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Cognota

Toronto · Founded 2015 · 49 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors

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Cognota is a LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development (L&D) teams that unifies work orchestration, workflow tools, and AI agents into a single system. It also offers the Cognota Assist marketplace connecting companies to on-demand vetted L&D specialists such as instructional designers and CLOs.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Founders & leadership

Cognota was founded in 2015 by Ryan Austin.

RARyan Austin
Ryan AustininFounder & CEO
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David SikoraNamed on SEC filing

Board

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Laura LenzBoard director

Investors · 9

Houston Angel NetworkHouston
BDC Capital CorporationreportedWakefield · $100K – $10M
Blossom Street VenturesreportedDallas · $1M – $4M
Grotech VenturesreportedOwings Mills · $500K – $5M
IDEA Fund PartnersreportedChapel Hill · $250K – $500K

Also in the syndicate · 4

CEAS InvestmentsComerica BankGeneration VenturesTyton Partners

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$4M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2019–2026

▶$4MraisedJun 2019 · 22 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Laura LenzDirector
  • Ryan AustinExecutive Officer, Director
  • David SikoraDirector
Offering amount
$4M
Amount sold
$4M
First sale
Mar 2019
Incorporated
Corporation, Ontario, Canada, 2015
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Competitors · 3

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CipherHealth4 shared keywordsCipherHealth provides a care coordination platform for health systems that connects nurse rounding, patient outreach, and post-discharge follow-up, using 15+ years of patient interaction data layered with AI. It serves hospitals and health systems across acute, ambulatory, home, and virtual care settings.
Netezza4 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.

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In the news

Cognota broadens corporate learning platform with Learnexus acquisition | BetaKitbetakit.com · Jun 2026Cognota Raises $5.75M Series B for Agentic LearnOps®cognota.com · Mar 2026Cognota closes $5.5-million USD Series A to make corporate LearnOps a thing | BetaKitbetakit.com · Sep 2023

Frequently asked questions

What does Cognota do?
Cognota is a LearnOps platform for corporate learning and development (L&D) teams that unifies work orchestration, workflow tools, and AI agents into a single system. It also offers the Cognota Assist marketplace connecting companies to on-demand vetted L&D specialists such as instructional designers and CLOs.
Who founded Cognota?
Cognota was founded by Ryan Austin in 2015.
Who are Cognota's investors?
Cognota's investors include Houston Angel Network, BDC Capital Corporation, Blossom Street Ventures, Grotech Ventures, IDEA Fund Partners.
How much funding has Cognota raised?
Cognota has disclosed $4M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Cognota headquartered?
Cognota is headquartered in Toronto.