Cognata raises $18.5M Series B round

Oct 17, 2018 · Funding · Cognata · Simulation

Cognata raised an $18.5 million Series B led by Scale Venture Partners to expand its autonomous-vehicle simulation platform business.

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  • Scale Venture Partners led the round, with Emerge, Maniv Mobility, Airbus Ventures and Global IoT Technology Ventures participating.
  • Cognata said the capital would grow engineering and expand commercial operations in the United States, Europe and Asia.
  • The company framed the round around simulation software for autonomous-vehicle development and validation.

Cognata develops simulation-first autonomy software and deployable autonomous-system capabilities. Its platform creates sensor-rich digital environments for training, testing and validating perception and decision software, while field systems extend the work into operational vehicles. The company supports automotive, defence, mining, agriculture and smart-city programmes across development and mission deployment.