Cognism
Founded 2015 · 453 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors
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Cognism is a B2B sales intelligence platform that provides accurate, compliance-focused contact and company data for revenue and go-to-market teams. It focuses on serving sales teams selling into and across EMEA and European markets, with additional presence in the US.
Founders & leadership
Cognism was founded in 2015 by James Isilay.
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James IsilayinFounder & CEO2016–2025He has a background in engineering and enterprise software, and previously built and scaled Cognism from a bootstrapped startup to over $80M ARR.
Investors · 9
Innvotec Ltd.London · $317.5K – $635K
PeakSpan Capital PartnersNew York · $3M – $50M
South Central VenturesLjubljana · $1M – $2M
Venture FoundersLondon
Volution VenturesLondon
Atlantic Vantage PointreportedParis · $1M – $150M
AXA Venture PartnersreportedNew York
Blue Cloud VenturesreportedNew York · $5M – $30M
Swisscom VenturesreportedZurich · $2M – $10M
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries CJan 2022Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Cognism went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cognism do?
- Cognism is a B2B sales intelligence platform that provides accurate, compliance-focused contact and company data for revenue and go-to-market teams. It focuses on serving sales teams selling into and across EMEA and European markets, with additional presence in the US.
- Who founded Cognism?
- Cognism was founded by James Isilay in 2015.
- Who are Cognism's investors?
- Cognism's investors include Innvotec Ltd., PeakSpan Capital Partners, South Central Ventures, Venture Founders, Volution Ventures, Atlantic Vantage Point, AXA Venture Partners, Blue Cloud Ventures and 1 more.