PPRO
Private Equity Round in 2024
PPRO is a fintech company specializing in digital payments infrastructure, enabling businesses and banks to streamline their payment processes through a single connection. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes credit card processing, alternative payment methods, local cash collection, e-money accounts, and e-wallet facilities. PPRO's solutions allow payment platforms, acquirers, and merchants to access essential services, such as fraud screening tools, without the need for complex coding. Its orchestration layer efficiently manages process flows and data, ensuring that partners can deliver seamless end-to-end services to their customers. Notable clients, including Citi, PayPal, and Stripe, utilize PPRO's infrastructure to enhance their operations, improve conversion rates, and simplify the complexities associated with digital payments.
Modular Finance
Venture Round in 2023
Modular Finance AB, founded in 2013 and based in Stockholm, Sweden, specializes in developing fintech software that enhances the efficiency of gathering and analyzing financial data. The company was established by Petter Hedborg and Måns Flodberg, who previously created the investing platform Introduce. With Rasmus Holm as the CTO, Modular Finance aims to provide innovative digital tools tailored for the financial market. The company focuses on creating a comprehensive suite of products that enable both companies and investors to effectively gather, store, and analyze financial information. By combining expertise in finance and technology, Modular Finance seeks to establish itself as a prominent player in the fintech sector, catering to various niches within the financial market.
TeamTailor
Venture Round in 2022
Teamtailor AB is a recruitment and employer branding platform based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2013. The company provides a comprehensive web service designed to streamline the recruitment process for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Teamtailor’s platform features tools for creating customized career sites, campaign pages, and job application forms, as well as functionalities for automating various aspects of recruitment, including candidate screening and talent acquisition. By focusing on enhancing employer branding, Teamtailor assists companies in marketing themselves as attractive workplaces, engaging employees, and improving their overall recruitment efforts. The platform aims to modernize the HR industry by offering innovative solutions that support businesses in effectively managing their recruitment needs.
Planhat is a customer platform that provides insights and manages workflows to enhance customer experiences. Founded in 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden, the company supports modern technology firms worldwide in centering their operations around customer success and maximizing customer lifetime value. The platform is designed for various roles within an organization, from customer success managers to executives, allowing users to unify customer data, set objectives, and improve customer journeys through features such as playbooks, automation, and collaboration tools. With a diverse team of over 100 employees across Europe, North America, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region, Planhat addresses complex challenges in post-sale business operations, fostering product-led growth and effective channel management.
Payhawk is a prominent spend management solution that caters to businesses across Europe, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The platform integrates company cards, reimbursable expenses, accounts payable, and accounting software into a single, user-friendly product, streamlining the payment process for organizations. With a focus on enhancing efficiency and controlling expenditures, Payhawk serves customers in over 32 countries, allowing them to remain agile in a competitive marketplace. Its diverse clientele includes notable companies such as LuxAir, Babbel, Vinted, Wallbox, and Wagestream. The company operates offices in key cities, including London, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Vilnius, Sofia, and New York, demonstrating its extensive reach and commitment to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in managing their financial operations effectively.
Back Market
Series E in 2022
Back Market is an online marketplace specializing in refurbished electronics, connecting consumers with professional sellers of certified and guaranteed devices. Founded in 2014 by Thibaud Hug de Larauze, Quentin Le Brouster, and Vianney Vaute, the company is headquartered in Paris, France, and operates in 13 countries, including the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, among others. With a workforce of 480 employees across offices in New York, Berlin, Paris, and Bordeaux, Back Market aims to promote the sale and use of refurbished products, allowing customers to purchase electronics at reduced prices. This approach not only offers affordability but also supports sustainability by encouraging the reuse of electronic devices.
Bokadirekt
Venture Round in 2021
Bokadirekt AB, based in Stockholm, Sweden, is an online booking service founded in 2000 by Hans Hansson Julin. The company specializes in providing a user-friendly platform for booking beauty and wellness treatments, enabling users to search, find, and make real-time reservations. By streamlining the booking process, Bokadirekt reduces administrative burdens for service providers, allowing them to focus more on customer engagement. The service has evolved through collaboration with various industry providers, establishing itself as a significant player in the online reservation market. Since March 2019, Bokadirekt operates as a subsidiary of Hittapunktse AB.
Payhawk is a prominent spend management solution that caters to businesses across Europe, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The platform integrates company cards, reimbursable expenses, accounts payable, and accounting software into a single, user-friendly product, streamlining the payment process for organizations. With a focus on enhancing efficiency and controlling expenditures, Payhawk serves customers in over 32 countries, allowing them to remain agile in a competitive marketplace. Its diverse clientele includes notable companies such as LuxAir, Babbel, Vinted, Wallbox, and Wagestream. The company operates offices in key cities, including London, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Amsterdam, Vilnius, Sofia, and New York, demonstrating its extensive reach and commitment to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in managing their financial operations effectively.
Affinity is a relationship intelligence platform built to expand and evolve the traditional CRM. Affinity instantly surfaces all of your team's data and shows you who is best suited to make the crucial introductions you need to close your next big deal. Using AI and natural language processing, Affinity helps your team curate and grow its network by unlocking introductions to decision makers and auto-populating your pipeline to increase deal flow. -- Leverage your network: Map out your team's relationship graph to most effectively source the next big deal -- VCs, level up your portfolio: Ally with your portfolio companies and discover how you can introduce them to key prospects and help them raise their next round -- Startups, get the intro: Map out your team's relationship graph. Discover the entire rolodex of prospects your investors and advisors are connected to and unearth valuable introductions -- Reduce complexity: Get rid of spreadsheets for contact management and receive instant updates related to your pipeline as your team works -- Effectively manage pipeline: Keep track of meetings, manage follow-ups, and receive instant updates related to your pipeline as your team works It's time to adopt a CRM that makes your job easier and maximizes your team and investor's most valuable asset - their networks. Affinity has raised $13.5MM led by 8VC (Joe Lonsdale: Palantir, Addepar, OpenGov), Sway Ventures, Pear Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital & Western Technology Investment.
Chrono24 GmbH is an online marketplace specializing in luxury and collector's watches for both men and women. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, the company connects buyers and sellers, allowing them to transact watches on a global scale. The platform features a diverse array of timepieces, including chronographs, pilot watches, automatic, and mechanical watches from various prestigious brands. With over 3,000 professional dealers and 30,000 private sellers, Chrono24 lists more than 500,000 watches, attracting over 20 million watch enthusiasts each month from over 120 countries. This extensive reach and comprehensive inventory have positioned Chrono24 as a significant player in the global watch market.
Revolut Limited is a financial services company based in London, UK, that offers a comprehensive mobile application for users to manage their finances. Founded in 2013, the platform enables currency exchange at interbank rates, money transfers via social networks, and multi-currency spending through a debit card. Initially focused on prepaid cards and currency exchange, Revolut has expanded its services to include cryptocurrency and stock trading, as well as various insurance products, such as phone and travel insurance. The app facilitates live exchange rate comparisons, direct bank transfers, and expense tracking, helping both individuals and businesses improve their financial health and gain better control over their finances. Operating in numerous countries worldwide, Revolut is recognized for its user-friendly approach to modern banking.
MATCHi
Venture Round in 2021
MATCHi is a developer of an online platform designed to enhance the experience of racket sports enthusiasts by connecting players with facilities worldwide. The platform simplifies the process of finding and booking matches in various sports, including padel, tennis, badminton, squash, and table tennis. By automating administrative tasks for sports clubs, MATCHi allows them to focus on providing better services while making participation in racket sports more accessible and enjoyable for users. Through its user-friendly interface, players can easily discover when and where they can play, as well as connect with others for matches, thereby fostering a vibrant community around racket sports.
Vinted is an online marketplace that focuses on promoting second-hand fashion as a preferred choice for consumers. The platform allows users, primarily targeting girls and women, to buy, sell, and swap clothing, accessories, and lifestyle items in a peer-to-peer environment. Vinted enhances the shopping experience by incorporating an online chatting feature, facilitating communication between users and making transactions simpler and more efficient. With a mobile-first approach, Vinted aims to make second-hand shopping accessible and cost-effective for its community.
Vivino is a leading online wine marketplace and the most downloaded wine app globally, founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The platform empowers users to explore and enjoy wine through a unique shopping experience that leverages community data for personalized recommendations. It allows wine enthusiasts of all expertise levels to discover, rate, and purchase wines easily. The Vivino app enables users to scan wine labels with their smartphones, providing access to user-generated ratings and reviews, thereby facilitating informed purchasing decisions. With a community of millions, Vivino aims to make wine discovery fun and accessible for everyone.
PPRO
Private Equity Round in 2021
PPRO is a fintech company specializing in digital payments infrastructure, enabling businesses and banks to streamline their payment processes through a single connection. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes credit card processing, alternative payment methods, local cash collection, e-money accounts, and e-wallet facilities. PPRO's solutions allow payment platforms, acquirers, and merchants to access essential services, such as fraud screening tools, without the need for complex coding. Its orchestration layer efficiently manages process flows and data, ensuring that partners can deliver seamless end-to-end services to their customers. Notable clients, including Citi, PayPal, and Stripe, utilize PPRO's infrastructure to enhance their operations, improve conversion rates, and simplify the complexities associated with digital payments.
Booksy
Venture Round in 2020
Booksy is a prominent booking platform that connects beauty, wellness, and health professionals with local customers, facilitating hundreds of millions of appointments annually. Founded in Poland in 2014, Booksy operates in multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, and France. The company's mobile-first SaaS solution, Booksy Biz, is tailored for small business owners and offers essential tools for attracting new clients, managing appointments, handling payments, and fostering customer loyalty. Through the Booksy Marketplace, millions of consumers can discover, schedule, and manage appointments with various service providers such as stylists, barbers, and estheticians. The platform employs machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance user experience by analyzing buying patterns and optimizing scheduling.
PPRO
Private Equity Round in 2020
PPRO is a fintech company specializing in digital payments infrastructure, enabling businesses and banks to streamline their payment processes through a single connection. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes credit card processing, alternative payment methods, local cash collection, e-money accounts, and e-wallet facilities. PPRO's solutions allow payment platforms, acquirers, and merchants to access essential services, such as fraud screening tools, without the need for complex coding. Its orchestration layer efficiently manages process flows and data, ensuring that partners can deliver seamless end-to-end services to their customers. Notable clients, including Citi, PayPal, and Stripe, utilize PPRO's infrastructure to enhance their operations, improve conversion rates, and simplify the complexities associated with digital payments.
TeamTailor
Venture Round in 2020
Teamtailor AB is a recruitment and employer branding platform based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2013. The company provides a comprehensive web service designed to streamline the recruitment process for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Teamtailor’s platform features tools for creating customized career sites, campaign pages, and job application forms, as well as functionalities for automating various aspects of recruitment, including candidate screening and talent acquisition. By focusing on enhancing employer branding, Teamtailor assists companies in marketing themselves as attractive workplaces, engaging employees, and improving their overall recruitment efforts. The platform aims to modernize the HR industry by offering innovative solutions that support businesses in effectively managing their recruitment needs.
Vinted is an online marketplace that focuses on promoting second-hand fashion as a preferred choice for consumers. The platform allows users, primarily targeting girls and women, to buy, sell, and swap clothing, accessories, and lifestyle items in a peer-to-peer environment. Vinted enhances the shopping experience by incorporating an online chatting feature, facilitating communication between users and making transactions simpler and more efficient. With a mobile-first approach, Vinted aims to make second-hand shopping accessible and cost-effective for its community.
Chrono24 GmbH is an online marketplace specializing in luxury and collector's watches for both men and women. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, the company connects buyers and sellers, allowing them to transact watches on a global scale. The platform features a diverse array of timepieces, including chronographs, pilot watches, automatic, and mechanical watches from various prestigious brands. With over 3,000 professional dealers and 30,000 private sellers, Chrono24 lists more than 500,000 watches, attracting over 20 million watch enthusiasts each month from over 120 countries. This extensive reach and comprehensive inventory have positioned Chrono24 as a significant player in the global watch market.
Vinted is an online marketplace that focuses on promoting second-hand fashion as a preferred choice for consumers. The platform allows users, primarily targeting girls and women, to buy, sell, and swap clothing, accessories, and lifestyle items in a peer-to-peer environment. Vinted enhances the shopping experience by incorporating an online chatting feature, facilitating communication between users and making transactions simpler and more efficient. With a mobile-first approach, Vinted aims to make second-hand shopping accessible and cost-effective for its community.
Revolut Limited is a financial services company based in London, UK, that offers a comprehensive mobile application for users to manage their finances. Founded in 2013, the platform enables currency exchange at interbank rates, money transfers via social networks, and multi-currency spending through a debit card. Initially focused on prepaid cards and currency exchange, Revolut has expanded its services to include cryptocurrency and stock trading, as well as various insurance products, such as phone and travel insurance. The app facilitates live exchange rate comparisons, direct bank transfers, and expense tracking, helping both individuals and businesses improve their financial health and gain better control over their finances. Operating in numerous countries worldwide, Revolut is recognized for its user-friendly approach to modern banking.
Hitta.se
Private Equity Round in 2017
Hitta.se is a search company based in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in 2004. It specializes in local search services, facilitating the connection between consumers and local businesses. Hitta.se offers a variety of tools, including maps, directions, street images, and satellite views, to assist users in locating people, places, and companies effectively. The company's services are accessible through both web and mobile platforms, providing relevant information that enhances user experience in finding essential local resources.