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Sentenai

Cambridge, US · Founded 2016 · Delaware corporation · 5 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors

Sentenai provides a data analytics platform that combines historical data analysis, expert knowledge encoding, and real-time data fusion to help organizations make informed decisions and extract actionable intelligence across distributed data sources.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Founders & leadership

Sentenai was founded in 2016 by Brendan Conwell Kohler, Rohit Gupta, and Brendan Kohler.

BCBrendan Conwell Kohler
Brendan Conwell Kohlerin𝕏Co-founder & CTOBrendan Conwell Kohler is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Sentenai, a Boston-based data analytics platform company.
RGRohit Gupta
Rohit GuptainCo-founder and CEOHe previously founded Grid Sensor, served as Director at Techstars Boston and Payfone, worked as a venture capitalist at Opus Capital evaluating early-stage investments, and held engineering and project management roles at Accenture; he holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT.
BKBrendan Kohler
Brendan Kohlerin𝕏Co-founder & CTOBrendan Kohler is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Sentenai, a Boston-based company building autonomous data engineering solutions.

Board

RS
Reed SturtevantBoard director

Investors · 3

Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M
Founder CollectiveCambridge
Hyperplane Venture CapitalreportedBoston · $250K – $3M

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$1.8M disclosed across 1 round · 2016

▶$1.8MraisedJan 2016 · 14 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Brendan Conwell KohlerExecutive Officer, Director
  • Rohit GuptaExecutive Officer, Director
  • Reed SturtevantDirector
Amount sold
$1.8M
First sale
Jan 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2016
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 · 2

by search overlap
Siena4 shared keywordsSiena is an AI customer experience platform for consumer and ecommerce brands, providing AI agents that handle support, shopping recommendations, social media engagement, post-purchase workflows, and subscription management across customer channels. It also turns customer interactions into brand insights (voice-of-customer reporting) and offers agent-assist tools for human CX teams.
Myheritage3 shared keywordsMyHeritage operates an online genealogy service where users build family trees, search historical records, and connect with relatives. It also offers DNA testing to help people trace ancestry and identify biological relationships.

Companies competing with Sentenai for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Non-dilutive funding · 4 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
U.S. NavyNavyPhase I2023$140K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2021$900K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2021$49.7K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2020$73K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

Frequently asked questions

What does Sentenai do?
Sentenai provides a data analytics platform that combines historical data analysis, expert knowledge encoding, and real-time data fusion to help organizations make informed decisions and extract actionable intelligence across distributed data sources.
Who founded Sentenai?
Sentenai was founded by Brendan Conwell Kohler, Rohit Gupta, Brendan Kohler in 2016.
Who are Sentenai's investors?
Sentenai's investors include Flybridge Capital Partners, Founder Collective, Hyperplane Venture Capital.
How much funding has Sentenai raised?
Sentenai has disclosed $1.8M raised across 1 round.
Where is Sentenai headquartered?
Sentenai is headquartered in Cambridge, US.