Cursor Now Deploys the Apps It Writes
Cursor's agents can now build, check and host internal apps behind a link, a week after its own marketplace served a poisoned extension.
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Cursor is Anysphere’s AI code editor. Coverage follows AI-assisted programming, coding agents and the company behind the product.
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Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates retain the precision of the source; retrospective disclosures are identified in the event. Recurring revenue, ARR and annualized revenue retain the terminology of each disclosure.
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Makes Grok 4.7 available in Cursor
The coding platform adds the model after its acquisition by SpaceX, extending its in-editor AI development offering.
Source: Cursor announcementJoins SpaceX
Cursor confirms that it has been acquired by SpaceX. The announcement marks a change in ownership, distinct from earlier standalone funding rounds.
Source: Cursor
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Reported recurring revenue reaches $2B
Cursor’s press page links to Bloomberg’s report that recurring revenue doubled in three months. This is a reported annualized measure, not a full-year audited result.
Source: Cursor press / Bloomberg$2.3B Series D at $29.3B valuation
Cursor announces a round involving Accel, Thrive, a16z, Coatue, NVIDIA and Google, with a team exceeding 300 people.
Source: CursorPasses $1B annualized revenue
The company reports the annualized milestone and millions of developers using its editor. Annualized revenue is distinct from the ARR label used in June.
Source: Cursor$900M Series C at $9.9B valuation
The financing supports model research and product development, backed by Thrive, Accel, a16z and DST.
Source: CursorARR exceeds $500M
Cursor reports more than $500M ARR and adoption at over half of Fortune 500 companies.
Source: CursorRaises $105M Series B
Thrive, a16z, Benchmark and existing investors fund the next phase of code automation research.
Source: CursorRecurring revenue exceeds $100M
The company discloses the milestone alongside millions of users and over a billion characters edited each day.
Source: CursorRaises $60M Series A
The round backs Cursor’s AI editor and proprietary coding systems, including next-edit prediction and code retrieval.
Source: CursorRaises $8M seed funding
OpenAI’s Startup Fund leads financing for Anysphere’s AI-native code editor.
Source: TechCrunch
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