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CrowdStrike global CTO Elia Zaitsev departs after 13 years to co-found cyber VC firm Cognition

By BORSA NewsroomPublished Aug 20, 2026, 6:45 AM EDTUpdated Aug 22, 2026, 3:24 AM EDT

Zaitsev leaves CrowdStrike after 13 years to team up with two former CrowdStrike execs at Cognition, a new venture firm raising a $170M fund targeting early-stage AI security companies.

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WHAT WE KNOW

Elia Zaitsev is CrowdStrike's global CTO and has been with the company for 13 years.