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Cognito Therapeutics: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Cognito Therapeutics is a company that specializes in neurotechnology and is currently at the clinical stage. Its main aim is to develop pharmaceutical methods to treat neurodegenerative illnesses. The company's neuromodulation platform, which was created by scientific founders Li-Huei Tsai and Ed Boyden, is non-invasive. Their primary therapy is presently undergoing a significant study for Alzheimer's Disease and has been given FDA designation as a Breakthrough Device.

www.cognitotx.com LinkedIn Cambridge, United States 11-50 employees
Biotechnology Health Care Health Diagnostics Medical Device Therapeutics B2B
Total raised
$178M
Rounds
2
Latest
Series C
Mar 2026

Cognito Therapeutics has raised $178M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Series C of $105M announced in Mar 2026.

That round is above the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Cognito Therapeutics Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$178M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Series C
$105M in Mar 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Cambridge, United States

Latest funding round on record: Mar 2026.

Cognito Therapeutics Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series C
$105M
Series B
$73.0M

Cognito Therapeutics raised $73.0M in a Series B announced in Mar 2023.

3 years later, a Series C of $105M was announced in Mar 2026.

Cognito Therapeutics Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Christian Howell
Founder
Locked
Brent Vaughan
CEO

Contact details for the Cognito Therapeutics team: 1 of 2 have an email address on file, 1 has a LinkedIn profile.

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Cognito Therapeutics Funding Compared to Other Biotechnology Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
4,182
$8.0M
29,795
$7.5M
1,822
$58M

Cognito Therapeutics' latest round of $105M is above the median round in Biotechnology. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Cognito Therapeutics Funding FAQs

What does Cognito Therapeutics do?

Cognito Therapeutics is a company that specializes in neurotechnology and is currently at the clinical stage. Its main aim is to develop pharmaceutical methods to treat neurodegenerative illnesses. The company's neuromodulation platform, which was created by scientific founders Li-Huei Tsai and Ed Boyden, is non-invasive. Their primary therapy is presently undergoing a significant study for Alzheimer's Disease and has been given FDA designation as a Breakthrough Device.

How much funding has Cognito Therapeutics raised?

Cognito Therapeutics has raised $178M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is a Series C of $105M announced in Mar 2026.

When did Cognito Therapeutics last raise funding?

Cognito Therapeutics' most recent funding round on record is a Series C of $105M, announced in Mar 2026.

Who founded Cognito Therapeutics?

FundedIQ lists Christian Howell (Founder) at Cognito Therapeutics.

Who is the CEO of Cognito Therapeutics?

Brent Vaughan is listed as CEO at Cognito Therapeutics.

Where is Cognito Therapeutics headquartered?

Cognito Therapeutics is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

How many employees does Cognito Therapeutics have?

Cognito Therapeutics is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Cognito Therapeutics' funding compare to other Biotechnology startups?

Cognito Therapeutics' latest round of $105M is above the $8.0M median round size for Biotechnology companies on FundedIQ across 4,182 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Cognito Therapeutics Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Cognito Therapeutics is left off this page rather than filled in.

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