# Archie Ravishankar

> Archie Ravishankar is the New York-based founder and CEO of Cogni and a C4ADS board member. Raised in Australia, he previously worked in technology and real-estate investment before building a lifestyle-focused banking platform that expanded into self-custody wallets and digital identity. Cogni announced a $23 million Series A in April 2022.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Cogni
- **Organizations:** Cogni, C4ADS, Manor Estate Family Office
- **Education:** Bond University, Queensland University of Technology
- **Known for:** Founded and leads Cogni., Led Cogni through its announced $23 million Series A in April 2022., Serves on the C4ADS board.

## Career timeline

- **Before Cogni** — Worked in investment, including technology and real estate; previously Investment Director at Manor Estate Family Office.
- **2013** — Invited to represent Australia at the G20 Business Summit in Moscow, according to his European Internet Forum biography.
- **2015** — Invited to represent Australia at the G20 Business Summit in Istanbul, according to his European Internet Forum biography.
- **2020** — Presented Cogni’s phased banking, commerce and lifestyle launch strategy.
- **2022** — Cogni announced a $23 million Series A in April and a multi-chain self-custody wallet in December.
- **2023** — Participated in Cogni’s NFT.NYC gathering and OMFIF’s global crypto regulation panel.
- **2024** — Listed as a speaker for an AI-investment discussion at FII PRIORITY Rio de Janeiro.

## Achievements

- Founded and leads Cogni.
- Led Cogni through its announced $23 million Series A in April 2022.
- Serves on the C4ADS board.
- Represented Australia as a youth ambassador to the United Nations during university, according to his European Internet Forum biography.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — C4ADS published its 2024 annual report listing Ravishankar as a board member and founder and CEO of Cogni.
- **2024-06** — FII PRIORITY Rio de Janeiro’s programme listed him for a discussion on AI investment.
- **2023-09** — Cogni announced its partnership with Unstoppable Domains for readable crypto transfer addresses.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/ArchieRavishankar
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/archravi/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/archrd

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Last updated: 2026-10-26