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 14
| Date | Title | Description |
| 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 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 01.03.2023 | Cognota and Schoox Partner to Help Organizations Maximize the Business Value of Training | “We’re thrilled to partner with Cognota and provide customers with the ability to make better, data-informed decisions.” — Lefteris Ntouanoglou, CEO, Schoox AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB) March 01, 2023 Learning management and talent development sof... |
| 13.01.2023 | Cognota Receives Funding from FedDev Ontario to Further Develop LearnOps(R) Technology | TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2023 / Cognota, a software company focused on developing the LearnOps® category and powering operations for Learning and Development (L&D) Teams with its technology, has received a repayable invest... |
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