Cognota (formerly Synapse) is the first & only operations platform for corporate Learning and Develo
Location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $12.75M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | CEAS Inves... | ceasinvest... |
| 06.05.2022 | Differenti... | differenti... |
| - | DMZ | dmz.toront... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 10.03.2026 | Series B | $5.75M | - |
| 27.09.2023 | - | $5.5M | - |
| 20.08.2020 | Seed | $1.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 16
| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.08.2026 | Cognota Appoints Beth Gantz as Chief Revenue Officer and James Spere as Chief Product Technology Officer | Tech veterans join Cognota to lead go-to-market strategy and revenue growth and product development for the LearnOps category leader. TORONTO, CANADA, August 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Cognota, the market leader in Learning Operations (... |
| 25.06.2026 | Cognota Acquires Learnexus, the AI-Powered Marketplace for L&D Capacity and Execution | Ryan Austin, Cognota CEO, presenting the Cognota LearnOps Framework Cristina Mendonca, Pete Enestrom, and Serafim Mendonca of Learnexus Cognota team demoing to excited audience at DevLearn Everyone is betting on AI to improve productivity a... |
| 10.03.2026 | Cognota Raises $5.75M Series B to Lead Agentic Operations for Enterprise Learning | Learning teams don’t fail because they lack strategy...it's because work gets approved without a realistic view of capacity. This intelligence layer governs execution before things break.” — Ryan Austin TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, March 10, 2... |
| 27.10.2025 | Cognota and Administrate Partner to Deliver a Unified Solution Through LearnOps® and Training Management | Partnership fills multiple market needs identified in recent 2025 Brandon Hall Group research brief. This partnership makes boundaries clear and outcomes stronger. L&D gets frictionless learning operations and world-class training manag... |
| 07.08.2024 | StartEd and Teachers College, Columbia University Partner to Host Tenth-Annual EDTECH WEEK Festival on October 8-10, 2024 in New York City | The festival brings together 1,000 stakeholders who are addressing the most pressing challenges in education and the workforce. NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- StartEd and Teachers College, Columbia University are proud to pres... |
| 12.01.2024 | Cognota Awarded on the Forbes Canada’s Best Startup Employers 2024 List | Being acknowledged by Forbes is a testament to our team’s dedication and a clear reflection of the collaborative, dynamic culture we've fostered.” — Ryan Austin, CEO at Cognota TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, January 12, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -... |
| 27.09.2023 | LearnOps startup Cognota lands $5.5M early-stage funding round to boost corporate learning Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE. One-click below supports our... | Canadian corporate development software startup Cognota Inc. has closed on a $5.5 million early-stage round of funding. Today’s Series A round was led by Grotech Ventures and saw participation from IDEA Fund Partners, BDC Capital, Generatio... |
| 27.09.2023 | LearnOps platform Cognota raises $5.5 million | It brings workflows from disparate systems into one platform so L&D teams can show their value Corporate learning and development teams have been lagging behind other other business functions: while sales teams, revenue teams, and devel... |
| 27.09.2023 | Cognota: LearnOps Platform Closes $5.5 Million In Funding | Cognota (formerly Synapse) – a LearnOps platform that facilitates corporate learning and development teams to manage end-to-end operations and measure ROI – announced today the closing of $5.5 million USD in Series A funding. This funding r... |
| 01.06.2023 | Cognota Introduces SideKick, a New Conversational AI Assistant for Enhanced LearnOps Insights | Instant Insights: Access critical data in real-time, generate actionable insights, and improve L&D operational efficiency with your AI assistant, SideKick. You can ask SideKick for critical data in real-time and it instantly produces th... |
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