# Cogent Bank

> Cogent Bank is a VC fund in Jacksonville backing Financial Services and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jacksonville, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cogent-bank
- Website: https://www.cogentbank.net/

Cogent Bank is a state chartered bank that has operated as a full service commercial and retail bank. It offer a broad range of lending, depository, treasury management and mobile banking services designed to meet the complex and diverse needs of our clients while staying focused on the local communities we serve.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Derek Barnett | EVP - Head of Innovation Banking | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/derek-barnett-e1c6 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Home Lending Pal | Home Lending Pal charges lenders monthly to implement fairness solutions to increase fairness and profits. We remove preconceived notions from lenders that increased fairness equals decreased profits while building trust and engagement with marginalized communities.Our monthly software + CRA Qualifying Marketing fees for banks aim to increasecompliance, speed, and readiness through automation. HLP customer success teams lead marketing optimizations to increase application volumes, approval, and take rates. | $1M |  | Mar 30, 2022 |  |
| Lucy Labs | Proprietary AI Trading Platform | $3M | Seed | Nov 19, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [DeepWork Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-fan-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/federal-deposit-insurance-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Immeasurable](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/immeasurable) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Red Building Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-building-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cogent Bank invest in?

Cogent Bank invests primarily in Financial Services, SaaS and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Cogent Bank?

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### Who are the partners at Cogent Bank?

The team at Cogent Bank includes Derek Barnett (EVP - Head of Innovation Banking). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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