# Matt Bergland

![Matt Bergland](/resources/cognition/portraits/matt-bergland.webp)

Marketing, Events & Special Projects @ Cognition  
Cognition  
San Francisco, California, United States

## At Cognition

- Role: Developer Marketing, Events & Special Projects (Marketing)
- Joined: Oct 2024
- How they joined: With Windsurf (https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/acquisitions/windsurf)
- Before Windsurf: Head of Community, Squadz
- Overlapped before Cognition with other Cognition people at: Codeium (Windsurf) (https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/worked-together)

## Identity
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbergland
- X: @mattbergland
- Domain: cognition.ai

## Notes
- Moved from Community into Field Marketing & Events at Cognition (March 2026): "My career mission has always been focused on bringing people together through shared experiences and products." (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_i-am-very-excited-to-announce-that-i-am-working-activity-7439435086208487424-gV97)
- Drove Windsurf's sponsorship/takeover of SF's Bay to Breakers 2025: "'What if we sponsored Bay to Breakers this year?' I half-jokingly quipped to Kevin Hou. And then it actually happened." He credits Anshul & Varun (Codeium co-founders Anshul Ramachandran and Varun Mohan) for green-lighting the marketing team. (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_b2b-baytobreakers-activity-7330715231607750657-GzQU)
- Announced Windsurf launch on LinkedIn: "So incredibly proud to introduce Windsurf - the newest and first agentic IDE from the team at Codeium." and "Never coded before? No problem. Our integrated AI agent, Cascade, works like AI chat you're familiar with - but with boundless power hidden under the surface." (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_windsurf-codeium-activity-7262554185244516354-DSpC)
- Reposted with comment about Cognition's climbing session at Benchmark on 11/10 kicking off AIE Code Summit week with Judgment Labs and Google DeepMind: "While Devin AI is hillclimbing, you could be rock climbing!" (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_well-be-kicking-off-ai-engineer-code-summit-activity-7523488465473241088-1BkI)
- X bio reads "marketing @cognition prev @windsurf (acq)", explicitly framing his path as Windsurf acquisition into Cognition; 3,566 X followers, account since 2012. (https://x.com/mattbergland)
- Hosted Cognition's afterparty for Modal Runtime after Scott's (Scott Wu, Cognition CEO) keynote: "we're hosting an epic afterparty TONIGHT 10/1 ... temporary tattoo parlor, exclusive merch, and a headline DJ set by Justin Jay!" (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_afters-at-devins-luma-activity-7511535833103945728-TP1N)
- On Cognition crossing $1B annualized revenue: "Super proud of the team, and very happy for our customers who are able to ship more than ever with Devin". (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_cognition-has-crossed-1b-in-annualized-revenue-activity-7509291013916528640-_Lz0)
- On Cognition raising over $2B at a $48B valuation he wrote: "Incredibly proud of the team. Job's not finished. Keep going!" (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_cognition-has-raised-over-2b-at-a-48b-valuation-activity-7503345322392301568-V6Nu)
- Public headline says "Marketing, Events & Special Projects @ Cognition". (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbergland)
- Promoted Devin Security on X: "your software's security is our top priority! hire devin to protect your code". (https://x.com/mattbergland/status/2115876774697718051)
- Promoted Cognition's NYC subway campaign: "nyc folks have you seen devin on the train?" (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_love-seeing-these-texts-nyc-folks-have-activity-7466367966457200644-xADe)
- Recruiting post for Cognition: "send this to the most cracked people you know / we're hiring: cognition.ai/careers". (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_send-this-to-the-most-cracked-people-you-activity-7459742153481539585-kCUz)
- Co-hosted AI Bagels in NYC with Notable Capital; thanked Notable "for recognizing Cognition in the Prosumer AI 40!" (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_prosumer-ai-40-notable-capital-activity-7454544904019410944-NKAs)
- Ran a Cognition developer trip in LA with AI LA, meeting local developers "to learn about the different problems and challenges they face as they build". (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_kicked-off-an-awesome-trip-in-la-last-week-activity-7420006963788521473-4yU1)
- Named the Windsurf marketing collaborators on the Bay to Breakers activation: Naina Pasricha, Michael Gavin, Claudia Lee, Julia Liu, Payal Patel, Tiger Souvannakoumane, Jason Poon, Linda Chen, plus agencies Motiv and Silverback; sign-off "Ducks fly together, and surf's up!" (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_b2b-baytobreakers-activity-7330715231607750657-GzQU)
- At Cognition, we’re building AI tools to power the future of software development.

Utilizing my experience and background in community building, we are forging connections, opening communication, and engaging community members through IRL & URL spaces, events and brand activations.

https://cognition.ai; this comes from the profile summary and preserves the person's own positioning. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbergland, https://cognition.ai)
- Thanked Daytona (Pramanya Guda) for an office visit and gift, agreeing "every agent needs their own computer", a partner relationship in the dev-tools event circuit. (https://x.com/mattbergland/status/2117394954767204405)
- On Devin Mobile beta: "i'm so excited - mobile cloud agent development is easy, fun and powerful. time to build!!" (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_devin-mobile-is-now-available-in-beta-join-activity-7510432244122009600-8a-4)
- Staffed the Cognition booth at Browserbase Navigate 2026: "Join me at the Cognition booth for Browserbase Navigate 2026!" (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_im-going-to-the-browserbase-navigate-conference-activity-7501678483912146944-6CQs)
- On Cognition reaching Taiwan: "We've come full circle ... Back where it all started, thanks so much Liang-Bin Hsueh! Keep building :)". (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_cognition-is-finally-in-taiwan-thanks-activity-7500775829434580992-rV8b)
- Played on Team Codeium in the S.F. Hoops league alongside Robert Hou, Andy Zhang, Kevin Hou and Winston L, using the post to plug codeium.com. (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_team-codeium-had-a-strong-outing-this-week-activity-7258154370402246656-ehnF)
- Runs informal 'monday night devin runs' basketball with colleagues, continuing his hoops-centered community habit from Squadz and Team Codeium. (https://x.com/mattbergland/status/2115238666088153374)
- Disclosed he tore his Achilles in April 2025 and navigated his own healing journey. (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_outworking-death-activity-7417069304267026432-qjwD)
- Location is San Francisco, California, United States. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbergland)

## Experience
- Developer Marketing, Events & Special Projects at Cognition (Aug 2026 - Present)
- Field Marketing, Events & Programs at Cognition - San Francisco, California, United States (Feb 2026 - Aug 2026)
- Community & Events at Cognition - San Francisco Bay Area (Jul 2025 - Mar 2026): • Spearheading community engagement initiatives for our cutting-edge AI products: Devin & Windsurf  
• Cultivating authentic connections through strategic events, community marketing, and partnerships.  
• Collaborating cross-functionally to align community efforts with product goals  
• Growing a vibrant online community of 100k+ on Discord, 25k+ on Reddit, and 15k+ on Luma.
- Community at Windsurf - Mountain View, California, United States (Apr 2025 - Jul 2025)
- Community at Codeium - Mountain View, California, United States (Oct 2024 - Apr 2025)
- Head of Community at Squadz (May 2021 - Jan 2024): - Manage entire user/partner Community: Community Building Strategy, Operations/Activations/Events Management (National), Staffing Coordination, Online Community Management, Community Service & Outreach Programming
- Handle all Partnerships: Brand Partnerships/Sponsorships, Influencer Partnerships, Venue/Facility Partnerships, Vendor Partnerships, Government/Non-Profit/Community Partnerships, Permit Management
- Responsible for all growth initiatives: D2C Marketing, Social Media/Content Marketing, Email/SMS Marketing, Recruitment, Market Research, GTM, Business Development
- Community Manager at Squadz - San Francisco Bay Area (Feb 2018 - May 2021): Tasked with building, maintaining, engaging and empowering the Squadz community.
- Marketing Associate at Squadz - San Francisco, California (Oct 2017 - Feb 2018): Squadz is an online platform that allows users to discover or host sports activities and book recreation facilities around them. Whether you're looking for pickup games, drop-in programs, or the spaces themselves, you can seamlessly find what you need and complete any transactions necessary through our online solution. We are creating a facility & event marketplace dedicated for sports to make it easier than ever to get out and play. Download our mobile app today for iOS or Android! (Currently in the SF Bay Area)

Are you a venue or program manager that would like to list a space or activity? Please go to squadz.com/venues and submit your request. We will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
- Marketing Intern at Anchor Brewing Company - San Francisco Bay Area (Jun 2015 - Feb 2018): Assisted in Menu design, Sell Sheet creation, Data entry, product manufacturing and more!
- Technical Recruiter at Jobspring Partners - San Francisco, California (Jun 2017 - Oct 2017): Jobspring Partners is a nationwide contingency recruiting firm, specializing in the hiring and placement of open-source and Java/Ruby on Rails engineers; front-end developers; and network managers and engineers. We generate breakthrough recruitment results through lean management techniques, a focus on client relationships, and a unique team-based recruitment approach. Our offices are in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, and Washington, DC.

Jobspring Partners is part of the Motion Recruitment Partners family of innovative recruitment companies.

## Education
- The Ohio State University - Bachelor's degree, History Major, Communication Minor - (Jan 2015 - Jan 2017): Arrived in 2015 for third and final years of study, pursuing a History Major and Communication Minor, and graduating with a Bachelor's degree in May of 2017. Through social clubs, intramural sports, campus jobs and a study abroad trip to Siena, Italy, I carved out a niche among the sixty thousand undergraduate and graduate students that make up OSU, established lasting and meaningful connections with hundreds and continue to benefit from the extensive Buckeye alumni network and community.
- University of Puget Sound - Communication and Media Studies - (Jan 2013 - Jan 2015): Attended the University of Puget Sound for first and second years of study, focusing on Communication and History, while participating in varsity sports, as well as serving on SAAC, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and performing with Garden Level, a male-vocal a capella group.

## Sources
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbergland
- https://x.com/mattbergland
- https://x.com/mattbergland/status/2103566502243021302
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_windsurf-codeium-activity-7262554185244516354-DSpC
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_b2b-baytobreakers-activity-7330715231607750657-GzQU
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_team-codeium-had-a-strong-outing-this-week-activity-7258154370402246656-ehnF
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/risolatxon-nurullayeva-risolass_ioi2026-uzbekistan-tashkent-activity-7494629899555667968-mmpD
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_send-this-to-the-most-cracked-people-you-activity-7459742153481539585-kCUz
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_afters-at-devins-luma-activity-7511535833103945728-TP1N
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_well-be-kicking-off-ai-engineer-code-summit-activity-7523488465473241088-1BkI
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_im-going-to-the-browserbase-navigate-conference-activity-7501678483912146944-6CQs
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_cognition-is-finally-in-taiwan-thanks-activity-7500775829434580992-rV8b
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbergland?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAABn-juMBW3htayHzUychsIarPU7mpwAe5Jk
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_i-am-very-excited-to-announce-that-i-am-working-activity-7439435086208487424-gV97
- https://x.com/mattbergland/status/2117443911488840157
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_cognition-has-crossed-1b-in-annualized-revenue-activity-7509291013916528640-_Lz0
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_ive-joined-cognition-to-lead-marketing-activity-7507870864466612225-amLN
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_cognition-has-raised-over-2b-at-a-48b-valuation-activity-7503345322392301568-V6Nu
- https://x.com/mattbergland/status/2115876774697718051
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_love-seeing-these-texts-nyc-folks-have-activity-7466367966457200644-xADe
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_prosumer-ai-40-notable-capital-activity-7454544904019410944-NKAs
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_kicked-off-an-awesome-trip-in-la-last-week-activity-7420006963788521473-4yU1
- https://cognition.ai
- https://x.com/mattbergland/status/2117394954767204405
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_devin-mobile-is-now-available-in-beta-join-activity-7510432244122009600-8a-4
- https://x.com/mattbergland/status/2115238666088153374
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mattbergland_outworking-death-activity-7417069304267026432-qjwD


Researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-04. Profile: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/people/matt-bergland · Everyone at Cognition: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/people