Factory CEO just accused his VC board adviser of spying for Cognition

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VC Chris Degnan and former board adviser to Factory AI has taken a job as chief revenue officer for competitor Cognition -- and everyone is arguing on X about it.

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  • Reported by TechCrunch and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:39:09 UTC.

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Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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