Cognitive Credit
Cognitive Credit provides credit risk modeling and analytics software for institutional investors. The 50-person London firm raised $18M in a September 2024 Series B with backing from Fitch Group and ETF investors.
The growth story
Cognitive Credit grew from 19 to 50 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $18M along the way, most recently a Series B in September 2024.
About
The company sells automated credit risk models that update within minutes of earnings releases, aimed at hedge funds and asset managers. Its tools help investors analyze corporate debt faster by standardizing credit metrics across issuers.
Founded in 2017, Cognitive Credit has grown to 50 employees with backing from financial data incumbents like Fitch and trading firms like XTX Ventures. Its Series B suggests expansion after establishing product-market fit in credit analytics.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 11 staff, reflecting the product's data-intensive nature. Leadership likely combines financial expertise (given investor backing from credit specialists) with technical talent to build analytical models.
The Cognitive Credit org chart
Robert Slater (CEO and Founder) leads 18 mapped leaders with 5 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 14 (+17% YoY), Finance 11 (-8% YoY), Information Technology 8 (-11% YoY), Sales 6 (+20% YoY), Business Development 5 (0% YoY), Customer Success and Support 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
The team draws heavily from bulge-bracket banks like Citi (5 hires) and professional services firms. Alumni have moved to quant trading shops like Balyasny and fintech startups, with median tenure of 3 years suggesting steady turnover.
Most common previous employers of Cognitive Credit staff: Citi (5), Deloitte (3), CreditSights (2), Deutsche Bank (2), EY (2), PwC (2). Former Cognitive Credit employees most often moved to weitzmanGTM (1), 10Duke (1), Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (1), Atombit (1), Pico (1), Macabacus (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Cognitive Credit: Microsoft Excel (15), Research Skills (14), Financial Analysis (14), Project Management (13), Teamwork (12), Microsoft Office (12), Microsoft PowerPoint (11), Finance (10).
Where the team actually sits
Cognitive Credit people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (22), United Kingdom (8), London Area, United Kingdom (2), New York City Metropolitan Area (2).
Search footprint
Cognitive Credit attracts about 17 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 7 ranking keywords and lost 8 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Cognitive Credit has 50 employees as of September 2026.
Cognitive Credit has raised $18M in total, most recently a Series B round in September 2024.
Cognitive Credit was founded in 2017 by Robert Slater.
Robert Slater (CEO and Founder) sits at the top of Cognitive Credit's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Cognitive Credit staff are Citi (5 people), Deloitte (3 people), CreditSights (2 people).
Former Cognitive Credit employees most often move to weitzmanGTM (1), 10Duke (1), Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (1).
Cognitive Credit attracts about 17 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Cognitive Credit staff are Microsoft Excel, Research Skills, Financial Analysis, Project Management, Teamwork.
Cognitive Credit staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (22), United Kingdom (8), London Area, United Kingdom (2).
Cognitive Credit has about 14 people in Engineering, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Cognitive Credit has about 11 people in Finance, down 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 42 current and 32 former Cognitive Credit profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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