# Cognism funding: rounds and investors > Cognism has raised $141M across 7 rounds since 2019. Investors include SFC Capital, Verve Ventures and AVP. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/cognism (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Cognism* 7 rounds we have observed, with the 9 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Big Data & Analytics Salestech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$141M** raised across 7 rounds since 2019, from 7 sources **$3.6M** Round **$10M** Series B **$88M** Series C **$360K** Round **$378K** Round **$38M** Series D **$454K** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $454K May 2025 - **Biggest round:** $88M Series C · Jan 2022 - **Investors:** 9 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$3.6M** Round **$10M** Series B **$88M** Series C **$360K** Round **$378K** Round **$38M** Series D **$454K** Round - **First round:** Round, $3.6M - **Biggest round:** $88M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 8 months ## The rounds - **May 2025** Round **$454K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Jun 2023** Series D **$38M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Dec 2022** Round **$378K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Aug 2022** Round **$360K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Jan 2022** Series C **$88M** *4 new* [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) Source recorded - **Jul 2019** Series B **$10M** *1 new* [PeakSpan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peakspan-capital) Reported by FinSMEs - **Jan 2019** Round **$3.6M** *4 new* [EIS Angel Co-Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newable) [South Central Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-central-ventures) [Oliver Wyman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oliver-wyman) LCIF Reported by FinSMEs ## Funding filed with regulators Cognism filed 8 raises, $75M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Jun 2025 **$162K** UK share allotment - May 2025 **$292K** UK share allotment - Jun 2023 **$38M** UK share allotment - Dec 2022 **$378K** UK share allotment - Aug 2022 **$360K** UK share allotment - Jan 2022 **$5.1M** UK share allotment - Dec 2021 **$30M** UK share allotment - Nov 2021 **$158K** UK share allotment ## Founders and team From Cognism's own website: 8 on the team. - **Dominic Allon** Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - **Antonia Williams** Chief of Staff (CoS) - **Caroline Drake** Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) - **Chris Evans** Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) - **Daniel Vogel** Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - **Diane Abela Hardy** Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) - **Viktoria Ruubel** Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) - **Nadia Haque** General Counsel ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Round** 2019 **Series B** 2019 **Series C** 2022 **Round** 2022 **Round** 2022 **Series D** 2023 **Round** 2025 [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) [PeakSpan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peakspan-capital) [EIS Angel Co-Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newable) [South Central Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-central-ventures) [Oliver Wyman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oliver-wyman) LCIF ## Everyone who backed them [SFC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfc-capital) Angel network **1** round [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) VC firm **1** round [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) Investment firm **1** round [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) VC firm **1** round [PeakSpan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peakspan-capital) VC firm **1** round [EIS Angel Co-Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newable) Private equity **1** round [South Central Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/south-central-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Oliver Wyman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oliver-wyman) Corporate VC **1** round LCIF no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=cognism). ## Also claim to have backed them These 4 firms list Cognism as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [VentureFounders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturefounders) VC firm Per its own site [Volution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volution) VC firm Per its own site [Beacon Capital - London based tech VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beacon-capital-london-based-tech-vc) VC firm Per its own site [Beacon VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beacon-vc) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Cognism ### Who invested in Cognism? Cognism's investors include SFC Capital, Verve Ventures, AVP, Viking Global and PeakSpan Capital, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Cognism raised? Cognism has raised $141M across 7 rounds since 2019. ### When did Cognism last raise? Cognism's most recent round, $454K, was in May 2025. ### What was Cognism's biggest round? Cognism's largest round on record is $88M (Series C), in Jan 2022. ### Who backed Cognism first? Cognism's first round on record, in Jan 2019, was backed by EIS Angel Co-Investment, South Central Ventures and Oliver Wyman and 1 others. ### What stage is Cognism at? Cognism's latest named round is a Series D, in Jun 2023. ### Where is Cognism based? Cognism is based in the United Kingdom. ## Companies like Cognism In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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