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Cognna

7742 King Abdulaziz Rd, Riyadh, Ar Riyad, 13337, Saudi Arabia

Overview

COGNNA delivers AI-led Cybersecurity as a Service through its "Nexus" platform, which blends AI, automation, and human expertise to offer proactive, predictive protection for enterprises and SMEs. The platform claims 200% faster threat detection and resolution, up to 50% lower security-operations costs, and enterprise-ready deployment in under 30 minutes. Branded as an “Agentic SOC,” Nexus is designed not just to respond to attacks but to anticipate them in real time. The leadership team comprises seasoned cybersecurity specialists from Fortune 500 companies and global technology firms. With new funding, COGNNA intends to advance its AI automation R&D, scale product, sales, and operations, and hire additional engineering and SOC talent. The company also plans to expand beyond the MENA region into global markets, positioning itself to compete internationally in the rapidly growing cybersecurity sector.

Total raised
$11M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Series A
Latest activity
Dec 2025

Industries

  • Cyber Security
  • Network Security
  • Software
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Recent funding

  1. Series A

    Dec 2025

    $9M

  2. Seed

    Nov 2023

    $2M

Team

  • Arafat Thabet

    Sales Manager

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  • Abdullah Baghuth

    Cyber Security Research

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  • Fares Aldehaiman

    Head of Partnerships and Channels

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  • Bisher Arafat

    Threat Detection Engineer

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