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Techstars '21Grand Cayman, BR · 1 known investors
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RZX Tecnologia develops neuroscience-based solutions to improve safety and efficiency in oil and gas drilling operations by optimizing cognitive performance and reducing human error in complex operational environments.
Also known as Cognittiv RZX · RZX CIENCIA SEGURANCA E EFICIENCIA LTDA · RZX Tecnologia · rzxtech
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026RZX Tecnologia, which operates the Cognittiv product and brand, develops neuroscience-based solutions intended to improve safety and efficiency in oil and gas drilling operations. The company's stated premise is that automation and more powerful drilling equipment have reduced physical effort while sharply increasing cognitive demand on rig crews, who must learn and simultaneously operate multiple complex control systems; the company positions improved cognitive performance as a way to inhibit accidents and raise operational efficiency. Its activities are described as research, development and innovation in cognitive performance, situation awareness and drilling optimization.
The product set includes adaptive systems designed to work on any rig using existing infrastructure, real-time aggregation of information consolidating communication, data, alarms and procedures, and filtering plus machine learning techniques applied to the data generated by digital operations to support decision-making. A central offering is Cognittiv, a mobile application for Android and iOS that monitors the cognitive state of workers before they begin their activities and signals deviations in cognitive functioning that could create accident risk; use of the app requires a contract between the customer company and RZX before users can be created. The company also references an offering called Xtreme Performance Drilling.
Stated differentiators include a focus on human factors and the user's perspective, systems built on neuroscience techniques, and the use of technologies such as portable electroencephalography to validate and understand user perspectives. Public claims on the company site include operations exceeding historical records by up to 22%.
Business model
The Cognittiv application is distributed free on app stores but is available only to workers at client organizations: a contract must be signed between the customer company and RZX before user accounts are created, indicating a business-to-business contracted deployment model rather than consumer sales.
Traction
The Cognittiv Android app lists 1,000+ downloads on Google Play, with approximately 1.3 thousand total downloads and 18 downloads in a recent 30-day period per third-party tracking; it is also available on the App Store. The company reported 24 employees. Recognitions include the Darcy Partners Top Innovator 2024 award, a best startup award at the SPE Brazil Subsea Symposium & Exhibition in November 2024, selection among the Top 1,000 startups in the Sebrae Startups Award 2026, and selection as one of the Top 30 startups in Free Electrons 2026.
Latest developments
In 2025 and 2026 the company appeared at a series of energy and human-factors events: CERAWeek 2025, Ergonomics & Human Factors 2025 in the United Kingdom (where head of science Marcus Vinicius Baldo presented work on virtual reality tasks as stress-inducing environments), Vitória PetroShow 2025, EHS Germany 2025, OTC Houston 2025 and Hacktown 2025. In 2026 it took part in Energy Startup Day in Salvador, OTC 2026 in Houston where CEO José Baldassim presented at the Digital Startup Showcase, Bahia Oil & Gas Energy 2026 represented by COO Felipe Toloi Gastaldo, LACPEC 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected for Free Electrons 2026 and the Sebrae Startups Award 2026 Top 1,000. It announced planned participation in the SPE HSE&S Conference 2026 in Houston (September 7–9, 2026) and ROG.e 2026 in Rio de Janeiro (September 21–24, 2026), presenting technical papers at both.
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Market position
The company operates in the oil and gas sector, focusing on cognitive readiness, human factors and operational safety for drilling and offshore operations. It participates in sector events such as the Offshore Technology Conference, Rio Oil & Gas (ROG.e), CERAWeek, Bahia Oil & Gas Energy and SPE conferences, and has received industry recognitions including a Darcy Partners Top Innovator award and a best-startup award at the SPE Brazil Subsea Symposium.
The company positions its focus on the human factor and user perspective, systems built on current neuroscience techniques, and the use of advanced instrumentation such as portable electroencephalography to validate user perspectives, aiming to create consistent operator behaviors and maximize situation awareness. It frames inconsistency in how workers operate equipment as a leading cause of accidents and targets repeatable results across heterogeneous rig fleets.
Technology
The company applies neuroscience techniques and human factors research to operational safety, using portable electroencephalography to validate and understand users' perspectives. Its systems aggregate real-time information — communications, data, alarms and procedures — from existing rig infrastructure, and apply filtering and machine learning to the resulting data to produce decision-support information. The Cognittiv mobile app screens workers' cognitive state before shifts and flags deviations in cognitive functioning associated with accident risk. More recent company communications also cite artificial intelligence applied to cognitive readiness and operational reliability.
Go-to-market
The company reaches customers through direct enterprise contracting and through visibility at energy industry conferences and exhibitions, including technical paper presentations at SPE events and ROG.e, exhibitions at Bahia Oil & Gas Energy and OTC, and participation in innovation programs such as Free Electrons and the Techstars Energy accelerator associated with Equinor.
Oil and gas operators and drilling contractors whose crews perform high-risk, complex operations in hazardous environments, across rigs ranging from older land rigs to latest-generation deepwater drillships. Deployment is at the company level, with workers accessing the app after a corporate contract is in place.
Geography
Headquartered in Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a registered address at Av. BPS 1303, Cond. PCE PCTI, Sala 37, Pinheirinho. Activity spans Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Espírito Santo, Florianópolis) and international events in the United States (Houston), the United Kingdom, Germany and Portugal.
History
The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Itajubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It took part in the Equinor and Techstars Energy 2021 accelerator cohort and recorded an investment in April 2021. The Cognittiv application has been available on Google Play since April 2024, with version 1.10.0 released on 20 August 2026.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 11
launches, deals, and filingsCognittiv announced it will exhibit and present a technical paper at ROG.e 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, September 21–24, 2026, covering cognitive readiness, human factors, neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
Cognittiv announced participation in the SPE HSE&S Conference 2026 in Houston (September 7–9, 2026) with a technical paper on operational safety, human factors and innovation in the energy sector.
Latest update of the Cognittiv Android app, version 1.10.0, with an APK size of 83.69 MB.
Cognittiv was selected as one of the Top 30 startups in the Free Electrons 2026 energy innovation program, held in Lisbon, Portugal, June 22–25, 2026.
CEO José Baldassim presented at the Digital Startup Showcase during the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, covering the use of neuroscience and artificial intelligence to prevent accidents in critical operations.
Cognittiv was selected among the Top 1,000 most promising startups in Brazil at the Sebrae Startups Award 2026 in Florianópolis.
Head of Science Marcus Vinicius Baldo presented work on assessing the effectiveness of virtual reality tasks as stress-inducing environments at the Enhancing Human Performance Ergonomics & Human Factors congress in Burton upon Trent, United Kingdom.
Cognittiv received the best startup award in the Innovation, Technology and Science category at the SPE Brazil Subsea Symposium & Exhibition in Rio de Janeiro.
The Cognittiv Android application, which monitors workers' cognitive state before they begin activities, became available on Google Play.
Cognittiv received the Darcy Partners Award in the Top Innovator 2024 category.
The company is listed as part of the Equinor and Techstars Energy 2021 cohort.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cognittiv do?
- Brazilian company applying neuroscience and AI to monitor workers' cognitive readiness and improve safety in oil and gas drilling operations.
- Who are Cognittiv's investors?
- Cognittiv's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Cognittiv headquartered?
- Cognittiv is headquartered in Grand Cayman, BR.