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Cognee

Cognee (cognee.ai): 11 changes recorded in its website history since March 2024. Homepage last checked 5 November 2026.

Recorded changes

Newest observations first. Each interval bounds when the website changed; it is not an exact event date.

  1. Go-to-marketBetween and

    Dropped its free sign-up; visitors are now asked to book a demo.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagecurrent websiteHistorical capture not publicly availableLink to observation
  2. InvestorsBetween and

    Now shows investor logos: Pebblebed, Vermillion Cliffs Ventures, 42 Cap, Combination VC and Angel Invest.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  3. HiringBetween and

    Added a careers page.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  4. MessagingBetween and
    BeforeAI agents need knowledge engineering, not just RAG
    AfterOpen Source Memory Platform for Agents

    Classifier interpretation of website text.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  5. New customersBetween and

    Added customer logos to its homepage: Apple, AWS, Cloudflare, Adobe, Samsung, GitHub, PayPal, Microsoft and 12 more.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  6. PricingBetween and

    Added a pricing page.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  7. InvestorsBetween and

    Now shows investor logos: 42 Cap VC, Angel Invest VC, Combination VC and topoteretes%2Fcognee | Trendshift.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  8. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeImprove the accuracy of your AI apps and Agents
    AfterAI agents need reliable memory, not RAG

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  9. Go-to-marketBetween and

    Added a free sign-up or free trial.

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  10. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeDeterministic LLM outputs running in production
    AfterImprove the accuracy of your AI apps and Agents

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation
  11. HeadlineBetween and
    BeforeWe help you tailor your AI memory
    AfterDeterministic LLM outputs running in production

    Observed on the company’s website; business claims are not independently verified.

    earlier archived pagelater archived pageLink to observation

First recorded website

Observed 24 March 2024

Our earliest capture with readable facts. This is our first observation, not when the company introduced these things. These website claims are not independently verified.

How it described itself

We help you tailor your AI memory

We can help you with context sanitization, metadata indexing, data preparation, knowledge extraction, data enrichment and more concerning AI architecture and memory.

archived pageLink to first observation

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How it describes itself

Similar headlines are grouped together. The quote shown is from the last capture in each group, not necessarily the exact wording throughout that period.

  1. July 2026 – November 2026 · 2 captures · latest observed messagingMemory for Agents, Teams, and People

    Cognee is the open-source agent memory platform for LLM agents. Build persistent memory across sessions with graph, vector, and relational retrieval that runs self-hosted, in Docker, on-prem, or on Co

    This wording observed 5 November 2026.

    current websiteHistorical capture not publicly available
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    • 9 July 2026 · Open Source Memory Platform for Agents archived page
    • 5 November 2026 · Memory for Agents, Teams, and People current websiteHistorical capture not publicly available
  2. July 2025 – January 2026 · 2 capturesAI agents need knowledge engineering, not just RAG

    Cognee is an open source AI memory engine. Try it today to find hidden connections in your data and improve your AI infrastructure.

    This wording observed 3 January 2026.

    archived page
    Inspect 2 captures in this group
    • 8 July 2025 · AI agents need reliable memory, not RAG archived page
    • 3 January 2026 · AI agents need knowledge engineering, not just RAG archived page
  3. Seen January 2025 · 1 captureImprove the accuracy of your AI apps and Agents

    Cognee is an open source AI memory engine. Try it today to find hidden connections in your data and improve your AI infrastructure.

    This wording observed 13 January 2025.

    archived page
  4. Seen July 2024 · 1 captureDeterministic LLM outputs running in production

    We can help you with context sanitization, metadata indexing, data preparation, knowledge extraction, data enrichment and more concerning AI architecture and memory.

    This wording observed 18 July 2024.

    archived page
  5. Seen March 2024 · 1 captureWe help you tailor your AI memory

    We can help you with context sanitization, metadata indexing, data preparation, knowledge extraction, data enrichment and more concerning AI architecture and memory.

    This wording observed 24 March 2024.

    archived page
Summary of the record · AI-written

Written by an AI model on 7 November 2026 from the dated observations above; this is not the date the changes happened; each point links to the changes it rests on.

Cognee positions as open source memory platform for agents

Cognee appears to focus on an open source memory platform for agents, now shows additional investor and customer logos, and has moved from free sign-up to demo-based access. It has also added a pricing and careers page.

  • Between January 2026 and July 2026, a classifier read Cognee’s homepage headline change to “Open Source Memory Platform for Agents” as a repositioning toward an open source memory platform for agents. [8]
  • Between January 2026 and July 2026, Cognee added customer logos to its homepage, including Apple, AWS, Cloudflare, Adobe, Samsung, GitHub, PayPal, Microsoft and 12 more. [7]
  • Between January 2026 and July 2026, Cognee updated its displayed investor logos to Pebblebed, Vermillion Cliffs Ventures, 42 Cap, Combination VC and Angel Invest, and added a careers page. [9][10]
  • Reading: Between July 2026 and November 2026, Cognee dropped its free sign-up or free trial in favor of asking visitors to book a demo, which may suggest a move toward a more sales-led or higher-touch go-to-market motion. [3][11]

Cite this record

StartupHistory, “Cognee” company record, https://startuphistory.org/c/cognee.ai

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