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Cogitent Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 54 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ABlockchainCryptocurrency

Deploying now
12%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 54 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.6MRounds led0 of 54Sole investor12 roundsMostly inUnited States, 42%
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Cogitent Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 79% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $2.5M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
BlockchainCryptocurrency
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first54 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Sept
    RealGoVenture · AU$6.0MWith 1 other
  3. Mar
    MarsCat NetworkSeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  4. Jan
    Konnex WorldSeed · US$15MWith 1 other
  5. 2025

    5 rounds

  6. Oct
    ROBASeed · AE · TechStartups$300KWith 1 other
  7. Oct
    DeepSafeSeed$3.0MSole investor
  8. Jul
    Zypher NetworkVenture$7.0MWith 4 others
  9. Jul
    MetafideSeed · US$3.3MWith 3 others
  10. Jan
    NovastroSeed · SG$1.2MWith 1 other
  11. 2024

    26 rounds

  12. Dec
    SoarchainVenture · US$4.5MWith 2 others
  13. Dec
    AIxBlockPre-seed · US$550KSole investor
  14. Oct
    Pell NetworkPre-seed · GB · TechStartups$3.0MWith 14 others
  15. Sept
    Bool NetworkSeed · HK$2.0MSole investor
  16. Aug
    Quai NetworkVenture · CH$5.0MWith 4 others
  17. Aug
    CredbullSeed$5.2MWith 1 other
  18. Aug
    GenLayerSeed · US$7.5MWith 2 others
  19. Jul
    Monad PadSeed · NO$945KSole investor
  20. Jun
    STAGESeed · PT$2.4MSole investor
  21. Jun
    Elys NetworkSeed · SG$2.5MSole investor
  22. May
    CrestalPre-seed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  23. May
    MitosisSeed · US$7.0MWith 5 others
  24. May
    RunesFiSeed · US$400KSole investor
  25. May
    Satoshi ProtocolSeed$2.0MWith 1 other
  26. May
    Shadow WarSeries A · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  27. May
    Zaros FinanceSeed · PA$1.8MWith 1 other
  28. Apr
    BonusBlockSeed$2.3MWith 3 others
  29. Apr
    Zeko LabsPre-seed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  30. Apr
    BEVMVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 1 other
  31. Mar
    peaqDE · Firms' own news pages$15MWith 17 others
  32. Mar
    TEN (Obscuro Labs)Seed$9.0MWith 2 others
  33. Mar
    EntangleVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  34. Feb
    VELARSeed$3.5MWith 1 other
  35. Feb
    ExverseVenture$3.0MWith 1 other
  36. Feb
    MoongateSeed · HK$2.7MSole investor
  37. Jan
    KNN3 NetworkVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 2 others
  38. 2023

    14 rounds

  39. Dec
    EclipseFiSeed · US$1.9MWith 2 others
  40. Oct
    Arcadia FinanceSeed · BE$2.0MWith 3 others
  41. Aug
    Port3Seed · US$10MWith 3 others
  42. Aug
    Stroom NetworkSeed · UA$3.5MWith 2 others
  43. Aug
    D8XPre-seed$1.5MWith 1 other
  44. Jul
    PassageToken sale · CA$6.0MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration5 named

SMSayantan MitradirectoriCompany registersince 2022
SBShounak BaldirectoriCompany registersince 2022
AJAsif JamadardirectoriCompany registersince 2022
JAJosiah AustindirectoriCompany registersince 2022
KMKenneth Mc KnightdirectoriCompany registersince 2022

We also hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the UK company register, which it must file accurately by law

Companies House
13881148, since 2022

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

10 of 14 we have independently watched raise

AlephzeroAlgorandCentrifugeDecentralandDiscordDiscordFantomIlluviumOceanprotocolPolkadotChainInjectiveOasisprotocolQuant

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Cogitent Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Cogitent Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Cogitent Ventures

What does Cogitent Ventures invest in?

Cogitent Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (79% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.

How active is Cogitent Ventures?

54 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Cogitent Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: RealGo (Venture, Sept 2026), MarsCat Network (Seed, Mar 2026) and Konnex World (Seed, Jan 2026).

How big are Cogitent Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.6M.

Does Cogitent Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 54 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Cogitent Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (42%), Singapore (13%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

Is Cogitent Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Cogitent Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Big Brain Holdings (7 rounds together), MH Ventures (5 rounds together) and Animoca Brands (3 rounds together).

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