Cognition AI controversies
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2026
Factory CEO accuses board adviser of sharing confidential information with Cognition
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In a controversy involving Cognition AI, Factory co-founder and CEO Matan Grinberg said in an X post on 2026-09-30 that he fired VC Chris Degnan from his role as Factory board adviser, alleging that Degnan shared confidential information with Factory's biggest competitor, Cognition. Two hours after the post, Degnan announced that he had joined Cognition as chief revenue officer and refuted the allegations, saying he was not fired but resigned when he told Grinberg he was taking the job.
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He also subsequently refuted Grinberg’s allegations, saying in a separate X post that he wasn’t fired but resigned when he told Grinberg he was taking the job.
Matan Grinberg, co-founder and CEO of the AI coding startup Factory, said in a post on X on Wednesday that he fired VC Chris Degnan from his role as a board adviser.
Grinberg alleges that Degnan shared confidential information with Factory’s biggest competitor, Cognition.