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Who invested in Cognichip?
Cognichip's investors include Mayfield Fund, Lux Capital, FPV Ventures, Seligman Ventures and SBI Investment, and 1 more on record. Seligman Ventures led its latest round.
2026
$33MSeed$60MSeries A
United States · Series A startup
Who invested in Cognichip
2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Raised 7 months ago
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Funding summaryUpdated 15 Nov 2026
$93Mraised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 3 sources
$33MSeed$60MSeries A
- Latest round
- Series A, $60MApr 2026
- Led by
- Seligman Ventures
- Step-upi
- 1.8×
- Investors
- 6 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $33M May 2025
- Biggest round
- $60M Series A · Apr 2026
- Between rounds
- 11 months from the last two
The rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$60M3 new3 returning
Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other
- May 2025
Founders and team
From Cognichip's own website: 3 founders, 1 on the team.
Ehsan KamalinejadCo-founder
Faraj AalaeiFounder
Simon SabatoCo-founder
- Stelios DiamantidisChief Product Officer
AdvisersAmin SaberiAnt van RensburgHassan ParsaMichael SaniePeyman Esfahani
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Cognichip as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Cognichip
How much has Cognichip raised?
Cognichip has raised $93M across 2 rounds since 2025.
When did Cognichip last raise?
Cognichip's most recent round was a Series A of $60M in Apr 2026, led by Seligman Ventures.
What was Cognichip's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $60M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Cognichip first?
Cognichip's first round on record, in May 2025, was backed by Mayfield Fund, Lux Capital and FPV Ventures.
What stage is Cognichip at?
Cognichip's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2026.
Where is Cognichip based?
Cognichip is based in the United States.
Who led Cognichip's rounds?
Seligman Ventures led the Series A in 2026.
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