Cognistx

Cognistx leverages cognitive computing to help retailers deliver individualized offers to customers based on their behaviors, needs, preferences, and context.

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Mobile
  • Location Winston-Salem, NC, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded August 2015
  • Employees 10
  • Incorporation Type LLC
  • Website cognistx.com

Company Summary

Cognistx is a new applied technology company commercializing cognitive computing technology to help retailers deliver individualized offers based on behaviors, needs, preferences and current context.

Business model: Hybrid SaaS and performance. We have 2 signed contracts and significant prospect traction.

Products: SmartCognitives adaptive intelligence mobile app and SmartChat adaptive learning system.

Team

  • CEO Sanjay Chopra brings an astute understanding of both business and technology. For more than 24 years, he’s garnered experience in e-commerce strategy, business development and technology. He sold his last company to Google. At Cognistx, his role is to lead strategic partnership, business and technology areas.

  • Eric Nyberg, PhD.
    Chief Data Scientist

    • Chief Data Scientist Eric Nyberg is a tenured professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he leads the graduate program in computer science. He’s a pioneer in the field of Open Advancement of Question Answering (OAQA), and worked with the IBM team who developed the Watson supercomputer. Eric leads the Cognistx technology team, ensuring clients have access to the best cognitive computing approaches.

  • President

    President Jeffrey Battin successfully created and led Communefx, a visionary data mining and analytics company he sold in 2010. With more than a quarter century of data-driven marketing experience, he’s our in-house applicability expert creating transformative omnichannel customer experiences.

  • Jill Zoria
    SVP - Enterprise Development

    SVP Jill Zoria brings a wealth of business development experience to the Cognistx team with more than 20 years developing strategic partnerships across multiple industries and categories. She understands how to get under the hood of prospects’ business and offer meaningful solutions while building lasting relationships. Her role at Cognistx is to introduce it to leading retailers and lead the revenue impacting side of the business.

  • Pete Minnelli
    SVP Creative

    SVP of Creative Pete Minnelli brings over twenty years of experience in design, visual architecture and brand development for a broad range of clients, products and services. Now at Cognistx, his primary responsibilities include building and managing the company brand and overseeing the Creative and UX teams. Pete enables an amazing final connection with the end customer.

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