COSMOS GROUP · EST. 2008

We build and back technology-led businesses.

Since 2008, Cosmos Group has combined private capital, operating experience and an international network to build, own and invest in businesses across technology, digital media, marketing and commerce. Today, our venture studio is focused on applied AI.

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PRIVATE CAPITAL · OPERATING EXPERIENCE
USMENAAPAC
International perspectiveBuild · Own · Invest
2008Founded
50+Private investments
3Realised outcomes

AT A GLANCE

What is Cosmos Group?

Cosmos Group is a privately held investment and company-building group established in 2008. It combines private capital, operating experience and an international network to build, own and invest in technology-led businesses, with a current venture-studio focus on applied AI.

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OUR MODEL

Private capital, informed by operating experience.

Cosmos is built around a simple belief: capital becomes more valuable when it is combined with the experience to create, operate and scale businesses. We participate selectively where our involvement can materially improve the path from opportunity to enduring company.

01

Build

Originate and co-found ventures, independently or alongside experienced domain operators.

02

Own

Take active ownership and operating roles in selected businesses where Cosmos can materially affect the outcome.

03

Invest

Deploy private capital selectively into businesses where Cosmos’s operating history, sector knowledge and network add value.

CURRENT FOCUS

Applied AI, built around real operating problems.

The current Cosmos venture-studio focus is on applied AI: businesses that use intelligence, workflow and operating expertise to change the economics or quality of a real commercial process.

We look for recurring problems, identifiable buyers and evidence that AI can create a durable advantage.

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STUDIO COMPANY · CO-FOUNDED · ACTIVE

Sociali.ai

An applied-AI company helping multi-brand and multi-location teams plan, create, schedule and manage credible social content with lower operating complexity.

  • Built around a recurring operating problem
  • Combines AI with human judgment and workflow
  • Designed for real-world adoption rather than novelty
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SELECTED TRACK RECORD

Selected companies we have built, operated and scaled.

Each business was founded and built by the same entrepreneurial team behind Cosmos Group. The selection spans current companies and realised outcomes.

Current studio company · Active

Sociali.ai

An applied-AI business built around the operating complexity of credible local content.

Company profile
Built and operated · Realised outcome

Bruce Clay MENA

A regional digital-marketing business that became part of Incubeta in 2022.

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Built and scaled · Regional realised outcome

Yazle

A performance-media and advertising business developed internationally, with its MENA operations acquired in 2025.

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Built and operated

Blitz Media

A digital-media and advertising business developed within the Cosmos operating portfolio.

Built and operated · Exited

Nail the Deal

A regional ecommerce and daily-deals platform that Cosmos exited in 2015.

Company profile

LEADERSHIP

Principal-led.

About Cosmos
Gaurav AidasaniCo-Founder · Cosmos Group

Co-Founder

Gaurav Aidasani

Entrepreneur and company builder whose operating experience spans digital marketing, media, ecommerce and technology.

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Manish AidasaniCo-Founder · Cosmos Group

Co-Founder

Manish Aidasani

Entrepreneur and private investor focused on digital businesses, strategic decisions and long-term value creation.

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Build what comes next.

Cosmos works selectively with venture leaders, corporate partners and founders where there is a strong strategic fit.

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