Axa Venture-backed Cognism acquires Mailtastic

The deal valued the company at €1-9m.

Cognism made the acquisition to develop its GDPR-compliant prospecting software.

Mailtastic will continue to be led by the three co-founders: Tao Bauer, Peer Wierzbitzki and Andreas Schröder.

As well as the acquisition of Mailtastic's existing Mainz office, Cognism is opening a new site in Manchester, following Cognism's recent expansion to New York and increased headcount in Macedonia, Croatia and its London headquarters.

In March 2020, Cognism raised $12m in a funding round led by Axa Venture, following a $10m round raised with PeakSpan in July 2019.

Company
Mailtastic allows companies to centrally manage employees'​ email signatures and extend them with marketing banners to grow daily email traffic. Based in Mainz, the company was founded in 2015.

People
Mailtastic – Tao Bauer, Peer Wierzbitzki, Andreas Schröder (co-founders).

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