About Kognos
Bridging the Gap Between Raw Data and Actionable Intelligence.
Kognos was built on a simple premise: modern professionals don't suffer from a lack of information—they suffer from a lack of clarity.
As an AI Research Assistant and Document Intelligence Platform, Kognos is designed to handle the heavy lifting of information synthesis. We empower teams to turn mountains of unstructured data into precise, citation-backed insights, allowing them to make faster, more confident decisions.
We are not just another wrapper for a language model. Kognos is an enterprise-grade orchestration platform, architected on a Google-native stack (Gemini 1.5 Pro & Vertex AI) to ensure security, accuracy, and scalability for the most demanding research tasks.
Meet the Founders
Kognos is the result of a convergence between deep technical engineering and rigorous editorial standards.
Terense Kemp
Founder & Technical Lead
Terense brings over 20 years of experience in network infrastructure, cloud computing, and software development to Kognos. A serial entrepreneur and seasoned technologist, Terense has a proven track record of building resilient, scalable systems for high-stakes environments, including past roles as a Senior Systems Administrator for the EPA and Senior Desktop Engineer for NASA.
As the founder of Kempt IT Services and Knavigate, Terense understands the operational bottlenecks that businesses face daily. He architected Kognos to solve a specific problem he saw repeatedly: the need for a secure, intelligent engine that could process information with the nuance of a human researcher and the speed of a machine.
Claire Neumann
Co-Founder & Head of Industry Relations
Claire ensures that Kognos meets the rigorous demands of professional research and industry standards. With a distinguished background in journalism and editorial strategy, Claire brings a critical "human-in-the-loop" perspective to the platform’s development.
She oversees Industry Relations and Quality Assurance, ensuring that Kognos delivers output that isn't just technically accurate, but contextually relevant and editorially sound. Her expertise bridges the gap between AI capability and user expectation, guiding the platform to serve professionals who demand high-quality, trustworthy intelligence.
Our Foundation
Kognos is a subsidiary of Kempt Underscore, LLC, a forward-thinking technology collective that includes Knavigate (AI Consultancy) and Kempt IT Services (Managed Service Provider). We are headquartered in Virginia, committed to building tools that respect data privacy while pushing the boundaries of what automated research can achieve.