ex-Cursor founders →

People who worked at or founded Cursor and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of CursorCursorCursorMichael TruellMichael TruellAnysphereAnysphereAnysphere, Inc.Anysphere, Inc.Sualeh AsifSualeh AsifAnysphereAnysphereAnysphere, Inc.Anysphere, Inc.Aman SangerAman SangerAnysphereAnysphereArvid LunnemarkArvid LunnemarkAnysphereAnysphere
The Cursor lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring.
A 1 founded
Anysphere 2022
A 1 founded
Anysphere 2022
M 2 founded
Anysphere 2022 Anysphere, Inc. 2022
S 2 founded
Anysphere 2022 Anysphere, Inc. 2022

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