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Walden Yan

Unicorn founder

Founder at Cognition AI

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedCognition AI$26B

Thiel Fellow 2024

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Marwan RefaatunlockedWalden: together at Inverted Agency (2020–2021)
×7Walden: together at Cursor
Walden: together at Thiel Fellowship 2024
Walden: together at Avon High School

About

Walden Yan of Avon, CT was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2024, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Cognition AI.

Founder at Cognition AI

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Cognition AI's investors · 19

137 VenturesSan Francisco8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checksAbstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAlpha Wave GlobalMiamiAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAntiSan Juan · $250K – $30M checksAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkBain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checksConversion CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksConvictionSan Francisco · $1M – $25M checksFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo AltoFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2024Kearny JacksonSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2026Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksRiverbend CapitalWashingtonSouth Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checksStandard CryptoSwish Ventures

Co-founders at Cognition AI

SWScott Wu
Scott WuCo-founder & CEO
SHSteven Hao
Steven HaoFounder

Experience

  1. CognitionCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. CursorEarly Engineer2023San Francisco Bay Area
  3. DeepReasonCo-Founder & CEO2022 — 2023
  4. Inverted AgencyManaging Partner2020 — 2021
  5. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT PRIMES Researcher2018 — 2020Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

TeamworkLeadershipTime ManagementCritical ThinkingOrganization SkillsMicrosoft OfficeProblem SolvingMicrosoft ExcelTeam BuildingC++JavaPython (Programming Language)

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Walden Yan?
Walden Yan of Avon, CT was named a Thiel Fellow in the class of 2024, the Thiel Foundation's program that pays young founders a two-year stipend to build instead of finishing a degree. The Foundation's announcement for that class records that they were working on Cognition AI.
Where does Walden Yan work?
Walden Yan is Founder of Cognition AI.
What companies did Walden Yan found?
Walden Yan founded Cognition AI.
Where did Walden Yan go to school?
Walden Yan studied at Harvard University (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Economics); Avon High School (High School Diploma).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Inverted Agency1

Marwan RefaatGeneral Partner at Fractal