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Startup · United States

Cogent Security

HQ San FranciscoFounded 2024

Develops AI agents for investigating and resolving software vulnerabilities.

Startup
Website
Total raised
$42.0M
2 rounds
Last round
$42.0M
Series A · Feb 18, 2026
Systems
3

Funding2 rounds · $42.0M

Equity raised
$42.0M
Latest
$42.0MSeries A · Feb 18, 2026

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems3

Cogent

Software platform for vulnerability investigation, prioritization, and remediation workflows.

Maturity not rated

VR-1

a reasoning model that investigates enterprises like a skilled adversary

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

People2

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Hiring Observations10 observed listings

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Sources8

Profile1

  1. 1
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind

    “{"group": "startups", "id": "27d02ba0-be28-4a55-9664-2c6486902a27", "name": "Cogent Security"}”

Systems2

  1. 2
    CompanyCogent Security | Autonomous Vulnerability Response

    Cogent Security · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System

    “Cogent’s AI agents investigate and resolve vulnerabilities at machine speed before attackers can exploit them.”
  2. 3
    CompanyThe Cogent Platform | Unified AI Vulnerability Management

    Cogent Security · Supports System

    “# Vulnerability Management at the Speed of AI No human can handle vulnerabilities at the speed this era demands. Cogent's AI agents can, working like skilled security analysts, IT admins, and engineers reducing risk nonstop.”

Funding3

  1. 4
    CompanyCogent Security Raises $42M Series A

    Cogent Security · Feb 18, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “we've raised $42 million in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures, with continued support from Greylock Partners and Definition.”
  2. 5
    DatabaseCogent Security - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · country, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url

    “Seed Round”
  3. 6
    DatabaseCogent Security - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Funding round

    “Seed Round - Cogent Security”

People1

  1. 7
    DatabaseCogent Security - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url, Role

    “country: US”

Other1

  1. 8
    CompanyCogent Security public job board

    Supports Job posting

    “Director of Product Marketing”

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