Company
Every published round Cognizant took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies Cognizant has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Cognizant, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Cognizant has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Cognizant did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Cognizant is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Cognizant acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servian | Acquisition | Jan 2021 | - | ARN (ARNnet) (Fri 22 Jul 2022), ARN (ARNnet) (Tue 26 Jan 2021) |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Humphries | CEO | ARN (ARNnet) |
Stories naming Cognizant. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Google Cloud has committed US$750 million to a new partner fund for agentic AI resources and incentives, unveiled at Cloud Next; the piece also recalls Google's March acquisition of security firm Wiz.
Saasguru, an edtech platform for cloud skills training, raised a $4 million AUD seed round led by Square Peg Capital; founders previously sold SaaSfocus to Cognizant.
Cognizant's January purchase of Sydney data analytics consultancy Servian illustrates global IT services firms' appetite for Australian and New Zealand acquisitions, with analysts pointing to continued merger and acquisition activity across the region.
Also ARN (ARNnet)
Cognizant has agreed to buy cloud consulting firm Contino for an undisclosed sum, aiming to strengthen its cloud services, with the deal expected to complete in late 2019 pending approvals.