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Who invested in Recogni

2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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 summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026

$127Mraised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

$25MSeries A$102MRound
Latest round
Round, $102MNov 2024
Led by
GreatPoint Ventures and Celesta Capital
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Investors
8 (2 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20202021202220232024
$25MSeries A$102MRound
First round
Series A, $25M
Jul 2019
Biggest round
$102M
Round · Nov 2024
Between rounds
5.3 years
from the last two
RecogniArtificial intelligence1 / 9Their pitch deckRecogni's pitch deck, 9 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Nov 2024
    Round$102M2 new1 returning

    Reported by TechStartups

  2. Jul 2019

Founders and team

From Recogni's own website: 1 founder, 10 on the team.

Gilles BackhusCo-Founder, VP of AI & Product
  • Marc BolithoCEO
  • Arun VaidyanathanVP of Silicon Engineering
  • Korkut AlacamVP of Hardware Engineering
  • Luka LukicVP of Engineering
  • Marc WallnerVP Marketing and Comms
  • Martin JuarezVP of Operations
  • Michael ManningVP of Finance
  • Nick VitroVP of Sales and Business Development
  • Rhonda WadeVP of Human Resources
  • Shaba AbhiramVP of Software Engineering

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

GreatPoint VenturesVC firm2rounds, led 2
Celesta CapitalVC firm1round, led 1
BMW i VenturesCorporate VC1round
Juniper NetworksGrowth equity1round
DNS CapitalFamily office1round
Toyota AI VenturesVC firm1round
FaureciaVC firm1round
Fluxunitno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Recogni as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Banyan VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Recogni

Who invested in Recogni?

Recogni's investors include GreatPoint Ventures, Celesta Capital, BMW i Ventures, Juniper Networks and DNS Capital, and 3 more on record. GreatPoint Ventures led its latest round.

How much has Recogni raised?

Recogni has raised $127M across 2 rounds since 2019.

When did Recogni last raise?

Recogni's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $102M in Nov 2024, led by GreatPoint Ventures.

What was Recogni's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $102M in Nov 2024, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Recogni first?

Recogni's first round on record, in Jul 2019, was backed by GreatPoint Ventures, BMW i Ventures and DNS Capital and 3 others.

What stage is Recogni at?

Recogni's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2024.

Where is Recogni based?

Recogni is based in the United States.

Who led Recogni's rounds?

GreatPoint Ventures led the Series A in 2019.

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