# Feroze Mohammed

> Feroze Mohammed is the founder and CEO of Cognida.ai, an enterprise AI company combining software with implementation services. Raised in Odisha and educated at the University of Hyderabad, he worked in product development at CMC and held leadership roles at Sierra Atlantic and Hitachi before starting Cognida in late 2021. The company announced a $15 million Series A in February 2025 and acquired the Automate accounting platform in August 2026.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Cognida.ai
- **Organizations:** Cognida.ai, Hitachi Vantara, Hitachi Consulting, Sierra Atlantic, CMC R&D
- **Education:** Master of Computer Applications (MCA), University of Hyderabad, Post Graduate Programme in Management for Senior Executives (PGPMax), Indian School of Business, Executive education, Wharton Executive Education
- **Known for:** Held responsibility for teams of more than 4,500 at Hitachi, according to his September 2025 interview., Led Cognida.ai through a $15 million Series A announced in February 2025., Cognida reported more than 40 enterprise clients and a team of more than 250 in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Grew up in a small town in Odisha, India; moved to Hyderabad for master’s studies.
- **—** — Worked in product development at CMC R&D.
- **—** — Joined Sierra Atlantic early and held product, integration, global delivery and emerging-market leadership roles.
- **2017** — Listed by Hitachi as Executive Vice President, Global Delivery Network, Hitachi Consulting at its Delhi Social Innovation Forum.
- **—** — Held senior leadership roles at Hitachi Consulting and Hitachi Vantara, including COO responsibilities described in his September 2025 interview.
- **2021-2022** — Started Cognida.ai in late 2021; first client arrived in early 2022, according to his March 2025 account.
- **2025** — Cognida.ai announced a $15 million Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners on February 6.
- **2026** — Cognida announced its acquisition of the Automate platform from Within on August 24.

## Achievements

- Held responsibility for teams of more than 4,500 at Hitachi, according to his September 2025 interview.
- Led Cognida.ai through a $15 million Series A announced in February 2025.
- Cognida reported more than 40 enterprise clients and a team of more than 250 in 2025.
- Cognida was named a Representative Vendor in the 2023 Gartner Market Guide for Augmented Analytics, according to its announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Cognida announced its acquisition of Automate from Within (formerly Klarity); Nick Tiscornia and Rama Pagadala continue in product leadership roles.
- **2026-06** — Cognida’s media index dates its Klarity partnership announcement to June 12; the partnership integrates business-process context into AI transformation work.
- **2025-09** — In a September 29 interview, Mohammed discussed company growth, implementation lessons and expansion of the Zunō platform.
- **2025-02** — Cognida announced a $15 million Series A led by Nexus Venture Partners.

## Links

- Website: https://cognida.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/feroze-mohammed

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