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Cognition

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 2023series bWebsite @cognition_labs
Composite score
80.7
rank #4 · risers

#4 Riser. 326 people and hiring.

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Head-to-headvs Datadogvs Oktavs Twilio
Headcount
326
0.0%
90d change
0.0%
Funding events (90d)
0
4 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$250M-$500M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$1.2M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
29.4%
high — churn risk
Average tenure
0.8 yrs
new hires — fast growth or churn
Time since last raise
11 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Cognition

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
111
+214%
Sales
24
+100%
Operations
21
+133%
Marketing
12
+500%
Finance
11
0%
Partnerships
8
+60%
Advisory
7
+250%
Human Resources
7
+133%
Other
18

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. TechCrunch3d ago
    Why Cognition bought Poke: AI personality is becoming a competitive advantage

    Cognition is the acquirer in this deal and central to the strategic integration story, though Poke is the acquisition subject.

Events

Funding · series c · $400M
11mo ago
Funding · series b · $300M
1y ago
Funding · series a · $175M
2y ago
Funding · series a · $21M
2y ago

Score history

2026-07-27
80.7
rank #4
2026-07-20
80.7
rank #4
2026-07-13
71.5
rank #3
2026-07-06
70.7
rank #3
2026-06-29
66.7
rank #4
2026-06-22
72.2
rank #7
2026-06-15
68.5
rank #9
2026-06-08
70.5
rank #8
2026-06-01
70.5
rank #8
2026-05-25
93.7
rank #4
2026-05-18
92.0
rank #4
2026-05-11
87.5
rank #3