Sosafe opens new headquarters in Cologne, Germany

After a large financing round in January, the start-up is now expanding its location on the Rhine.

Cologne-based cyber security start-up Sosafe is opening its new headquarters in the Ehrenfeld district. "Cologne has always been an attractive start-up location for us. Due to many universities and a strong industry, there are many international professionals here, while the city is very livable due to culture and the mentality," Managing Director Niklas Hellemann explains the decision.

The expansion was also necessary because the start-up hired 200 new employees last year alone. The capital comes from the $73 million financing round in January. In addition to Cologne, this money will also flow into the new international locations(Startbase reported) .

In 2018, Sosafe was founded by Niklas Hellemann, Lukas Schaefer and Felix Schürholz. With the start-up, they support various organizations in building their safety culture and minimizing risks. The company now has 1,800 customers worldwide and enables personalized learning experiences and attack simulations that are designed to train employees to actively protect themselves from online threats.