When was Cision founded?

Cision was founded in 1867 and raised its 1st funding round 133 years after it was founded.

Where is Cision located?

Cision is headquartered in Chicago, United States.

How many employees does Cision have?

As of Jan 03, 2026, the latest employee count at Cision is 3880.

Is Cision a funded company?

Cision is a funded company, having raised a total of $4.97M across 9 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Unattributed round, raised on 2000.

How much is Cision worth?

The last known valuation of Cision was $***** as of Oct 22, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Cision?

Cision's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Mar 29, 2022, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Cision?

Annual revenue of Cision is between $5M - $25M as on Feb 13, 2019.

Where does Cision rank among its competitors?

Cision ranks 13th amongst 623 active competitors, of which 88 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Signal AI, which secured $165M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Cision?

Cision's top competitors include Sprout Social, Onclusive and Signal AI. Among them, Signal AI secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Cision - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Q: Is Cision an acquired company?

Cision got acquired by Platinum Equity on Oct 22, 2019.

Company Details

Provider of media monitoring, journalist outreach, and social listening platform. The platform offers tools for real-time media analysis and reporting. It facilitates building relationships with journalists and distributing media releases. The platform also enables social listening, audience engagement, and performance measurement across channels.

Website: www.cision.com/
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Email ID: *****@cision.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1867

Location

Chicago, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$4.97M in 9 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Mar 29, 2022, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Oct 22, 2019

Investors

Edison Partners & 1 more

Ranked

13^th among 623 active competitors

Annual Revenue

($5M - $25M) as on Feb 13, 2019

Employee Count

3,880 as on Jan 03, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Trajaan & 14 more

Similar Companies

Sprout Social & 1049 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Platinum Equity (Oct 22, 2019)

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Cision is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
PWW DISTRIBUTION INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74900MH2016FTC273882 , India, Active	Mar 04, 2016	$4.8M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	63 (As on Mar 31, 2024)
Cision Us, Inc. CIN: 364011543 , United States, Active		-	1353 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
CISION LTD. CIN: 1701040 , United States, Active		$5M - $25M (As on Feb 13, 2019)	-	-
Cision US Inc CIN: 364011543 , United States, Active	Feb 28, 1995	-	1413 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-

Cision got acquired by Platinum Equity on Oct 22, 2019 at an acquisition amount of $2.74B. It was facilitated by Rothschild & Co, Deutsche Bank, Centerview Partners and 4 more.

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Cision has raised a total funding of $4.97M over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2000. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Mar 29, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Cision has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cision:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 29, 2022	8260271	Grant (prize money)	9524471	6708952	9948718	8836909
Feb 01, 2022	4212857	Grant (prize money)	8630475	9728143	3690091	Europa
Feb 24, 2021	7489855	Grant (prize money)	8568647	8065552	6411394	Europa

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Cision's employee count trend

Cision has 3,880 employees as of Jan 26. Here is Cision's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cision include Sprout Social, Onclusive and Signal AI. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cision, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Sprout Social 2009, Chicago (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for social media management and optimization	$102M	Lightbank, New Enterprise Associates & 6 others	77/100
2nd	Onclusive 2007, Burlingame (United States), Acquired	AI based tools for PR management	$24.4M	Mohr Davidow Ventures, Storm Ventures & 13 others	71/100
3rd	Signal AI 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series E	AI powered media monitoring solution	$268M	Redline Capital Management, Frontline Ventures ... & 32 others	71/100
4th	CreativeX 2015, New York City (United States), Series B	Ad creative analytics solution provider	$35M	Beringea, Guggenheim Investments & 9 others	68/100
5th	Synthesio 2006, New York City (United States), Acquired	AI-powered social and search intelligence platform for actionable consumer insights	$24M	Idinvest Partners, Entrepreneur Venture & 4 others	63/100
6th	StatSocial 2012, New York City (United States), Series A	Platform offering software for social media analytics	$14.7M	ARC Angel Fund NYC, Red Badge Management & 5 others	63/100
7th	Metricool 2015, Madrid (Spain), Series A	Provider of a platform for social media management and analytics	$4.86M	Axon Partners Group, team.blue	62/100
8th	Brand24 2010, Daytona Beach (United States), Acquired	AI based social media monitoring tool for businesses	$485K	Inovo Venture Partners, Unfold.vc & 3 others	62/100
9th	NewsWhip 2011, Dublin (Ireland), Acquired	Social analytics tool to discover content and trending topics	$22.7M	The Associated Press, Tribal & 27 others	59/100
10th	Spotter 2019, Los Angeles (United States), Series D	Provider of capital and resources for content creators and brands	$762M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Access Industries & 10 others	59/100
13th	Cision 1867, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Provider of media monitoring, journalist outreach, and social listening platform	$4.97M	Edison Partners, Europa	62/100

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Cision has not made any investments yet. Cision has made 15 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Dec 11, 2025	Acquisition	Trajaan	2020	Paris (France)
Nov 17, 2022	Acquisition	Factmata	2016	London (United Kingdom)
Dec 19, 2021	Acquisition	Streem	2014	Sydney (Australia)