25-year-old Indian Silicon Valley founder with $1.3 billion net worth says paranoia drives his AI strategy

Cursor is one of the most celebrated artificial intelligence coding startups in Silicon Valley today, with $2.3 billion in fresh funding, a $29.3 billion valuation and annual recurring revenue of $1 billion. Yet for its 25-year-old cofounder Aman Sanger, the dominant emotion is not triumph, but unease.

Sanger is the chief operating officer and co-founder of Anyshphere, the company behind Cursor. The tool launched in 2023 with three fellow MIT graduates. Forbes estimates Sanger and others hold a 4.5% stake in the company, valued at approximately $1.3 billion.