Cognigy is an enterprise-grade conversational AI and contact center automation platform that enables organizations to deploy intelligent digital agents for customer service across voice and digital channels. The company leverages generative AI, real-time memory, and integrated tools to deliver hyper-personalized customer experiences while handling complex, multi-step workflows. Cognigy serves enterprise customers including Lufthansa Group, Bosch, BioNTech, and Toyota.
Cognigy has been acquired
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Founded
2016
Employees
300–330
Total Funding
$166.62M
5 rounds
Total raised $166.62M across 5 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
Series C
Date
June 11, 2024
Amount
$100M
Valuation
—
Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2024 | Series C | $100M | — | Eurazeo |
| March 23, 2022 | Series B Extension | $15M | — | DTCP |
| June 2, 2021 | Series B | $44M | — | Insight Partners |
Philipp Heltewig
Chief AI Officer (post-acquisition) / CEO & Co-Founder (pre-acquisition)
Sascha Poggemann
Co-Founder
Benjamin Mayr
Co-Founder
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