# Marvin von Hagen (slim)

> Marvin von Hagen is co-founder of The Interaction Company of California; joined Cognition. Poke on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder, The Interaction Company of California; joined Cognition.

Marvin von Hagen co-founded The Interaction Company of California, maker of the texting assistant Poke, which joined Cognition in July 2026. He previously worked at Tesla and, at the Technical University of Munich, founded TUM Boring, leading a 65-person team whose tunnel boring machine won the Not-a-Boring Competition.

- X: https://x.com/marvinvonhagen

## What Marvin builds

- [Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/poke.md), graded F, 37.7/100, in Personal assistants. Hosted personal assistant from The Interaction Company of California, reached by text on Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram and RCS. It works across the owner's Gmail or Outlook mail, calendar, contacts and connected apps. Co-founder, The Interaction Company of California; joined Cognition, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Felix Schlegel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/felix-schlegel/), Co-founder, The Interaction Company of California; joined Cognition

## Backed by

- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)

## Questions

### Who is Marvin von Hagen?

Marvin von Hagen co-founded The Interaction Company of California, maker of the texting assistant Poke, which joined Cognition in July 2026. He previously worked at Tesla and, at the Technical University of Munich, founded TUM Boring, leading a 65-person team whose tunnel boring machine won the Not-a-Boring Competition.

### What does The Interaction Company of California / Cognition make?

Anchor Terminal lists Poke from The Interaction Company of California / Cognition.

### Who has invested in The Interaction Company of California / Cognition?

The sources our research read name General Catalyst.

### How are Marvin's tools graded?

Poke is graded F, 37.7 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://marvinvonhagen.com
- https://cognition.com/blog/interaction
- https://x.com/marvinvonhagen
- https://felixschlegel.io
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixmschlegel
- https://x.com/felixms
- https://poke.com/
- https://poke.com
- https://x.com/interaction
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/interactionco
- https://poke.com/faq
- https://poke.com/terms

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.