# Cognota funding: rounds and investors

> Cognota has raised $4.5M across 1 round since 2023. Investors include BDC Capital, Ripple and DMZ. Every round with its source.

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

Canada · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Cognota*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Collaboration Tools

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$4.5M** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $4.5M Sept 2023
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Sept 2023** Series A **$4.5M** [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) [Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple) [DMZ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dmz-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Cognota's own website: 1 founder, 6 on the team.

**Ryan Austin** Chief Executive Officer & Founder

- **Beth Gantz** Chief Revenue Officer & Acting COO
- **James Spere** Chief Product Technology Officer
- **Rebecca McDougall** VP of Customer Success & Education
- **Alan Todd** Executive Chair
- **Andrew Grocholski** Director of Strategic Alliances
- **Matt Ball** Principal Data Scientist

Advisers *Debbie Richards*

## Everyone who backed them

[BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple) Investment firm **1** round

[DMZ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dmz-ventures) Accelerator **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=cognota).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Cognota 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.

[Grotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grotech-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Blossom Street Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blossom-street-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[MaRS Discovery District](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mars-discovery-district) Investment firm Per its own site

[Ripple Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple-ventures-2) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Cognota

### Who invested in Cognota?

Cognota's investors include BDC Capital, Ripple and DMZ.

### How much has Cognota raised?

Cognota has raised $4.5M across 1 round since 2023.

### When did Cognota last raise?

Cognota's most recent round was a Series A of $4.5M in Sept 2023.

### What was Cognota's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $4.5M in Sept 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Cognota first?

Cognota's first round on record, in Sept 2023, was backed by BDC Capital, Ripple and DMZ.

### What stage is Cognota at?

Cognota's latest named round is a Series A, in Sept 2023.

### Where is Cognota based?

Cognota is based in Canada.

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In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

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