Tech Company Financing Transactions

Cognoa Funding Round

Cognoa closed a $11.6 million funding round on 3/29/2017. Backers included Morningside Group.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/29/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$11,600,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Morningside Group (Isaac Cheng)

Proceeds Purpose
The new funding, provided by existing investor Morningside, is being used to advance Cognoa's machine-learning-based technology; support additional clinical validation and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submissions and approvals process; and expand commercialization with employers, payers and clinicians.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Healthcare Services
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
Palo Alto, CA 94302
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Cognoa is a consumer healthcare company that's changing how parents assess and support their child's development. Already one of the largest screeners of children's development, Cognoa gives parents peace of mind by identifying where a child is on track and what parents can do to help the child improve.
Profile
Cognoa LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Cognoa Company Twitter Account
Company News
Cognoa News
Facebook
Cognoa on Facebook
YouTube
Cognoa on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Brent Vaughan
  Brent Vaughan LinkedIn Profile  Brent Vaughan Twitter Account  Brent Vaughan News  Brent Vaughan on Facebook
Chief Medical Officer
Sharief Taraman
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Chief Technical Officer
Craig Hughes
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Founder
Dennis Wall
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Vice President
Halim Abbas
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