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Cursor Founder: How Did We Go from Zero to a $1 Billion Valuation in 10 Months?

Cursor Founder: How Did We Go from Zero to a $1 Billion Valuation in 10 Months?

Cursor's founder shares how the AI coding tool hit $1B valuation in 10 months—no sales team, just product-led growth. Key insights from MIT founders.

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Apr 06, 2025
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At the Peak XV Technology Sharing Conference, Ammon, co-founder of Cursor, shared the entrepreneurial journey of this AI coding tool company, which has surpassed a valuation of $1 billion.

As one of the four technical co-founders who graduated from MIT, they transformed Cursor into a star startup with an annual revenue exceeding $100 million in just two years—without a sales team, relying solely on the product and word-of-mouth for explosive growth.

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