Brandon Toner

Engineer — Cursor

I searched for Brandon Toner in the context of Cursor/Anysphere and can’t verify he exists as an engineer there. Here’s what I found:

Brandon Toner (the person who shows up in searches):

Pharmacist in Nova Scotia, Canada
Writes the “Expanding Thoughts” Substack
Active in Roam Research / Obsidian / digital gardens communities
No connection to Cursor, AI engineering, or code editors

Cursor’s known team:

Founders: Michael Truell, Aman Sanger, Sualeh Asif, Arvid Lunnemark
Heads of engineering include Jonas Nelle
~60 people total; no public record of a “Brandon Toner” on the team

The database entry (“Key engineer at Cursor working on AI-powered code editing features”) appears to be incorrect or fabricated. I won’t write a profile based on information I can’t verify — that would violate the “real, verified URLs” rule and produce a fake biography for a real (but unrelated) person.

Recommendation: Remove Brandon Toner from the Promethean 100+ directory, or replace with a verified Cursor engineer. Good candidates with public presence include:

Aman Sanger (co-founder, CEO-adjacent technical voice — does podcasts, blog posts)
Sualeh Asif (co-founder)
Arvid Lunnemark (co-founder)
Michael Truell is already in the directory

Want me to research one of those instead?