Peter Thiel-backed AI company Cognition establishes Irish presence

The Irish Times · Killian Woods · 2026-11-06 06:00 UTC

Dublin-based subsidiary of company valued at $48bn has been made data controller for European customers

Peter Thiel-backed artificial intelligence (AI) company Cognition has established a presence in Ireland, with its new Dublin subsidiary made data controller for users of its coding platform, Devin.

The San Francisco-headquartered company, recently valued at $48 billion (€42.81 billion), was set up in 2023 by Scott Wu, Steven Hao and Walden Yan. In January, the company opened a London office to lead its European expansion.

The tech firm has no staff or office in Ireland at present. When asked by The Irish Times if it has plans to open an Irish office, the company did not respond.

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