# Deep Cogito

> San Francisco post-training lab building open-weight Cogito models and enterprise-owned specialized models — not Cogito Corp, the Boston contact-center coach.

## Why it is interesting

August 26, 2026: $43M Series A led by TQ Ventures, with Benchmark participating and Zscaler as customer plus strategic investor. Total funding more than $56 million. Valuation was not disclosed. Do not confuse with Cogito Corp (cogitocorp.com).

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series A — $43M (August 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $43M
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-28
- **Latest funding investors:** TQ Ventures, Benchmark, Nexus Venture Partners, Atreides Management, South Park Commons, Zscaler

## Key facts

- Aug 26, 2026: $43M Series A led by TQ Ventures; Benchmark participating (Business Wire / Quartz)
- Total funding >$56M (company); valuation not disclosed
- Zscaler named as customer and Series A strategic investor
- Not Cogito Corp (Boston contact-center AI)

## Funding history

- Series A · $43M · August 2026
  Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260826913379/en/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/benchmark

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-deep-cogito-43m-series-a-benchmark
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-27-28-investment-news-civilgrid-cogito-atoire
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-vc-news

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**Last updated:** August 28, 2026

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