# Cognii funding: rounds and investors

> Cognii has raised $918K across 3 rounds since 2013. Investors include National Science Foundation and LearnLaunchX. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/cognii (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Cognii*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$918K** raised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources

**$18K** Seed **$100K** Debt **$800K** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $800K Sept 2018
- **Step-up i:** 8×
- **Investors:** 2

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.

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

**$18K** Seed

**$100K** Debt

**$800K** Grant

- **First round:** Seed, $18K
- **Biggest round:** $800K
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 4 years

## The rounds

- **Sept 2018** Grant **$800K** *1 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded
- **Aug 2014** Debt **$100K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $100K sold, first sale Aug 2014
- **Jun 2013** Seed **$18K** *1 new* [LearnLaunchX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learnlaunchx) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

- **Dharmendra Kanejiya** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Eileen Rudden* *Jefferson Flanders*

## 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** 2013 **Debt** 2014 **Grant** 2018 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [LearnLaunchX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learnlaunchx)

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

[LearnLaunchX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learnlaunchx) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Cognii

### Who invested in Cognii?

Cognii's investors include National Science Foundation and LearnLaunchX.

### How much has Cognii raised?

Cognii has raised $918K across 3 rounds since 2013.

### When did Cognii last raise?

Cognii's most recent round was a Grant of $800K in Sept 2018.

### What was Cognii's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $800K in Sept 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Cognii first?

Cognii's first round on record, in Jun 2013, was backed by LearnLaunchX.

### What stage is Cognii at?

Cognii's latest named round is a Grant, in Sept 2018.

### Where is Cognii based?

Cognii is based in the United States.

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