Wa’ed Ventures has invested in COGNNA, a Saudi cybersecurity company that uses artificial intelligence to help organizations detect, investigate and respond to cyber threats.
The investment continues Wa’ed Ventures’ focus on supporting Saudi technology companies and helping them scale, according to the announcement. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Founded in 2022, COGNNA provides managed detection and response services through its Nexus agentic AI security operations platform. The company said Nexus connects security tools across Microsoft Defender XDR and Sentinel, Google SecOps, SIEM, endpoint detection and response, cloud and operational technology environments through more than 300 integrations.
COGNNA combines automated alert triage with human-led investigation and response through its security experts. Its broader offering includes compliance and governance, risk and compliance services, security assessments, advisory and incident response.
The company said it is licensed by Saudi Arabia’s National Cybersecurity Authority and certified by the Saudi Data and AI Authority, with a focus on supporting organizations in the GCC and beyond.
Source: LinkedIn
