Cogito Capital
About
Cogito Capital Partners is a Warsaw- and New York-based growth-stage venture firm founded in 2019 by Sylwester Janik (formerly a senior partner at MCI Capital) and Martin Jasinski. It backs later- and early-growth-stage B2B technology companies with Central and Eastern European roots that are scaling globally, with a particular emphasis on US expansion, addressing the Series B+ equity gap for European scale-ups (typically €5–10M+ ARR) across enterprise software, fintech and healthtech.
Cogito has raised two funds: Cogito Fund I (2019, ~€61M, anchored by the EIF and PFR) and Cogito Fund II (target €125M, first close €90M+ in 2024, with EBRD, IFC and BGK among LPs), writing cheques of €5–15M. Its portfolio spans companies including Preply (language-learning unicorn), Allica Bank (UK SME-bank unicorn), Katana (Estonian cloud ERP, Series B led by Cogito), Nomagic, Finom and Alcatraz AI. Fund I also produced a landmark exit when Applica.AI was acquired by Snowflake in 2022.
Portfolio 10
- Preply Startup · Kyiv
- Allica Bank Startup · London
- Katana Startup · Tallinn
- Nomagic Startup · Warsaw
- Finom Startup · Amsterdam
- Uncapped Startup · London
- SKY ENGINE AI Startup · Warsaw
- Ramp Network Startup · Warsaw
- HomeDoctor Startup · Warsaw
- alcatraz-ai Not in the directory
Co-investors 4
- Northzone Venture Capital · London
- Atomico Venture Capital · London
- Movens Capital Venture Capital · Warsaw
- Manta Ray VC Venture Capital · Warsaw
Team 2
- Martin Jasinski Person · New York Co-founder & Managing Partner
- Sylwester Janik Person · Warsaw Co-founder & Managing Partner
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Recent news
- BGK invests €15M in Cogito Fund II at second close 2026-01-28 · Biznes PAP
- Katana extends Series B with Cogito Capital as lead, joined by Benchmark's Peter Fenton 2025-10-02 · BusinessWire