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Meet Cognida

Cognida builds and operates AI systems for enterprises and helps AI developers train and evaluate models. Its engineers work alongside customer teams to connect models with business data, software and approval processes. Its Zunō platform provides tools for evaluating, deploying and monitoring AI applications. Its Automate product helps finance teams review contracts, process invoices and match purchase orders while retaining an audit trail. Customers include garage door manufacturer Clopay and healthcare services firm The Phia Group. Across its projects, Cognida has applied AI to tasks such as generating quotes from customer requests, forecasting inventory and identifying customers at risk of leaving.View more

Cognida builds and operates AI systems for enterprises and helps AI developers train and evaluate models. Its engineers work alongside customer teams to connect models with business data, software and approval processes. Its Zunō platform provides tools for evaluating, deploying and monitoring AI applications. Its Automate product helps finance teams review contracts, process invoices and match purchase orders while retaining an audit trail. Customers include garage door manufacturer Clopay and healthcare services firm The Phia Group. Across its projects, Cognida has applied AI to tasks such as generating quotes from customer requests, forecasting inventory and identifying customers at risk of leaving.

Founded
2021
Company size
201–500 employees
Company stage
Series A
Headquarters
Sunnyvale, USA

Why work here

Engineers at Cognida work alongside customer teams and stay involved after deployment, so they can see how a model performs when people rely on it to quote a job, review a contract or approve an invoice. Cognida reports 72 customers worldwide and more than 85 AI solutions in production. Its work spans model evaluation, data engineering and application development. Its internal academy offers hands-on training and on-the-job learning.Read more

Engineers at Cognida work alongside customer teams and stay involved after deployment, so they can see how a model performs when people rely on it to quote a job, review a contract or approve an invoice. Cognida reports 72 customers worldwide and more than 85 AI solutions in production. Its work spans model evaluation, data engineering and application development. Its internal academy offers hands-on training and on-the-job learning.

Industry
Enterprise AI and Data Engineering
Open jobs
9 open jobs

Tech stack

Python

Programming language

Databricks

Data engineering and analytics

Databricks Unity Catalog

Data governance

Google Cloud

Cloud infrastructure

Claude

Large language models

Qlik

Business intelligence and data integration

Playwright

Test automation

Key people

8 people
Feroze MohammedFounder and Chief Executive OfficerView bio

Mohammed founded Cognida to help businesses put AI into everyday use and serves as CEO. He previously led the Digital Solutions business at Hitachi Vantara and worked on product development and enterprise systems integration at Sierra Atlantic. He holds a Master of Computer Applications from the University of Hyderabad.

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Gopalakrishna KuppuswamyCo-founderView bio

Kuppuswamy co-founded Cognida and designed its Zunō platform. As Chief Innovation Officer, he leads technology development for enterprise AI applications. He previously served as a vice president at Hitachi Vantara.

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Abid MohammedCo-founderView bio

Mohammed is a technology co-founder and software architect with experience in product engineering and digital systems at Hitachi Vantara. His work at Cognida includes Codien, an AI tool that converts older automated tests to Playwright and helps engineers write new ones.

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Deb AcharyaCo-founderView bio

Acharya co-founded Cognida and leads its global AI solutions and consulting practice, working with enterprise customers on how to apply AI to their operations. He previously worked at Hitachi Vantara.

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Pavan TadepalliCo-founderView bio

Tadepalli is a co-founder and Chief Customer Officer. Before Cognida, he led Hitachi Vantara’s global Digital Enterprise practice as a senior vice president. His earlier roles included leading enterprise applications at Hitachi Consulting and global delivery at Sierra Atlantic.

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Hitesh SanghaviChief Operating OfficerView bio

Sanghavi oversees Cognida’s operations. His background includes finance and operations at Sierra Atlantic, and he works with Cognida employees on professional development through leadership discussions.

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Sumesh BalakrishnanChief Financial OfficerView bio

A member of Cognida’s founding team, Balakrishnan oversees finance, legal affairs and investor relations. He previously led Asia-Pacific finance at Hitachi Consulting. He is a chartered accountant and holds an MBA from the National University of Singapore.

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Mohandeep SinghChief Business OfficerView bio

Singh leads sales, marketing, partnerships and growth within existing accounts. Before joining Cognida in 2026, he led new-business sales on the US West Coast for Hexaware Technologies and held enterprise sales leadership roles at HCL America.

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Latest company news

3 stories

Cognida appoints Mohandeep Singh as Chief Business Officer

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Singh joined to lead sales, marketing and account growth and to develop partnerships for Cognida’s enterprise AI business.

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Cognida acquires the Automate accounting platform from Within

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Cognida acquired Automate and its team from Within, formerly Klarity. Automate continues as a distinct product for revenue accounting, contract review, invoice processing and purchase-order matching.

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Cognida partners with Klarity to map business processes for AI deployments

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Cognida announced plans to use Klarity’s platform to document how work gets done at client companies. Its engineers would use that information when designing and deploying AI systems.

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Jobs at Cognida

9 open roles
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