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Michael Truell

Michael Truell

Michael Truell (#1583)

Global Rank #1583
Country Rank #569
Country United States

Michael Truell is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 3 B
  • AI software
  • United States
  • M
  • 26 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,583
Country Rank #569
Net Worth $2.6B
Previous Worth $2.6B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry AI software
Age 26 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 17 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence San Francisco, California
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Personal Stats

Age 26
Source Of Wealth AI software, Self Made
Residence San Francisco, California
Citizenship United States
Education Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $2.6B
Current Net Worth $2.6B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Michael Truell is the cofounder and CEO of Cursor, the maker of a popular AI code editing tool. He cofounded the company with three friends from MIT in 2022. The company was acquired by SpaceX for $60 billion in August 2026. Forbes estimates that each Cursor cofounder received shares of the rocket maker worth $2.4 billion at the deal's closing. Before the SpaceX acquisition, Cursor claimed to have more than $1 billion in annualized revenue, making it one of the fastest growing AI startups. Today, millions of software developers at enterprises like Nvidia, Adobe, Uber and Shopify use Cursor to generate and edit chunks of code. Truell and his billionaire cofounder Aman Sanger were high school classmates at New York City's Horace Mann School.

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