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= Cognism = Cognism is a British all-in-one prospecting solution headquartered in London, England.

Founded by James Isilay and Stjepan Buljat in 2015, Cognism operates on a subscription-based software as a service (SaaS) model.

Technology
The Cognism solution serves as a B2B marketing and sales acceleration platform, helping prospect leads and enrich data, while complying with GDPR.

It is powered by patented AI technology which provides real-time company, people and event data.

2018
In April, Cognism closed a $2million funding round led by South Central Ventures.

In October, Cognism won Customer Service Team of the Year at the BESMA Awards.

In December, Cognism secured an AI patent to help B2B companies identify new revenue opportunities.

2019
In January, Cognism raised $2.8 million in a funding round led by Oliver Wyman to expand its Enterprise solution.

In May, Cognism became a Salesforce Lightning Data partner.

In July, Cognism raised $10 million in a Series B funding round led by PeakSpan capital to open offices in New York and Singapore and to expand its machine learning team.

In August, Cognism secured its ISO 27001 accreditation.

In September, LinkedIn included Cognism in their Top 25 UK startups. The company also announced James Hodson as Chief Science Officer.

2020
In March, Cognism raised a further $12 million in a funding round led by AXA Venture Partners as an extension to PeakSpan’s Series B funding round.

In September, LinkedIn included Cognism in their Top 10 UK startups.

Competition
Cognism’s competitors are sites such as ZoomInfo, Clearbit, LeadIQ and Lusha.

Mailtastic acquisition
In May 2020, Cognism acquired German email signature marketing platform, Mailtastic, in a seven-figure cash and stock deal.

The purpose of the acquisition was to further enable go-to-market teams to engage with prospects online.

Locations
Aside from its London HQ, Cognism has offices in New York, Skopje and Zadar. Mailtastic, meanwhile, is headquartered in Mainz.

Cognism Limited
Type: Private

Industry: Software as a Service (SaaS)

Founded: 2015

Founders: James Isilay, Stjepan Buljat

Headquarters: London, UK

Key People: James Islay (CEO), Stjepan Buljat (CTO)

Revenue: $10 Million (2020)

Number of Employees: 201

Subsidiaries: Mailtastic

Website: www.cognism.com