Seed · AI
Cognee raises $7.5m seed to build AI agent memory
Pebblebed leads financing for structured memory infrastructure.
Cognee announced a $7.5 million seed round on February 19, 2026, led by Pebblebed. Participants included 42CAP, Vermilion Ventures and angel investors.
The Berlin-founded company will develop its cloud platform, edge-device engine and open-source memory tools. Its technology organises data into persistent, searchable graphs so AI agents can retain context across interactions.
Use of funds
Develop the managed cloud memory platform
Build an edge-device memory engine
Advance cognitive memory research and open-source integrations
Funding history
Seed · This round$7.5M
Pre-seed$1.5M