About Recognize
Recognize is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Oct 2025, Recognize is an active investor, having invested in 10 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Business Services to Gig Economy and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Security Risk Advisors Overall, Recognize portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely SDG and Torc. A lot of funds co-invest with Recognize, with names like Everstone Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Recognize has team of 29 people including 9 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
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Rounds of Entry
Seed, PE & 3 more
Deals in last 12 months
Recognize's List of Top Investments
Recognize has a portfolio of 10 companies. Their most notable investments are in MediaMint and Ciklum.Their portfolio spans across United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Business Services, Gig Economy, Enterprise Applications and 1 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, PE and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Recognize:
1. MediaMint
Key facts about MediaMint
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Wilmington (United States)
- Annual Revenue: ₹100 - ₹500 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 2,776 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Everstone Capital, Recognize and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 26, 2023, $*****
2. SDG
Provider of cybersecurity advisory, transformation, and managed services for enterprises. The company delivers solutions in identity, risk, and threat management. It offers strategic services that empower leaders with identity governance, access management, and privileged access management. The company provides risk management, GRC, and cyber resilience services. It also offers security assessments, vulnerability management, and cloud security services.
Key facts about SDG
- Founded Year: 1993
- Location: Norwalk (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 759 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Recognize, Monroe Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Dec 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
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3. BLEND360
Key facts about BLEND360
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $100M
- Employee Count: 1,039 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Recognize and Acknowledge
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 09, 2022, $*****
4. Ciklum
Software development and data analytics company. Its other services includes application development, systems architecture & technical design, big data & analytics, software testing, user experience & design, AI, devops, and cloud. It provides services for finance, travel & hospitality, retail, media, healthcare, and entertainment sector.
Key facts about Ciklum
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Late Stage
- Employee Count: 2,982 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: AVentures Capital, Recognize and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Jan 04, 2021, $*****
5. 2x-Marketing
Key facts about 2x-Marketing
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Berwyn (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 1,331 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: Recognize and Insight Partners
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 18, 2025, $*****
Recognize's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Recognize has invested in 15 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Security Risk Advisors.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Recognize's Investments by Stage
Recognize has made 3 investments in Seed stage, 1 investment in PE stage, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $21.8M, 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $100M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
PE | 1 |
Series A | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Recognize's Investments by Sector
Recognize has a portfolio focused on Business Services. Notably, it has invested in 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 1 Consumer (B2C) company, 1 Marketplace company and 1 company focusing on Tech.Recognize's Investments by Geography
Recognize has made most investments in United States (6), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 6 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Recognize's recent investments
Recognize has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Recognize:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 13, 2025 | United States | Seed | 7701 | - | |
Dec 09, 2024 | United States | Unattributed | 9582 | - | |
Aug 07, 2023 | United States | Series A | 6845 | ||
Jul 26, 2023 | United States | Seed | 7524 | ||
Mar 29, 2023 | United States | Seed | 7629 | - |
Acquired companies in Recognize's Portfolio
2 companies from Recognize's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Torc in May 2024 by Randstad for $*****.Here are Recognize's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2024 | - | - | 9671 | |
Mar 11, 2008 | Dec 09, 2024 | Unattributed | 1838 |
Team profile of Recognize
Recognize has a team of 29 members including 9 Partners and 3 Principals located in United States and India. Recognize's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Recognize:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Chennai | |||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Principal | New York City | - | ||
Principal | New York City | - |
Co-investors of Recognize
Over the past 5 years, 15 investors have co-invested in Recognize's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Recognize: Petros Partners, Horizon Capital and 7 others have invested in rounds before Recognize. There is 1 company where Petros Partners has invested before Recognize and 1 company where Horizon Capital has invested before Recognize.
- Top Co-investors of Recognize: 4 investors entered a company along with Recognize. These include investors like Everstone Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Recognize: Monroe Capital (1 company) and Insight Partners (1 company) are the investors which have invested in Recognize's portfolio after their investments.
Recent News related to Recognize
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US PE Firm Recognize, With $1.7 Billion Fund, Seeks Niche IT Service Companies in IndiaMint•May 05, 2026•Recognize
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Recognize Announces Investment in Security Risk AdvisorsPR Newswire•Oct 13, 2025•Security Risk Advisors, Recognize
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Recognize Raises $1.7 Billion for Second Tech-Services FundThe Wall Street Journal•Jun 30, 2025•Recognize
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MediaMint, Blue Mantis backer Recognize garners $1.7 bn for second PE fundVCCircle•Jun 30, 2025•Recognize
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Former Cognizant CEO’s Recognize closes second fund at $1.7 billionBusiness Line•Jun 30, 2025•Recognize
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Recognize Announces Majority Investment In SproutPR Newswire•Jan 09, 2025•Recognize, New Capital Partners, Sprout Venture Partners
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