Cognito - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding

Q: Where is Cognito's headquarters?

Cognito is located in Walnut, California, United States.

Q: Who invested in Cognito?

Cognito has 9 investors including Y Combinator And Haystack.

Q: When was the last funding round for Cognito?

Cognito closed its last funding round on obfuscated from a Seed round.

Overview

Cognito

Total Funding

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About Cognito

CB Rank

3462865

Cognito develops an identity verification and compliance platform for businesses.

Acquired by

Plaid

Founded

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Private

Seed

Walnut, California, United States

11-50

cognitohq.com/

Fraud Detection

Identity Management

Information Technology

Risk Management

Funding Rounds

Seed

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Seed

OBF

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Seed

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Key People

John Backus: Co-Founder and CTO
Chris Morton: President and COO

Details

Legal Name

BlockScore, Inc.

Also Known As

Cognito

Operating Status

Closed

Company Type

For Profit

Founders

Alain Meier, Chris Morton, John Backus

About the Company

Cognito develops an identity verification and compliance platform for businesses. Its platform connects users' phone numbers with their traditional ID data like name, date of birth, address, and SSN to help verify user identities. Cognito was designed by developers, for developers so it addresses common API frustrations.

Contact Email

privacy@cognitohq.com

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Financials

Company Funding

Funding Rounds

Investors

Total Funding Amount

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed

Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

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Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Cognito	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed

Investors

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Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Partners
Y Combinator	—	Seed Round - Cognito	—
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Y Combinator	—	Seed Round - Cognito	—