# Cognichip funding: rounds and investors > Cognichip has raised $93M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Mayfield Fund, Lux Capital and FPV Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. AI Art & Design Semiconductors Raised 7 months ago Follow Cognichip and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fcognichip) Funding summary Updated 15 Nov 2026 **$93M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 3 sources **$33M** Seed **$60M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $60M Apr 2026 - **Led by:** Seligman Ventures - **Step-up i:** 1.8× - **Investors:** 6 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2026 **$33M** Seed **$60M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $33M - **Biggest round:** $60M - **Between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Series A **$60M** *3 new* *3 returning* [Seligman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures) Lead [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) [FPV Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fpv-ventures) [Lip-Bu Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lip-bu-tan) Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other - **May 2025** Seed **$33M** *3 new* [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [FPV Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fpv-ventures) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Cognichip's own website: 3 founders, 1 on the team. **Ehsan Kamalinejad** Co-founder **Faraj Aalaei** Founder **Simon Sabato** Co-founder - **Stelios Diamantidis** Chief Product Officer Advisers *Amin Saberi* *Ant van Rensburg* *Hassan Parsa* *Michael Sanie* *Peyman 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. **Seed** 2025 **Series A** 2026 [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [FPV Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fpv-ventures) [Seligman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures) L [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) [Lip-Bu Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lip-bu-tan) ## Everyone who backed them [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield) VC firm **2** rounds [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [FPV Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fpv-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Seligman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seligman-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) VC firm **1** round [Lip-Bu Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lip-bu-tan) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=cognichip). ## 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. [Candou Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/candou-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [NewBuild Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newbuild-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Global Catalyst Pa...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-catalyst-pa) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Cognichip ### 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. ### 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. ## Companies like Cognichip In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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