The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cognite: $450.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Cognite is a Norwegian industrial software company developing Cognite Data Fusion, an industrial data and AI platform for asset-heavy industries. Co-founded in 2016 by John Markus Lervik, the company raised $150M from TCV and was acquired for $3.1 billion, with annual revenue exceeding $170 million.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Co-founders
Product
Acquired for
Revenue
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- John Markus Lervik Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- John Markus Lervikno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Cognite.
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Recent coverage
Cognite in third-party press
Financial state
- Total funding
- $450.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Funding rounds (3)
Cognite’s 3 disclosed rounds, $450M in total, oldest to newest.
- Funding
$150M(reported)
- Funding
$150M(reported)
- Funding
$150M(reported)
Investors: Accel
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Cognite.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Cognite from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
L&T Technology Services Partners with Cognite to Advance Engineering Intelligence with Industrial AI
L&T Technology Services, a global leader in Engineering Intelligence Solutions & ER&D Consulting Services, announced its strategic partnership with Cognite, a global leader in…
Innoviz and Cogniteam Partner to Integrate LiDAR and AI Perception for Counter-Drone Applications
Israeli automotive-grade LiDAR sensor platform provider Innoviz has announced a partnership with AI-driven perception and autonomy software company Cogniteam Ltd to develop an…
Schneider to Buy Industrial AI Firm Cognite for $3.1 Billion
Schneider Electric SE agreed to buy Cognite in a $3.1 billion all-cash deal to expand its industrial data and AI software operations, part of an accelerating push to modernize…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/cognite.md
- RSS feed: /companies/cognite/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6ac0666f-a35f-43d3-b4d8-0c638f3ce2a3
- Revision history: /companies/cognite/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Cognite against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 7, 2026