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Cursor

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 2022series bWebsite @cursor_ai
Composite score
0.0
rank #36 · risers
Headcount
569
0.0%
90d change
0.0%
Funding events (90d)
0
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$250M-$500M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$659k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
7.3%
low — retention is strong
Average tenure
1.2 yrs
Time since last raise
no rounds on record
LinkedIn followers
216.2k
brand reach

Hiring flow · Cursor

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
155
+362%
Operations
30
+173%
Marketing
18
+500%
Support
16
0%
Human Resources
16
0%
Sales
15
0%
Analyst
13
0%
Research
13
+333%
Other
40

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. TechCrunchHeadline1mo ago
    SpaceX is working with Cursor and has an option to buy the startup for $60B

    Primary subject: SpaceX partnership deal with $60B acquisition option and $10B service fee.

  2. The VergeHeadline1mo ago
    SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion

    Primary subject; article covers SpaceX's $60B acquisition deal or $10B fee arrangement with Cursor.

Events

No events tracked yet for this company.

Score history

2026-05-25
0.0
rank #36
2026-05-18
72.5
rank #2
2026-05-11
74.4
rank #3
2026-05-04
74.4
rank #3
2026-04-27
74.5
rank #3
2026-04-20
75.5
rank #3
2026-04-13
75.5
rank #3
2026-04-06
82.5
rank #4
2026-03-30
82.6
rank #4
2026-03-23
100.0
rank #1
2026-03-16
100.0
rank #1
2026-03-09
100.0
rank #1