Agentic AI SOC platform for threat defense

Cognna, founded in 2022 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is an AI-driven startup developing autonomous security operations capabilities to alleviate analyst workload and accelerate threat response cycles. The company’s platform applies its proprietary Agentic Artificial Intelligence engine to transform traditional SecOps workflows — from detection through response — by automating alert triage, reducing manual investigation overhead, and identifying malicious patterns across large, disparate datasets.

Cognna has raised $9.2 million in a Series A co-led by Impact46 and BNVT Capital with participation from Vision Ventures and tali ventures. With a team of roughly 50 employees and growing traction, Cognna focuses on easing SOC bottlenecks caused by high alert volumes and slow resolution times, offering intelligent automation that supports discovery-to-response workflows within a unified platform.