# Cognition funding: rounds and investors > Cognition has raised $3.0B across 2 rounds since 2026. Investors include General Catalyst, 8VC and Lux Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/cognition (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Cognition* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 28 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 Engineering Robotics Software Raised 2 months ago Valuation: $2.0B, Oct 2024 Follow Cognition and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fcognition) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$3.0B** raised across 2 rounds since 2026, from 6 sources **$1.0B** Growth **$2.0B** Series E - **Latest round:** Series E, $2.0B Sept 2026 - **Led by:** Andreessen Horowitz and Accel - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 28 (5 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. 2027 **$1.0B** Growth **$2.0B** Series E - **First round:** Growth, $1.0B - **Biggest round:** $2.0B - **Between rounds:** 3 months ## The rounds - **Sept 2026** Series E **$2.0B** *13 new* *6 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) Lead [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) Lead [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) [Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer) [Avenir](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avenir) [DST](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst) [Bond Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond-capital) Reported by TechCrunch and 2 others - **May 2026** Growth **$1.0B** *15 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) Lead [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) Lead [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) Lead [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) [Ribbit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ribbit-capital) [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) [Avenir](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avenir) [Definition](https://millionrounds.com/fund/definition-capital) [Alpha Wave](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave) [Atreides](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atreides) [Layer Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/layer-global) [Omri Casspi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omri-casspi) Reported by TechCrunch and 2 others ## 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. **Growth** 2026 **Series E** 2026 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) L [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) L [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) L [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) [Avenir](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avenir) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) L [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) L [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) ## Everyone who backed them [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Avenir](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avenir) VC firm **2** rounds [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **1** round [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) VC firm **1** round [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) VC firm **1** round [Soma Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/soma-capital) VC firm **1** round [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **1** round [Ribbit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ribbit-capital) VC firm **1** round [T. Rowe Price](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-rowe-price) Private equity **1** round [Elad Gil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elad-gil) VC firm **1** round [Altimeter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altimeter-capital) VC firm **1** round [Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer) VC firm **1** round [Vitruvian Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vitruvian-partners) VC firm **1** round [DST](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst) Growth equity **1** round [Definition](https://millionrounds.com/fund/definition-capital) VC firm **1** round [Alpha Wave](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave) Private equity **1** round [Atreides](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atreides) Private equity **1** round [Layer Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/layer-global) VC firm **1** round [Bond Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond-capital) Hedge fund **1** round [Omri Casspi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omri-casspi) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=cognition). ## Quick answers about Cognition ### Who invested in Cognition? Cognition's investors include General Catalyst, 8VC, Lux Capital, Founders Fund and Bain Capital Ventures, and 23 more on record. Andreessen Horowitz led its latest round. ### How much has Cognition raised? Cognition has raised $3.0B across 2 rounds since 2026. ### When did Cognition last raise? Cognition's most recent round was a Series E of $2.0B in Sept 2026, led by Andreessen Horowitz. ### What was Cognition's biggest round? Its most recent round, $2.0B in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Cognition first? Cognition's first round on record, in May 2026, was backed by General Catalyst, 8VC and Lux Capital and 12 others. ### What stage is Cognition at? Cognition's latest named round is a Series E, in Sept 2026. ### Where is Cognition based? Cognition is based in the United States. ### Who led Cognition's rounds? General Catalyst led the Growth in 2026; Andreessen Horowitz led the Series E in 2026. ## Companies like Cognition In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Laza Medical** $160M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/laza-medical)[**Journify** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)[**Nooks** $543M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nooks)[**Agrani Labs** $123M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/agrani-labs)[**Guava** $13M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app