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James Isilay founded Cognism in 2015 and has built it into a successful sales tech startup. He focuses on a numbers-based management approach and highlights the importance of outbound sales. Cognism raised a significant Series C financing round led by Viking Global Investors. Isilay emphasizes a strong go-to-market strategy and values sales over product, stressing the importance of hiring and fundraising. He credits the company’s rapid growth to the revenue engine and a direct sales team proficient in outbound sales. Isilay’s data-driven decision-making stems from his engineering background, advocating for decisions based on thorough analysis.
Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Investment Regions: EU, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: active
AI Reasoning: I found public reports that Cognism’s latest disclosed funding (Series C) closed on January 13, 2022, and James Isilay is the founder/CEO associated with that company. No more recent investments or funding involving James Isilay were found in Google search results or news sources through 2023-2025. From January 13, 2022 to the reference date is more than 12 months and less than 36 months; specifically, the last known investment activity occurred between 12 and 36 months ago, placing him in the middle category.
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Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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