Tayler Sipperly
Tayler Sipperly is a venture capital investor and co-founder of Cognition Venture Partners, a new fund focused on AI-native cybersecurity investments at the seed and Series A stages. She previously served as Director of Corporate Development and Ventures at CrowdStrike from 2021 to 2025 and founded Brightmind Partners, an early-stage venture firm investing in cybersecurity and infrastructure. She is best known for leading Brightmind's Series A investment in SGNL, a continuous identity platform that was acquired by CrowdStrike for $740 million in January 2026, and for her investments in companies including Artemis Security and Onit Security.
“Cognition: New $170M venture fund targeting AI-native cybersecurity platforms at seed and Series A”
Source→“Tayler Sipperly: Former CrowdStrike corporate development executive; Cognition co-founder; previously co-founded Brightmind”
Source→“"They oversaw the largest Series A exit in cyber history: SGNL, which they entered at $105 million and exited at $740 million."”
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