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Company overview

Cognitiv is the leading advanced performance partner, powered by deep learning. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology and data science since 2015 to more accurately predict consumer behavior and understand nuance, Cognitiv enables brands to connect with their customers in more precise, relevant, impactful moments at scale. Cognitiv’s Deep Learning Advertising Platform provides marketers with unprecedented flexibility, activating as a Dynamic Deal run through the DSP of your choice, as a managed service DSP, or through its industry-first ContextGPT product. Cognitiv is on a mission to bring intelligence to advertising.
Founded in 2015
170 employees (6 in marketing)
www.cognitiv.ai
78% recommend to a friend
56% positive business outlook

People

Founders and leadership

Aaron Andalman
Aaron Andalman
Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder
At the company for 11 years 4 months
Jeremy Fain
Jeremy Fain
CEO and Co-Founder
At the company for 11 years 5 months

Marketing leadership

Justine Frostad
Justine Frostad
Chief Marketing Officer
At the company for 6 years 10 months
Aileen Tobin
Aileen Tobin
Associate Director, Product Marketing
At the company for 1 year
Veerprit Belford
Veerprit Belford
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
At the company for 1 year 1 month
Margot Dayton
Margot Dayton
Director, Content & Brand
At the company for 5 years 1 month

Hiring contacts

Veerprit Belford
Veerprit Belford
Senior Director, Talent Acquisition
At the company for 1 year 1 month
Billie Weiss
Billie Weiss
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
At the company for 7 months

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

32 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Funding

Total funding

$5M

Last raise

$450K

Convertible Note, 7 years ago

Funding history

Mar 2019

Convertible Note Cognitiv · $450K

Mar 2018

Seed Round Cognitiv

Dec 2017

Convertible Note Cognitiv · $1.7M

Jul 2016

Convertible Note Cognitiv · $1.3M

Sep 2015

Angel Round Cognitiv · $1.5M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
12.8K
Month over month-25.5%
Quarter over quarter+103.4%
Top sourceDirect (48%)
Ad budget per month$0.0
Average search rank32.8
Traffic source mix
Direct
48%
Search
36.4%

News

WunderKIND Ads and Cognitiv Bring Power of ContextGPT Direct to Media Buyers
Nov 21, 2025 • MarTech Cube
ContextGPT Ignites Media Buying Revolution: Wunderkind and Cognitiv's AI Edge for BFCM Wins
Nov 19, 2025 • WebProNews
WunderKIND Ads and Cognitiv Bring the Power of ContextGPT Direct to Media Buyers
Nov 18, 2025 • ADWEEK

Links

www.cognitiv.aiLinkedInCrunchbaseX (Twitter)
Glassdoor

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Headcount +18.9% year over year
Social
7.2%
Referral
7%
Paid referral
1.2%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

10.2K

12-mo growth

+32.6%

Monthly growth

+5.8%

Salaries

Typical salary range

$100,000 – $115,000

/ yr

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Open positions32 open marketing positions

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Software Engineer, Backend

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Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

$130K/yr - $170K/yrAgencyFull-time
14 hrs ago
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Software Engineer, Backend

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Bellevue, WA (Hybrid)

$130K/yr - $170K/yrAgencyFull-time
14 hrs ago
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Senior Product Manager, Custom Algorithms

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San Mateo, CA (Hybrid)

$175K/yr - $210K/yrAgencyFull-time
15 hrs ago
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Senior Product Manager, Custom Algorithms

Cognitiv

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$175K/yr - $210K/yrAgencyFull-timeSenior level5+ years exp.
15 hrs ago
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Senior Product Manager, Custom Algorithms

Cognitiv

Bellevue, WA (Hybrid)

$175K/yr - $210K/yrAgencyFull-time
15 hrs ago
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Senior Product Manager, Custom Algorithms

Cognitiv

San Mateo, CA (Hybrid)

$175K/yr - $210K/yrAgencyFull-time
15 hrs ago
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Cognitiv insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded
2015
Headquarters
—
Employees
51-200
18.9% growth last 12mo
Marketing team
6
4% of company
13 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Overall company growth

Shows if the company is growing, flat, or shrinking.

Growing 18.9%
LinkedIn headcount is up 18.9% over the last 12 months.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result
Low risk
Seed-stage · Growing 18.9% last 12 months · More mature · Last funding 3+ years ago
Trend
2021-08-30 -> 2026-01-26
Headcount (12 months)
+18.9%
Last funding round
86 months ago
Negative news (120 days)
0
Risk score1/7

Website traffic

Shows traffic size, change, and traffic sources.

Monthly website visitors
12.8K
Month over month-25.5%
Quarter over quarter+103.4%
Top sourceDirect (48%)
Traffic source mix
Direct
48%
Search
36.4%

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result
87 competitor sites
Search traffic: 403 organic clicks / 0 paid clicks
Organic competitors
0
Paid competitors
0
Keyword change
+10
Ad budget per month
$0.0
Average search rank
32.8

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Job openings

Shows open jobs, growth, and role changes.

Main result
1 open jobs
Open jobs trend: —
Trend

Marketing team growth

Shows if the marketing team is growing, flat, or shrinking.

Unknown
We need LinkedIn role growth data for marketing-related functions.

Marketing leader strength

Shows how strong marketing leadership looks at company level.

Low
Marketing leadership appears more mid-level today. Typical leader time at company: 10.9 years.

Founder or CEO

Saved founder and CEO profiles.

Aaron Andalman
Aaron Andalman
Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder
Jeremy Fain
Jeremy Fain
CEO and Co-Founder
Marc Hudacsko
Marc Hudacsko
CTO, Co-Founder

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

6
4% of the company • 13 saved marketing people

Hiring manager

Shows saved hiring contacts for this job area.

Jason Pellegrino
Jason Pellegrino
SVP, People
Veerprit Belford
Veerprit Belford
Principal Talent Acquisition Partner

First hire or larger team

Shows if this looks like one hire or a bigger team.

Looks like larger team
Based on saved marketing team size: 6.

Glassdoor ratings

Shows saved Glassdoor ratings.

Glassdoor ratings
Overall rating
4.4 / 5
Work-life balance
3.9 / 5
Culture
4.1 / 5
Diversity & inclusion
3.9 / 5
Recommend to a friend
78%
Positive business outlook
56%

Funding

Shows saved funding data.

Total funding
$5M
Last raise
Convertible Note
7 years ago
Funding details
Amount raised
$5M
Last round
Convertible Note
Last fundraise
7 years ago

News

Shows saved company news.

WunderKIND Ads and Cognitiv Bring Power of ContextGPT Direct to Media Buyers
Nov 21, 2025 • MarTech Cube
ContextGPT Ignites Media Buying Revolution: Wunderkind and Cognitiv's AI Edge for BFCM Wins
Nov 19, 2025 • WebProNews
WunderKIND Ads and Cognitiv Bring the Power of ContextGPT Direct to Media Buyers
Nov 18, 2025 • ADWEEK

Marketing leadership

Shows saved marketing leaders.

Justine Frostad
Justine Frostad
Chief Marketing Officer
Mukul Yadav
Mukul Yadav
VP, Performance Strategy & Operations

CMO profiles

Shows saved CMO-level marketing leaders.

Justine Frostad
Justine Frostad
Chief Marketing Officer
Social
7.2%
Referral
7%
Paid referral
1.2%

Total followers

10.2K

12-mo growth

+32.6%

Monthly growth

+5.8%

2023-09-01 -> 2026-01-01
Open jobs growth
—
Biggest role change
—
Latest open role
Senior Account Executive, AdTech (Remote - SF)