When was Cogent founded?

Cogent was founded in 1999 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Cogent located?

Cogent is headquartered in Washington, DC, United States. It is registered at 12, Nybrogade, København K, 1203.

Who is the current CEO of Cogent?

Dave Schaeffer of Cogent. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Cogent have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Cogent is 2890.

Is Cogent a funded company?

Cogent is a funded company, having raised a total of $116M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Feb 08, 2000.

When was the latest funding round of Cogent?

Cogent's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Jun 19, 2003, with participation from 6 investors.

What is the annual revenue of Cogent?

Annual revenue of Cogent is between $100M and $500M as on Dec 31, 2013

Where does Cogent rank among its competitors?

Cogent ranks 1st amongst 472 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was euNetworks, which secured $859M in Dec, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of Cogent?

Cogent's top competitors include Xtera, Pilot Fiber and BizLink. Among them, euNetworks secured the most recent funding round in December, 2021.

Cogent - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Cogent is a public company based in Washington, DC (United States), founded in 1999 by Dave Schaeffer. It operates as a Provider of network access for internet service providers. Cogent has raised $116M in funding from Oak Investment Partners. The company has 472 active competitors, including 5 funded and 51 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Xtera, Pilot Fiber and BizLink.

Company Details

Cogent Communications group's network is designed to transmit data using IP and delivers services primarily to small and medium-sized businesses and communications service providers. Cogent provides on net services and Colocation services to customers through its own facilities. They also provide on-net Internet access to certain bandwidth-intensive users, such as universities, other Internet service providers (ISPs) and commercial content providers.

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Registered Address: 12, Nybrogade, København K, 1203

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1999

Location

Washington, DC, United States

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$116M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Jun 19, 2003, $*****

Investors

Oak Investment Partners & 15 more

Ranked

1^st among 472 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2013

Employee Count

2,890 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Fiber Network Solutions & 2 more

Similar Companies

Xtera & 368 more

Exit Details

Public

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Cogent is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Cogent Communications Group Inc CIN: 1158324 , United States, Active		$100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2013)	-	-
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS DENMARK ApS CIN: 31260884 , Denmark, Active	Jan 27, 2008	$0 - $1M (As on Dec 31, 2022)	1 (As on Aug 31, 2024)
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. CIN: 1158324 , United States, Active	Apr 16, 2014	$500M - $1B (As on Dec 31, 2025)	1947 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-

Cogent got listed on Feb 19, 2002.

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Cogent has raised a total funding of $116M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 08, 2000. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Jun 19, 2003 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Cogent has 16 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cogent:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 19, 2003	4260999	Post IPO	2879317	7587028	9741520	1623243
Jul 18, 2000	9485666	Series A	3370068	5951935	2889391	Boulder Ventures & 7 more
Feb 08, 2000	5346046	Series A	9016918	9957326	9960819	Worldview Technology Partners & 3 more

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The founders of Cogent is Dave Schaeffer. Dave Schaeffer is the CEO of Cogent.

Here are the details of Cogent's key team members:

Dave Schaeffer: Founder & CEO of Cogent.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Cogent's employee count trend

Cogent has 2,890 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Cogent's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cogent include Xtera, Pilot Fiber and BizLink. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cogent, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cogent 1999, Washington, DC (United States), Public	Provider of network access for internet service providers	$116M	Worldview Technology Partners, Herald Investment Management ... & 14 others	66/100
2nd	Xtera 1998, Allen (United States), Acquired	Optical and IP networking solutions	$349M	Wellcome Trust, Saints Capital & 21 others	61/100
3rd	Pilot Fiber 2014, New York City (United States), Series A	Reliable fiber-optic internet and connectivity solutions for businesses	$17M	Foundry, RRE Ventures & 6 others	60/100
4th	BizLink 1996, United States, Acquired	Manufacturer of interconnect solutions for automotive, industrial, medical, and data applications	-	Corda Campus, Sycamore Ventures	59/100
5th	euNetworks 2002, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Operator of bandwidth infrastructure and dense fibre networks	$279M	Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, IMCO & 10 others	56/100
6th	Eurofiber 2009, Maarssen (Netherlands), Funding Raised	Provider of digital infrastructure and fiber-optic network connectivity	-	Europa, DH Private Equity Partners & 2 others	51/100
7th	Tellabs 1978, Naperville (United States), Acquired	Innovating secure, scalable network solutions for service providers and enterprises	-	Norwest, Sutter Hill Ventures & 5 others	48/100
8th	Lightron 1998, Daejeon (South Korea), Public	Fiber-optic network equipment provider	-	Hanwha Investment	46/100
9th	iBAHN 1998, Salt Lake City (United States), Acquired	Business broadband internet services provider	$172M	Next47, Intel & 4 others	45/100
10th	Lintasarta 1988, Jakarta (Indonesia), Unfunded	Internet connectivity, datacenter, and cloud services provider	-	-	45/100

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Cogent has acquired 3 companies including Fiber Network Solutions, Fiber Network Solutions and PSINet. Cogent has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Feb 28, 2003	Acquisition	Fiber Network Solutions	2008	Rajkot (India)
Feb 28, 2003	Acquisition	Fiber Network Solutions	1995	Columbus (United States)
Apr 02, 2002	Acquisition	PSINet	1989	Herndon (United States)