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Cognitive Space

Cognitive Space

Develops AI-powered satellite constellation management and mission planning software for commercial operators and government agencies

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$8M TOTAL RAISED * 26 EMPLOYEES * 2018 FOUNDED *

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Cognitive Space is a private company active in space software & mission tools, and geospatial intelligence & analytics. Based in Houston, Texas, it was founded in 2018 by Guy de Carufel, who leads it as CEO. Across the space value chain, it operates as a midstream operator. Products include the CNTIENT.Optimize and CNTIENT.Earth components.

Status Operating

HQ * Houston, Texas

Locations HQ Houston, Texas Phoenix, Arizona

ACTIVITY

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PERFORMANCE

FUNDING * ALL FUNDING

$8M TOTAL RAISED

Latest round / Seed $4M

FINANCIALS VIEW ALL

$8M Total raised * Seed

CATALOG

Other 3

CNTIENT.Earth CNTIENT.Optimize CNTIENT.Optimize

CREW ALL PEOPLE

Guy de Carufel CEO & Founder

Dan Hunter Chief Growth Officer

Dax Garner CTO

Hanna Steplewska COO & President

Jeff Edwards VP of Engineering

NETWORK GRAPH

COMPETITORS

Terran Orbital Planet Labs PBC ICEYE Capella Space

CLASSIFICATION

Sectors

Space Software & Mission Tools Geospatial Intelligence & Analytics

Technology

AI/ML Autonomous Ops Software-Defined

Orbit & Destination

Application

Commercial Government-Civil Government-Defense Space-to-Space

Thematic

New Space AI-Native Platform Play

DATA & SOURCES

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PROFILE

Last verified 2026-07-03

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