Last updated 2026-06-18
- Went public on NASDAQ (CGNT), Feb 2021
- Acquired GroupSense for $4M, May 2025
- Raised $5M grant, Feb 2025
Total raised
$5.0M
Last: Grant 2025-02
Stage
Public
Founded
2020
Headcount
500+
HQ
Herzliya, Israel
Sector
Cyber Security
About
Cognyte develops security analytics software that provides governments and enterprises with actionable intelligence.
The company’s solutions accelerate security investigations in order to successfully identify, neutralize, and prevent threats before they unfold. Cognyte’s open software fuses, analyzes, and visualizes disparate data sets at scale to help security organizations find every needle in the haystack and transform data into actionable insights.
Funding history · 1 round · $5.0M total
2025-02
Grant
$5.0M
Q&A
- What was Cognyte's most recent funding round?
- In February 2025, Cognyte secured a Grant round totaling $5,000,000.
- When did Cognyte go public and on what exchange?
- Cognyte went public in February 2021 on NASDAQ under the ticker CGNT.
- What was Cognyte's most recent acquisition?
- In May 2025, Cognyte acquired GroupSense for $4,000,000.
- How many employees does Cognyte currently have?
- Cognyte has over 500 employees.
- What is Cognyte's primary business sector?
- Cognyte's primary sector is Cyber Security.
- What is the latest news regarding Cognyte's contracts with national security agencies?
- In April 2026, Cognyte secured a new 3-year subscription agreement valued at over $20 million with a long-standing EMEA customer, a national security agency.
- What is Cognyte's current market capitalization?
- Cognyte's market capitalization is $686,558,055.
- What new technology leadership appointment did Cognyte make recently?
- In March 2025, Cognyte appointed Ronny Lempel as.
- What was a significant contract renewal for Cognyte in September 2025?
- In September 2025, the National Security Agency renewed its annual contract with Cognyte for over $20 million.
- What was a notable strategic move by Cognyte's board in November 2024?
- In November 2024, Cognyte's Board of Directors authorized a $20 million share repurchase program.
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Cyber Security
Sub-sectors
Cyber SecuritySecurity Intelligence
Technologies
Platforms & InterfacesSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
Target customers
Enterprise & Professional ServicesEnterprisesGovernment & City
Business model
B2BB2G
Highlights
1 Patents
Tags
machine-learningenterprise-securityenterprisesartificial-intelligencecyber-securitydata-analyticsdata-visualizationgovernmententerprise-solutionsthreat-intelligencethreat-detection
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External links
| Website | cognyte.com/ |
|---|---|
| linkedin.com/company/3669 | |
| facebook.com/cognyte | |
| YouTube | youtube.com/channel/UCqIvlQRaVQ38kr03p5QTDWA |
| Crunchbase | crunchbase.com/organization/cognyte |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2020-5 |
|---|---|
| Employees (exact) | 1517 |
| Offices | Melville |
| Market cap | $686.6M |
| Status reason | Public on NASDAQ on Feb, 2021; |
Acquisitions & public offerings
| Acquired | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| GroupSense | 2025-05 | $4.0M |
| Type | Date | Exchange | Ticker | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02 | NASDAQ | CGNT |