Cognida.ai
Cognida.ai is an enterprise AI solutions provider founded in 2022 that helps North American businesses implement AI to improve operations and revenue. The company has 254 employees and raised $20M in a Series A round led by Nexus Venture Partners.
The growth story
Cognida.ai grew from 1 to 254 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $20M along the way, most recently a Series A in February 2025.
About
Cognida.ai sells AI implementation services and a platform called Zunō to enterprises in manufacturing, retail, financial services, healthcare, logistics, and technology. Its focus is on delivering measurable ROI through AI-driven operational improvements and revenue growth.
The company has grown to 254 employees since its 2022 founding and secured $20M in Series A funding in early 2025. Its rapid scaling suggests strong demand for its enterprise AI solutions in North America.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Cognida.ai's largest function with 112 employees, accounting for nearly half of its workforce. The company's leadership team is based in Sunnyvale, California, where it was founded in 2022.
The Cognida.ai org chart
Feroze Mohammed (Chief Executive Officer) leads 36 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 154 (+7% YoY), Information Technology 39 (+3% YoY), Business Development 10 (+25% YoY), Sales 7 (-22% YoY), Human Resources 7 (-12% YoY), Operations 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Cognida.ai's workforce is heavily sourced from IT services firms, with Hitachi Vantara being the top contributor (53 hires). Other major talent sources include Sierra Atlantic, Infosys, and Tata Consultancy Services. Employees tend to stay for a median of 2 years before moving on.
Most common previous employers of Cognida.ai staff: Hitachi Vantara (53), Sierra Atlantic (10), Infosys (8), Tata Consultancy Services (7), Amazon (6), Tech Mahindra (6). Former Cognida.ai employees most often moved to Oracle (3), Nisum (1), Clark Capital Management (1), Education (1), Sycurio (1), Hitachi Energy (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 63% direct, 25% search, 5% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Cognida.ai: Python (Programming Language) (133), SQL (99), Java (90), Artificial Intelligence (AI) (77), JavaScript (75), Machine Learning (74), C++ (70), C (Programming Language) (66).
Where the team actually sits
Cognida.ai people are concentrated in Telangana, India (116), Maharashtra, India (16), Karnataka, India (11), Greater Hyderabad Area (8). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Cognida.ai attracts about 85 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 0 ranking keywords and lost 0 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Cognida.ai has 254 employees as of September 2026.
Cognida.ai has raised $20M in total, most recently a Series A round in February 2025.
Cognida.ai was founded in 2022 by Gopalakrishna Kuppuswamy, Abid Mohammed, Pavan Tadepalli.
Feroze Mohammed (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Cognida.ai's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Cognida.ai staff are Hitachi Vantara (53 people), Sierra Atlantic (10 people), Infosys (8 people).
Former Cognida.ai employees most often move to Oracle (3), Nisum (1), Clark Capital Management (1).
Cognida.ai attracts about 85 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Cognida.ai staff are Python (Programming Language), SQL, Java, Artificial Intelligence (AI), JavaScript.
Cognida.ai staff are concentrated in Telangana, India (116), Maharashtra, India (16), Karnataka, India (11).
Cognida.ai has about 154 people in Engineering, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Cognida.ai has about 39 people in Information Technology, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 202 current and 101 former Cognida.ai profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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