#32 Riser. 349 people and hiring.
headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction
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source: PDL v25Hiring flow · Cursor
source: PDL v25Headcount by role
12-month growth · PDL v25In the news
relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days- TechCrunchHeadline6d agoCursor capitalizes on GitHub frustration, launches rival hosting platform
Article is primarily about Cursor's launch of Origin, a new code hosting platform rival to GitHub.
- TechCrunchHeadline10d agoSpaceX officially closes its Cursor acquisition
Primary subject; article announces official close of SpaceX's $60B acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor.
- The Verge13d agoGrok is now an AI ‘teammate’ you can assign work
Grok Bot beta access tied to Cursor Ultra and Cursor Teams Premium subscriptions; product availability detail.
- TechCrunch17d agoAfter Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool
Mentioned as one of Rippling's AI coding tools and noted as owned by SpaceX; brief reference in context of model access.
- TechCrunchHeadline28d agoCursor makes its biggest India push yet ahead of SpaceX acquisition with localized pricing
Primary subject; article covers Cursor's India market expansion and localized pricing launch.
- TechCrunch2mo agoX now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use
Named as an MCP-compatible AI tool that can now connect to X; mentioned alongside Claude and Grok Build.
- TechCrunch2mo agoVibe-coding platform Base44 launches own model as AI startups seek defensibility
Cursor named as competitor frontier AI lab now under SpaceX alongside xAI, competing in vibe-coding space.
- TechCrunchHeadline2mo agoCursor now has a mobile app for guiding your coding agent on the go
Article is primarily about Cursor's new iOS mobile app launch for coding agents; major product announcement.