Find your path to Arvid
414 people in our graph share verified history with Arvid — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Hemant TanejaunlockedArvid: together at Stripe (2020)
×6Arvid: together at Stripe
×4Arvid: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Arvid: together at Cursor
About
Arvid Lunnemark co-founded Anysphere, the company behind the AI code editor Cursor, in 2022 with three MIT classmates, and became a billionaire on its $29.3 billion Series D — then left in October 2025, months before SpaceX's record $60 billion acquisition, to found Integrous Research, an AI-safety lab. A Swede from Malmö who won IOI gold for Sweden in 2018, he studied mathematics and computer science at MIT and writes about cryptography and surveillance risk at arvid.xyz.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Lunnemark co-founded Anysphere in 2022 with Michael Truell, Sualeh Asif, and Aman Sanger, developing the AI-assisted code editor Cursor. Co-founded Anysphere/Cursor in 2022; the only co-founder to leave before the SpaceX acquisition, departing October 2025. Founded Integrous Research in October 2025, an AI-safety research lab.
- Education
- Studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Awards
- Lunnemark won a gold medal at the 2018 International Mathematical Olympiad, representing Sweden. Lunnemark won a silver medal at the 2017 International Olympiad in Informatics, representing Sweden. IOI silver medalist (2017) and gold medalist (2018) for Sweden.
- Hobbies
- Writes essays, principles, and a commonplace book at arvid.xyz; deeply interested in cryptography and data-surveillance risks.
- Family
- Grew up in Malmö, Sweden.
- More
- Lunnemark is from Malmö, Sweden, and attended school in Sweden before moving to the United States for university. After leaving Cursor in October 2025, Lunnemark stated he intended to focus on AI safety and research work outside the company.
Mentioned above: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia →
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Co-founder at Cursor
Intro paths
→
In turn, Arvid can intro founders to Cursor's investors below.
Cursor's investors · 17
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Aviso VenturesSeattleBoxGroupNew York · $1M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksDorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025Duke Capital PartnersDurhamHanabi CapitalPalo AltoLauder PartnersLos AltosNext Legacy PartnersPortola ValleyNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Preston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M checksSoundproof VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $25M checksThrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026WealthUnion$10K checks
Co-founders at Cursor
SA
Sualeh AsifCofounder
AS
Aman SangerCofounder
MT
Micheal TruellCofounder
MT
Michael TruellCo-founder & CEO
Experience
- AnysphereCo-Founder2022 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
- Jane StreetQuantitative Trading2021New York, New York, United States
- StripeSoftware Engineering2020
- QuantCoSoftware Engineering2019Cologne Bonn Region
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Arvid LunnemarkFrequently asked questions
- Who is Arvid Lunnemark?
- Arvid Lunnemark co-founded Anysphere, the company behind the AI code editor Cursor, in 2022 with three MIT classmates, and became a billionaire on its $29.3 billion Series D — then left in October 2025, months before SpaceX's record $60 billion acquisition, to found Integrous Research, an AI-safety lab. A Swede from Malmö who won IOI gold for Sweden in 2018, he studied mathematics and computer science at MIT and writes about cryptography and surveillance risk at arvid.xyz.
- Where does Arvid Lunnemark work?
- Arvid Lunnemark is Co-founder of Cursor.
- What companies did Arvid Lunnemark found?
- Arvid Lunnemark founded Cursor.
- Where did Arvid Lunnemark go to school?
- Arvid Lunnemark studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics (18) and Computer Science (6-3)); Malmö Borgarskola High School.
- What awards has Arvid Lunnemark received?
- Lunnemark won a gold medal at the 2018 International Mathematical Olympiad, representing Sweden. Lunnemark won a silver medal at the 2017 International Olympiad in Informatics, representing Sweden. IOI silver medalist (2017) and gold medalist (2018) for Sweden.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Arvid Lunnemark?
- Tracked appearances include "Cursor Team: Future of Programming with AI".
Founder mafias
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,220
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaM.Eng.Founded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
+ 1,213 more
Stripe mafia152
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Hemant TanejaInvestor (former Board Member)Founded Hippocratic AIMatt HuangBoard MemberFounded Paradigm +1Patrick CollisonCo-founder & CEOFounded AuctomaticGreg BrockmanFounding Engineer, then first CTOFounded OpenAIDaniela AmodeiEarly employee — Risk ManagerFounded AnthropicParker ConradMember Board of DirectorsFounded Zenefits +1
+ 145 more
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Anysphere6
Reid ChristianGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Matt RobinsonManaging Partner and Founder at Heroic VenturesMichael FertikManaging Partner and Founder at Heroic VenturesSpencer PetersonPartner at BedrockAli DialloManaging Director at NOVA PrimeMichael FertikGeneral Partner at Verdict Capital
Also worked at Jane Street59
Guillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIOlaoluwa OguneyeInvestor at Dorm RoomLeigh Marie BraswellPartner at KPCBSophia LuoPartner at Greylock PartnersChang XuPartner at Basis Set VenturesChris ClarkInvestor at FalconX Credit / Pareto Vault
.avif)
+ 53 more
Also worked at Stripe234
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalPatrick CollisonCo-founder & CEO of StripeJohn CollisonCo-founder & President of StripeGreg BrockmanCo-founder & President of OpenAI
+ 228 more
