octonomy
Octonomy develops AI agents to automate business support processes like customer inquiries and internal communications. The Cologne-based company raised $27M in seed funding in November 2025 and employs 109 people.
The growth story
octonomy grew from 1 to 109 employees between 2024 and 2026, raising $27M along the way, most recently a Seed in November 2025.
About
Octonomy sells AI software that handles repetitive business communications tasks, targeting companies looking to streamline customer service and internal workflows. Its agents aim to reduce manual effort in support operations.
The company raised a $27M seed round in late 2025, backed by investors including Capnamic and Macquarie Capital. Its 109-person team is primarily focused on sales, which accounts for nearly a third of its workforce.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Octonomy's largest department with 31 employees, representing about 28% of its 109-person team. The company has a median employee tenure of one year, suggesting a relatively young organization.
The octonomy org chart
Sushel K. Bijganath (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 34 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 29 (+164% YoY), Engineering 25 (-4% YoY), Business Development 10 (+100% YoY), Information Technology 10 (+67% YoY), Marketing 6 (+500% YoY), Product Management 5 (+67% YoY).
Talent flow
Octonomy recruits heavily from local German tech companies, with SoSafe, Learnship, and Talentship being its top talent sources. Its alumni have moved to roles at Vodafone IoT, Auror, and other AI and tech firms.
Most common previous employers of octonomy staff: SoSafe (25), Learnship (14), Talentship (13), Staffbase (9), Optimizely (4), AT Internet, a Piano company (2). Former octonomy employees most often moved to Procuros (2), Vodafone IoT (1), Auror (1), The Soul Design (1), ETP.ai (1), TechTree (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 80% direct, 8% search, 1% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at octonomy: Project Management (34), Microsoft Office (29), Python (Programming Language) (28), English (27), Artificial Intelligence (AI) (27), Communication (25), Software as a Service (SaaS) (24), Sales (21).
Where the team actually sits
octonomy people are concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (35), Tamil Nadu, India (17), Germany (12), Cologne Bonn Region (8).
Search footprint
octonomy attracts about 21 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3 ranking keywords and lost 1 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 5.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 5.00 / 5
Frequently asked
octonomy has 109 employees as of September 2026.
octonomy has raised $27M in total, most recently a Seed round in November 2025.
octonomy was founded in 2024 by Thomas Bollig, Markus Hanslik, Sushel K. Bijganath, Thorsten Grote, Oliver Trabert.
Sushel K. Bijganath (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of octonomy's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current octonomy staff are SoSafe (25 people), Learnship (14 people), Talentship (13 people).
Former octonomy employees most often move to Procuros (2), Vodafone IoT (1), Auror (1).
octonomy attracts about 21 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among octonomy staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), English, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
octonomy staff are concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (35), Tamil Nadu, India (17), Germany (12).
octonomy has about 29 people in Sales, up 164% over the past year, as of September 2026.
octonomy has about 25 people in Engineering, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 93 current and 25 former octonomy profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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