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Ottogrid

Ottogrid is an enterprise SaaS AI company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It raised a C$2M seed round in May 2023 led by GV. It was acquired by Cohere in May 2025.

AI-powered enterprise market research automation (native table interface with document analysis); formerly Cognosys.

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Founded
2023
HQ
Vancouver, BC
Category
Enterprise SaaS AI
Status
Acquired by Cohere
Disclosed raised
C$2M

Funding history

RoundDateAmountInvestors
SeedMay 26, 2023 C$2MGV (lead); Untapped VC. C$2M seed raised under the Cognosys name, announced May 26 2023; led by Sangeen Zeb at GV with Untapped VC and angels Guillermo Rauch, Amjad Masad, Aidan Gomez, Ivan Zhang and Yohei Nakajima (no angel rows). Closing date not disclosed.

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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