Cognism — Cyborg Score 7/10

Strong
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software

Strategic Profile

Cognism's platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to enrich CRM records, identify customer trends and stream leads into the funnel. In September 2025, Dominic Allon (former Pipedrive CEO and ex-Google/ex-Intuit executive) became permanent CEO with Chris Evans appointed CRO. The company serves a strong European customer base with particular strength in GDPR-compliant phone number coverage and intent data sourced through Bombora.

Cyborg Score Rationale

Revenue growth of 30% YoY (from $64M to $83M in FY2024) with approximately 467-481 employees demonstrates healthy scaling. Recent leadership transition (September 2025) and strategic executive additions position the company for renewed growth momentum, though past valuation downturn and U.S. market coverage gaps require monitoring.

Top Insights

  • Cognism reached a $436M valuation in 2022 during its Series C round.
  • 70% of intent data comes through a strategic partnership with Bombora.
  • The company serves 6.4K customers with approximately 559 employees as of 2026, up from 481 in 2023.
  • Most enterprise EMEA-focused teams treat Cognism as the source of truth for European phone data.

Named Competitors

  • ZoomInfo — Cloud-based B2B intelligence and sales acceleration platform
  • Apollo — Sales intelligence platform with contact and company data
  • Lusha — B2B sales intelligence platform with contact data and CRM enrichment
  • Ocean.io — AI-powered B2B prospecting data and account-based marketing platform

Recent Developments

  • (September 2025) Dominic Allon appointed permanent CEO; Chris Evans named Chief Revenue Officer
  • (May 2022) Acquired Kaspr to expand product capabilities
  • (August 2025) Portfolio exit: Mailtastic

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