Cognism secures $12.5 million in funding from AXA Venture Partners , Investiere, VentureFounders, and Swisscom Ventures.

Cognism, London, UK-based B2B AI-powered sales acceleration platform announced that it raised $12.5 million in funding.

The money was raised from investors led by existing shareholders AXA Venture Partners, Investiere, VentureFounders, and joined by new investor Swisscom Ventures.

The capital will support Cognism in its plans to expand further across Europe.

Cognism, founded in 2015 by CEO James Isilay, provides organizations with compliant B2B data and a suite of sales acceleration tools to help action it. According to Cognism, it works with over 1,000 companies worldwide.