# Recogni funding: rounds and investors > Recogni has raised $127M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include GreatPoint Ventures, Celesta Capital and BMW i Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/recogni (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. AI Automotive & EVs Big Data & Analytics Cloud Follow Recogni and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Frecogni) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$127M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources **$25M** Series A **$102M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $102M Nov 2024 - **Led by:** GreatPoint Ventures and Celesta Capital - **Step-up i:** 4.1× - **Investors:** 8 (2 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. 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 **$25M** Series A **$102M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $25M - **Biggest round:** $102M - **Between rounds:** 5.3 years [**Recogni** Artificial intelligence 1 / 9 Their pitch deck **Recogni's pitch deck, 9 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/recogni) ## The rounds - **Nov 2024** Round **$102M** *2 new* *1 returning* [GreatPoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greatpoint-ventures) Lead [Celesta Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/celesta-capital) Lead [Juniper Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/juniper-networks) Reported by TechStartups - **Jul 2019** Series A **$25M** *6 new* [GreatPoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greatpoint-ventures) Lead [BMW i Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bmw-i-ventures) [DNS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dns-capital) [Toyota AI Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ai-ventures) [Faurecia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/faurecia) Fluxunit Reported by FinSMEs ## Founders and team From Recogni's own website: 1 founder, 10 on the team. **Gilles Backhus** Co-Founder, VP of AI & Product - **Marc Bolitho** CEO - **Arun Vaidyanathan** VP of Silicon Engineering - **Korkut Alacam** VP of Hardware Engineering - **Luka Lukic** VP of Engineering - **Marc Wallner** VP Marketing and Comms - **Martin Juarez** VP of Operations - **Michael Manning** VP of Finance - **Nick Vitro** VP of Sales and Business Development - **Rhonda Wade** VP of Human Resources - **Shaba Abhiram** VP 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. **Series A** 2019 **Round** 2024 [GreatPoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greatpoint-ventures) L L [Celesta Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/celesta-capital) L [BMW i Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bmw-i-ventures) [Juniper Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/juniper-networks) [DNS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dns-capital) [Toyota AI Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ai-ventures) [Faurecia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/faurecia) Fluxunit ## Everyone who backed them [GreatPoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greatpoint-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 2 [Celesta Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/celesta-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [BMW i Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bmw-i-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Juniper Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/juniper-networks) Growth equity **1** round [DNS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dns-capital) Family office **1** round [Toyota AI Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ai-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Faurecia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/faurecia) VC firm **1** round Fluxunit no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=recogni). ## 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 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/banyan-ventures) VC firm Per 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. ## Companies like Recogni In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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