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Kognity

Interactive digital textbooks for IB, Cambridge IGCSE and other curricula.

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schools, according to Kognity
2,000+
countries
130+
IB schools use Kognity
1 in 3
revenue in 2025
SEK 205M

About Kognity

Kognity is a Stockholm company that publishes interactive digital textbooks with built-in assignments for secondary schools. Its courses follow the IB Diploma Programme, Cambridge IGCSE and the US Next Generation Science Standards, and IB MYP Integrated Sciences was added in August 2026. Kognity says 2,000+ schools in 130+ countries use it, among them 1 in 3 IB schools. Schools and districts buy subscriptions per student on a quote, and each product has a 30-day free trial. Kognity does not sell to individual students or parents.

Kognity replaces printed textbooks with web-based books for secondary school subjects. Each book has text, videos, animations, 3D models and questions after each section. Teachers set auto-corrected assignments from a bank of 10,000+ questions and see each student’s reading and results.

Hugo Wernhoff and Nicholas Johansson founded the company. Kognity AB was registered in Stockholm on 20 August 2015, and the platform launched that year with IB Diploma subjects. Kognity calls itself the IB’s only digital-first publishing partner, and it co-published the latest IB DP Psychology, ESS, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Business Management courses with the IB. Its Cambridge IGCSE subjects carry Cambridge endorsement.

In June 2021 Alfvén & Didrikson invested USD 20 million, and Kognity entered US high schools with NGSS science courses in July 2022. In 2023 Mars Growth Capital provided USD 5 million in credit for the US business. Kognity AB reported SEK 205.3 million in revenue and a profit of SEK 2.0 million for 2025.

History

  1. 2015 Kognity AB is registered in Stockholm on 20 August. The learning platform launches.
  2. 2020 Kognity tests an English B pilot with 100+ teachers and starts building IB Language B courses.
  3. 2021 Alfvén & Didrikson invests USD 20 million. Maria Åhr and Ken Liebkind join the board.
  4. 2022 Launches Kognity for High School Science, aligned to the US Next Generation Science Standards.
  5. 2023 Mars Growth Capital provides USD 5 million for the US high school science business.
  6. 2023 Releases courses for the new IB DP Biology, Chemistry and Physics syllabuses. Christine Willig and Steven Zavari join the board.
  7. 2024 Launches IB DP Environmental Systems and Societies and an NGSS Earth and Space Science course. EdTech Digest gives a Cool Tool award.
  8. 2025 Adds IB DP Psychology, co-published with the IB, and a supplemental resource for English A: Language and Literature.
  9. 2025 Named a 2025 EdTech Awards finalist in two categories.
  10. 2026 Kognity for IB MYP starts in August with Integrated Sciences for years 4 and 5.

Kognity funding and investors

USD 25 million disclosed, equity and credit
  1. June 2021
    Growth USD 20 million

    Lead: Alfvén & Didrikson Alfvén & Didrikson

    Source: Kognity, Alfvén & Didrikson
  2. March 2023
    Credit facility USD 5 million

    Lead: Mars Growth Capital Mars Growth Capital (MUFG and Liquidity)

    Source: Liquidity

Only rounds with an opened source are listed. The 2021 round is USD 20 million or SEK 165 million. The 2023 Mars Growth money is a credit facility. Earlier seed and Series A rounds reported by databases are not included.

Leadership

  • Hugo Wernhoff Co-founder and CEO
  • Nicholas Johansson Co-founder and chairman of Kognity AB
  • Marcus Wagner Head of Information Security

Bolagsverket lists Hugo Wernhoff as managing director and Nicholas Johansson as chairman of Kognity AB. Maria Åhr and Ken Liebkind of Alfvén & Didrikson joined the board in 2021, Christine Willig and Steven Zavari in 2023.

Careers

Ashby job board
4Stockholm
5 open roles on 6 October 2026
  • Commercial1
  • Content1
  • Engineering1
  • Finance1
  • Marketing1

How Kognity works in class

assignment questions
10,000+
LMS and school systems via Edlink
50+
free trial per product
30 days
  • Interactive textbooks
  • Auto-corrected assignments
  • Differentiated assignments
  • Exam-style practice
  • Student progress data
  • Built-in translation
  • Text-to-speech
  • Reading assistance
  • Hide and show content
  • Student notebook and highlighter

Curricula and subjects

IB Diploma Programme19

  • Biology
  • Business Management
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • English A: Language and Literature
  • English B
  • Environmental Systems and Societies
  • French B
  • Geography
  • History: Authoritarian States
  • History: The Cold War
  • History: The Move to Global War
  • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches
  • Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Spanish B
  • Theory of Knowledge

IB Middle Years Programme1

  • Integrated Sciences, years 4 and 5

Cambridge IGCSE14

  • Biology
  • Business Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Combined Science
  • Co-ordinated Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • English as a Second Language
  • First Language English
  • Geography
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • International Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Physics

US high school science, NGSS4

  • Biology (The Living Earth)
  • Chemistry (Chemistry in the Earth System)
  • Physics (Physics of the Universe)
  • Earth and Space Science

Subject list from the kognity.com subject pages on 6 October 2026. Kognity does not list AP courses. All Cambridge IGCSE subjects are endorsed by Cambridge International Education.

Products

  • Kognity for IB DP Interactive textbooks for 19 IB Diploma subjects, 10,000+ IB-aligned questions and exam practice. Six courses are co-published with the IB. IB DP subjects
  • Kognity for Cambridge IGCSE 14 endorsed IGCSE subjects with videos, animations and 3D models, and auto-corrected questions after each section. IGCSE subjects
  • Kognity for High School Science NGSS-aligned Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth and Space Science for US high schools, with 3D assessments and pacing guides for 180 school days. NGSS courses
  • Kognity for IB MYP Units, concepts and assessments mapped to MYP criteria, with ATL skills tagged to activities. Available from August 2026 for Integrated Sciences, years 4 and 5. About MYP
  • Practice Centre Students revise on their own with auto-corrected questions, a notebook and highlighter, and quiz battles against classmates. How it works
  • Schools and districts Subscriptions for a school, school group or district, with rostering, single sign-on and grade passback to the LMS at no extra cost. Request pricing

How much is Kognity?

  • Kognity for IB DP On request per school, 12 months
  • Kognity for Cambridge IGCSE On request per school, 12 months
  • Kognity for High School Science On request school or district
  • Kognity for IB MYP On request from August 2026

Is Kognity free?

A 30-day free trial for each product, plus a demo with the Kognity team.

Kognity does not publish prices (kognity.com/pricing, checked on 6 October 2026). Schools and districts get a quote. Under the international terms of March 2026, a subscription runs for 12 months, is invoiced in advance and is priced by the number of paid-for students.

How to cancel a Kognity subscription

Subscription terms
  • School subscription ↗
    1. Write to your account manager or am@kognity.com
    2. Send the notice at least one calendar month before the period ends
    3. Use the same notice to reduce the number of paid-for students
  • A subscription renews for another 12 months on the same terms unless the school cancels in time.
  • Kognity can propose new prices up to two months before the period ends.
  • Schools may exceed the paid-for student number by 5% without extra fees.
  • After the contract ends, Kognity returns or destroys student data. Without instructions it may destroy the data after one month.

Refund rules

Refunds
No refund for fewer students or for not using the service.
Payment
Invoices are due in 30 days, late payments carry 1.5% interest a month.
Disputes
Swedish law, arbitration at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in English.
US and China
Separate US and PRC versions of the terms apply there.

From the Kognity international standard subscription terms 2026:1 (March 2026), checked on 6 October 2026.

For schools and districts

Pricing for schools
  • 01A school, school group or district buys the subscription. Kognity does not sell to students or parents.
  • 02Rostering, single sign-on, task sync and grade passback work with Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas and Schoology.
  • 03Clever and ClassLink handle rostering and single sign-on. An integration usually takes 48 hours.
  • 04Kognity holds a SOC 2 Type II report and follows ISO/IEC 27001 and the NIST framework.

Prices on request on 6 October 2026. Integrations cost nothing extra.

Ratings

2.6Trustpilot · Poor 4 reviews · company profile claimed in June 2021

Devices

Format
Web application in the browser
App Store and Google Play
No Kognity app found on 6 October 2026
LMS
Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Canvas, Schoology, 50+ via Edlink
Rostering and sign-on
Clever, ClassLink

Is Kognity worth it?

What users like

  • 90% of students would recommend Kognity, according to Kognity’s own survey.kognity.com
  • 86% of teachers report saving at least 5 hours a week on preparation and grading, according to Kognity.kognity.com
  • The one Capterra review gives 5 stars.Capterra, 1 review
  • Books are updated when the syllabus changes, so schools do not reorder print editions.Kognity product overview

What users criticise

What users write in reviews, not our rating. All 4 Trustpilot reviews come from students in August and September 2026 and give 1 star. Kognity has not invited reviews there recently. The positive figures come from Kognity’s own surveys.

Kognity reviews

  • This is the crappiest learning webiste…
    “The prices are high, the answers are counted as wrong even after small typos.”
    Cam Cam · 29 September 2026 · App Store
  • This is the worst website ever
    “when I googled the answer Google said is correct kognity said it’s wrong.”
    GetVoided · 26 August 2026 · App Store

Latest news

  1. Introducing Kognity for MYP
  2. Kognity launches an IB DP English A: Language and Literature supplemental resource
  3. Kognity is a 2025 EdTech Awards finalist in two categories
  4. Mars Growth Capital invests USD 5 million in Kognity
  5. Kognity unveils a digital high school science solution aligned to NGSS
  6. Kognity raises USD 20 million to enter US high schools

Contacts and company data

Legal entity
Kognity AB, Sveavägen 9, 111 57 Stockholm, Sweden
Org. number
559023-5080
Registered
20 August 2015
Parent company
Kognity Holding AB, 556787-1636
Result 2025
Profit of SEK 2.0 million on SEK 205.3 million revenue
Security
SOC 2 Type II, aligned with ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST CSF
Privacy
GDPR, FERPA and COPPA documents in the Legal Hub

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Kognity FAQ

A Stockholm company that publishes interactive digital textbooks with assignments and progress data for secondary schools. Its courses follow IB DP, IB MYP, Cambridge IGCSE and the US NGSS.

Kognity does not publish prices. Schools and districts request a quote. Subscriptions run for 12 months and are priced by the number of students.

Yes. Each product has a 30-day free trial for schools, and the team runs free demos.

No. Kognity sells only to schools, school groups and districts. Tutors can ask the team about larger groups.

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