Michael Truell
Also known as mntruell, truell20
Co-founder and CEO of Cursor; building SpaceXAI since SpaceX bought Cursor.
At a glance
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- Michael Truell co-founded Cursor in 2022 with Sualeh Asif, Aman Sanger and Arvid Lunnemark, and is its CEO.
- SpaceX bought Cursor for $60B in stock in 2026.
- His own site says he is building SpaceXAI.
- He grew up in New York City and studied computer science and math at MIT.
Why it matters
- For developers using AI coding tools: he leads Cursor, the AI code editor SpaceX bought in 2026 to join its AI work.
Key facts
- Current role
- Co-founder and CEO of Cursor; says he is building SpaceXAI2
- Born
- September 2000, New York City1
- Education
- Horace Mann School; studied computer science and math at MIT2
- Cursor
- Co-founded in 2022 with Sualeh Asif, Aman Sanger and Arvid Lunnemark1
- Before Cursor
- Summer intern at Google at 18, on language models for feed ranking; co-created the Halite AI programming competition (2016)3
- Wealth
- An estimated $1.3B, per Forbes (reported April 2026)3
Roles
Leads
Founded
Part of
- xAIOrganization
Cursor's CEO; says on his own site he is building SpaceXAI source on xAI
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