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| 29.10.2024 | 1 in 5 Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Could Be Out of Cash By Christmas, According to a New Report Small businesses employ over 60 million people. | According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 61.6 million Americans are employed by small businesses — nearly half of the U.S. workforce.
However, a study released Tuesday by online financing platform Stenn shows that almost a quarter of thos... |
| 27.09.2024 | The Rise of FinTech and RegTech: Navigating the New Landscape of Digital Finance | In the ever-evolving world of finance, two sectors are making waves: FinTech and RegTech. These industries are not just buzzwords; they represent a seismic shift in how businesses operate. Companies like Aufinity Group and Dotfile are at th... |
| 25.09.2024 | Paris-based regtech Dotfile raises €6 million to automate compliance with AI | Dotfile, a French regtech company created in 2021 within the startup studio Hexa (fka eFounders), announced a €6 million fundraising, just over a year after a first round of €2.5 million. This new round is led by Seaya Ventures, with the pa... |
| 25.09.2024 | Dotfile Raises €6M in Funding | Dotfile, a Paris, France-based RegTech company, raised €6M in funding.
The round was led by Seaya Ventures, with the participation of existing investors Serena and Hexa.
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate its R&D efforts... |
| 23.09.2024 | Phacet raises €4M for SME-tailored SaaS | Phacet, a pioneer in personalised artificial intelligence solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises has announced a Seed round of €4 million.
The French startup has received backing from 148 business angels from sectors including tec... |
| 09.04.2024 | Spendesk Acquires Okko | Spendesk, a Paris, France-based spend management platform, announced its acquisition of French procurement company Okko.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
By integrating the technology and resources of Okko, Spendesk will improve it... |
| 09.04.2024 | Spendesk acquires Okko to integrate procurement into its SaaS | B2B SaaS Spendesk has acquired French Procurement company Okko, enabling them to integrate procurement services for customers alongside automated accounting services currently on offer.
Okko’s procurement platform helps businesses to digiti... |
| 28.03.2024 | This startup believes mobile apps for businesses should work more like consumer apps | Have you noticed the massive gap between consumer and business apps on your phone? While consumer apps are both beautifully designed and easy to use, business apps are simply painful to use.
A European startup is developing a suite of B2B a... |
| 04.03.2024 | Catalog is building the B2B commerce platform for small companies | When you think about commerce platforms, chances are the first names that come to mind are big names like Adobe Commerce or Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Large companies processing millions of orders already have a technological solution to ma... |
| 27.11.2023 | Paris-based startup studio Hexa raises some funding to launch even more startups | You might not be familiar with Hexa, the Paris-based startup studio that has launched dozens of B2B software companies, but some of its portfolio companies have become well-known unicorns, such as Front, Aircall and Spendesk.
And it turns o... |
| 30.10.2023 | Hexa, the startup studio behind Front, Spendesk and Aircall, unveils its next batch of startups | Hexa, the Paris-based startup studio that started its life as eFounders, just shared a list of the six next companies that will emerge from the studio. It’s an interesting mix of enterprise SaaS startups with a blockchain data startup throw... |
| 29.11.2022 | eFounders morphs into Hexa, a portfolio company of startup studios | Over the past 11 years, eFounders has refined the startup studio model in Europe. The company has contributed to the launch of more than 30 startups, including three unicorns — Spendesk, Aircall and Front.
While things seem to be going well... |
| 04.11.2022 | Spend management startup Pleo lays off 15% of its workforce | Danish startup Pleo has announced that it plans to lay off around 15% of the company’s workforce. As the company currently has nearly 1,000 employees, it could affect up to 150 people. Pleo develops expense management tools for SMBs around ... |
| 10.10.2022 | Over 1M credit cards just leaked to criminals on the dark web | Over 1.2 million credit cards have been distributed via the dark web through a recently launched underground marketplace.
As reported by Bleeping Computer, in an effort to attract cybercriminals to its platform, the hackers behind ‘BidenCas... |
| 16.05.2022 | European startup studio eFounders launches a web3 vertical | While last week was without a doubt the worst week for crypto asset performance in a very long time, it doesn’t seem to be stopping eFounders. The software-as-a-service startup studio is announcing that it is launching a new sub-studio call... |
| 30.03.2022 | Meet these 7 fintech leaders at the upcoming Tech.eu Summit (17 May, Brussels) | We've highlighted the (now more than) 50 confirmed speakers for the upcoming Tech.eu Summit, but here's a selection of seven exciting leaders in the European FinTech space who will be gracing our Brussels Expo stages on the 17th of May: Kri... |
| 28.02.2022 | Payhawk becomes a unicorn as it extends its Series B | European spend management startup Payhawk has added $100 million to its Series B round that I already covered back in November. The startup confirms that it has reached a post-money valuation of $1 billion, as The Information’s Kate Clark p... |
| 08.02.2022 | Dark Web credit card fraud less pervasive but still an ongoing problem | Image: Adobe Stock
Stolen credit card data is always a hot item for sale on the Dark Web, particularly if the package includes not just the card number but the expiration date and CVV code. To crack down on fraud, card vendors have long sin... |
| 24.01.2022 | Spendesk Raises Additional €100M at Unicorn Valuation | 0 shares
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The Series C extension, led by US investor Tiger Global, brings Spendesk’s valuation to more than €1bn. The investment will be used to grow Spendesk’s team to 700 people this year.
Spendesk, the 7-in-... |
| 21.01.2022 | European spend management platform Moss raises $86 million | Berlin-based startup Moss announced earlier this week that it has closed a new $86 million Series B funding round (€75 million). The company offers corporate credit cards for small and medium companies so that they can more easily spend and... |
| 19.01.2022 | Spendesk becomes fifth French unicorn of 2022, secures €100M funding | Spendesk, a Paris-based spend management platform, announced on Tuesday that it has raised another €100M as an extension to its Series C round in July 2021, where it raised €100M.
With the latest funding round, the French company has reache... |
| 18.01.2022 | Spendesk Valued at $1.5 Billion After Latest Funding Round
Spendesk Valued at $1.5 Billion After Latest Funding Round | (Bloomberg) -- Financial technology company Spendesk said it’s raised another 100 million euros ($114 million) of funding, six months after a raise of the same amount, but this time at an increased valuation of $1.5 billion.
A spokesperson ... |
| 18.01.2022 | Spendesk Raises Additional €100M in Series C Funding | Spendesk, a Paris, France-based spend management solution for SMBs, raised €100M as an extension to its Series C round in July 2021 (€100M).
The round was led by Tiger Global, with all existing investors, including General Atlantic, Eight R... |
| 17.01.2022 | Spendesk is the fifth French startup to reach unicorn status this month | Fintech startup Spendesk is announcing that it has raised an extension to its Series C round. Tiger Global is investing $114 million (€100 million) in the startup. Following today’s funding round, the company says that is has reached a valu... |
| 10.01.2022 | Business banking startup Qonto raises $552 million at $5 billion valuation | French startup Qonto has raised a $552 million Series D funding round (€486 million). Following this investment, the startup has reached a valuation of $5 billion (€4.4 billion). This is one of the largest rounds in the French tech ecosyste... |
| 22.11.2021 | Payhawk raises $112M to better compete in the heated corporate card race | If you’ve followed corporate card and spend management startups in the U.S., you might be familiar with Brex and Ramp. Payhawk is also offering an all-in-one financial management solution for businesses, but with a focus on European custome... |
| 15.09.2021 | Folk helps you share contacts with your team | Folk is a new productivity tool started by European startup studio eFounders. And the startup just raised a $3.3 million seed funding round led by Accel with a big group of business angels.
When you think about managing contacts and relatio... |
| 26.07.2021 | Spendesk lands €100m Series C funding round | Spend management platform Spendesk has raised €100 million in a Series C funding round led by growth equity firm General Atlantic.
Spendesk has now raised €160 million in total
The round also included participation from existing investors I... |
| 23.07.2021 | French Spend Management Fintech Spendesk Acquires €100M in Capital via Series C led by General Atlantic | France-based Spendesk, a spend management platform, has acquired €100 million in capital through a Series C round that was led by General Atlantic, an international growth equity company.
Spendesk offers finance professionals a software-as-... |
| 22.07.2021 | Fintech startup Spendesk picks up €100M | Paris-based Spendesk has raised €100 million in a round led by General Atlantic. The startup provides an online expense management platform for companies. The Series C will go toward product development and doubling its headcount over the n... |
| 22.07.2021 | Spendesk nabs $118M to build company spending transparency | French startup Spendesk announced Wednesday it had raised a $118 million funding round (€100 million) led by General Atlantic with existing investors Index Ventures and Eight Road Ventures participating once again.
Overall, the company has ... |
| 21.07.2021 | Spendesk raises $118 million for its corporate spend management service | French startup Spendesk has announced earlier today that it has raised a $118 million funding round (€100 million) led by General Atlantic. Overall, the company has raised $189 million (€160 million) since its inception.
Existing investors ... |
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| 21.07.2021 | Spendesk raises €100M Series C to bring spend management to every finance team in Europe | Round led by global growth equity firm General Atlantic to accelerate product innovation and grow headcount internationally. |
| 21.07.2021 | Spendesk Raises €100M in Series C Funding | Spendesk, a Paris, France-based spend management platform for finance teams, raised €100M in Series C funding.
The round, which brought total funding to €160M, was led by General Atlantic with participation from previous investors Index Ven... |
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| 21.07.2021 | Friend of finance teams far and wide, Spendesk raises €100 million | Paris-based all-in-one expense claim management service Spendesk has raised €100 million in a Series C round, its largest to date. By automating a number of repetitive, day-to-day administrative tasks, the startup aims to unlock untapped po... |
| 21.07.2021 | France’s Spendesk raises €100M in General Atlantic-led funding round; looks to double its headcount in next two years | Companies, regardless of their size, must have the right tools in creating and preserving value while running a business. No company wants to throw away its money. It is crucial to maintain the ups and downs of finances. Integrating the rig... |
| 21.07.2021 | Paris-based Spendesk raises €100 million to bring spend management to every finance team in Europe | Spendesk, Europe’s leading all-in-one spend management platform for finance teams, has raised €100 million in Series C funding led by global growth equity firm General Atlantic. All previous investors, including Index Ventures and Eight Roa... |
| 19.05.2021 | Startup studio eFounders reaches portfolio valuation of $2 billion | European startup studio eFounders has now been around for 10 years. And because a birthday sounds like a good opportunity to share some metrics, the portfolio companies have reached a valuation of $2 billion together — only 18 months after ... |
| 19.05.2021 | Franco-Belgian eFounders celebrates 10 year anniversary, portfolio reaches $2 billion valuation | Flying in the face of the traditional entrepreneurship model, Franco-Belgian startup think tank/incubator/VC facilitator eFounders celebrates its 10 year anniversary today with the formal announcement of a $2 billion portfolio valuation.
A ... |
| 31.03.2021 | Paris-based contract management software provider Leeway raises $4.2 million in seed round | Seeking to simplify contract management for in-house legal teams, Paris-based Leeway has raised $4.2 million in a seed round.
The funding arrives via HenQ and Xavier Niel’s Kima Ventures as well as a number of angel investors including the ... |
| 26.01.2021 | SaaS startup studio eFounders launches a fintech startup studio | eFounders is expanding its focus by creating a second startup studio called Logic Founders. This time, Logic Founders is going to focus on fintech startups exclusively. Camille Tyan (pictured above) is going to lead the new studio.
Over the... |
| 15.01.2021 | Corporate credit card platform Moss raises $25.5 million | German startup Moss has raised a $25.5 million (€21 million) funding round led by Valar Ventures. Existing investors Cherry Ventures and Global Founders Capital are also participating. Moss provides credit cards and a spending platform to s... |
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| 20.10.2020 | Paris-based startup Spendesk raises $18 million | Paris-based startup Spendesk raises $18 million
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| 14.10.2020 | Spendesk: Paris-based startup that helps companies spend smarter scoops up €15.3M funding | Companies, regardless of their size, need to get the right tools when it comes to creating and preserving value in the course of running a business. No one wants to throw their money away. Therefore it is crucial to maintain the ebb and flo... |
| 14.10.2020 | Fintech startup Spendesk adds $18M to Series B | Online payments and financial software startup Spendesk has raised $18 million in Series B funding from Eight Roads Ventures, adding to the $38 million it raised for the round last year. The funds will be used to expand the startup's produc... |
| 13.10.2020 | French fintech startup Spendesk adds $18 million to its Series B round, closing at $38 million | Spendesk, a Paris-based spend management platform for SMBs, has announced an $18 million extension to its Series B round last year, closing the round at $38 million. The fresh investment, which came entirely from Eight Roads Ventures, bring... |
| 13.10.2020 | French B2B Fintech Spendesk Announces Additional $18 Million to Series B Investment Round | Spendesk, a France-based b2b fintech, announced on Tuesday it secured an additional $18 million through its Series B investment round, which was led by Eight Roads Ventures. The addition brings the total raised to $68.5 million.
Founded in ... |
| 13.10.2020 | Spendesk raises another $18 million for its corporate card and expense service | French startup Spendesk has added $18 million to its Series B round. The company already raised $38.4 million as part of its Series B last year, which means that it raised $56.4 million as part of this round. Eight Roads Ventures is investi... |
| 13.10.2020 | Spendesk raises additional $18m to its Series B round | Spendesk, the spend management platform for SMBs has today announced it has raised $18 million in addition to its Series B round last year ($38 million).
The new investment comes from global VC fund Eight Roads Ventures and brings the total... |
| 13.10.2020 | Spendesk Raises $18M in Additional Series B Funding | Spendesk, a Paris, France-based spend management platform for SMBs, raised $18m in addition to its $38m Series B funding round announced last year.
The new investment comes from Eight Roads Ventures and brings the total raised to $68.5m.
Th... |
| 13.10.2020 | Spendesk : Adds $18M to its Series B Round from Eight Roads Ventures | Spendesk, the leading spend management platform for SMBs, today announced it has raised $18 million in addition to its Series B round last year ($38 million). The new investment comes from global VC fund Eight Roads Ventures and brings the ... |
| 13.10.2020 | French fintech Spendesk adds €15.2 million to its Series B round from Eight Roads Ventures | Paris-based Spendesk, a leading spend management platform for SMBs, today announced it has raised around €15.2 million in addition to its Series B round last year (around €32.2 million). The new investment comes from global VC fund Eight Ro... |
| 21.01.2020 | Long Neglected, SMEs Are the New Target for Startups | New wave of startups are breaking barriers that have led to low adoption of technology by SMEs
Nearly 100 million people in Europe work in small to medium enterprises (SMEs) – over 1.5 million companies that account for two thirds of the w... |
| 08.10.2019 | Startup studio eFounders has a portfolio valuation of $1 billion | European startup studio eFounders has shared some metrics about its portfolio companies. The startup studio has launched 23 companies with a focus on software-as-a-service enterprise products.
While eFounders might not be a familiar name, s... |
| 10.09.2019 | Spendesk raises €35m in Series B funding | Paris-based spend management platform Spendesk is aiming for international expansion after raising Series B funding of €35 million, reports Jane Connolly.
The round was led by Index Ventures, which also led last year’s Series A round. This ... |
| 10.09.2019 | Spendesk raises €35M: 3 ways French fintech startup is re-inventing the corporate credit cards | Paris-based fintech startup Spendesk, an all-in-one corporate expense and spend management service, has raised €35M in a Series B round led by Index Ventures. With this round, the company has so far raised €45M.What Spendesk intends to do w... |
| 10.09.2019 | Spendesk raises $38M Series B to transform spending at work | The Paris-based spend management scale-up has raised its third funding round to drive international expansion and help businesses everywhere spend smarter
Paris, September 9, 2019 – Spendesk, the leading spend management platform for small... |
| 09.09.2019 | Top tech startup news for today, Monday, September 9, 2019 | Good morning! Below are some of the top tech startup news for today, Monday, September 9, 2019.
Amazon set its eye on India with major million dollar investment. Facing steep competition from Walmart in India, Amazon just opened a new 9.5-... |
| 09.09.2019 | Paris-based fintech startup Spendesk raises $38 million Series B to transform spending at work | Spendesk, a fintech startup and a provider of spend management software that helps businesses take control of spending, has raised $38 million in its third funding round to drive international expansion and help businesses everywhere spend ... |
| 09.09.2019 | France’s Spendesk just raised €35m to take the pain out of expenses globally, as competitors close in | Corporate expenses-management may not be very glamorous, but it’s a sector attracting a lot of money. France’s Spendesk on Monday said that it had raised a €35m Series B to expand across Europe and take on cash-rich rivals.
Spendesk tries t... |
| 09.09.2019 | Spendesk Raises $38M in Series B Funding | Spendesk, a Paris, France-based spend management platform for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), raised €35M in Series B funding round.
The round, which brought the total raised to €45M, was led by Index Ventures.
The company intends to ... |
| 09.09.2019 | Paris-based fintech Spendesk raises $38M to cover new London, Berlin offices | Spendesk, a Paris-based fintech that specializes in expense management, said it raised $38 million in a Series B financing round led by Index Ventures.
The new funding will help the firm develop new products and grow its international prese... |
| 09.09.2019 | Spendesk Raises €35M Series B to Transform Spending at Work | The investment will help fund product development and accelerate international expansion, with new offices opening in Berlin and London and the launch of Spendesk in Spain and Scandinavia.
“We want to make spending at work as easy as it is... |
| 09.09.2019 | Paris-based Spendesk raises €35 million for its spend management platform for SMEs | Spendesk, a Paris-based spending management scale-up for SMEs, has raised €35 million in a Series B round led by Index Ventures, which backed its €8 million Series A round in January 2018. This brings the total amount raised by the company ... |
| 08.09.2019 | Spendesk raises $38.4 million for its corporate card and expense service | French startup Spendesk has raised another $38.4 million in a Series B round, with existing investor Index Ventures leading the round. The company has raised $49.4 million (€45 million) over the years.
Spendesk is an all-in-one corporate ex... |
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| 30.01.2018 | Spendesk Raises €8m in Series A Funding | Spendesk, a Paris, France-based provider of a business management spending platform, raised an €8m Series A funding.
The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from business angels such as Michael Benabou, co-founder of Vente P... |
| 30.01.2018 | Spendesk raises $9.9 million for its business expense platform in round led by Index Ventures | Paris-based Spendesk said today that it has raised $9.9 million in venture capital as it prepares to scale its platform and expand across Europe.
Spendesk’s service is designed to simplify the process of approving and managing employees’ ex... |
| 30.01.2018 | Spendesk raises $9.9 million to build your next corporate card | French startup Spendesk just raised $9.9 million (€8 million) from Index Ventures with Michael Benabou, Laurent Asscher and Showpad cofounders Louis Jonckheere and Pieterjan Bouten also participating. Spendesk is a service that combines pre... |
| 30.01.2018 | Spendesk raises $9.9 million for its business expense platform in round led by Index Ventures | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Paris-based Spendesk said today that it has raise... |
| 30.01.2018 | Paris-based Spendesk raises €8 million to expand its platform for all company purchases | Spendesk, a fintech solution that helps businesses manage their spending, has raised an €8 million Series A round led by Index Ventures, with participation from existing investors. The fresh capital will be used to accelerate product develo... |
| 30.01.2018 | French fintech startup Spendesk raises €8 million in Series A round | Spend management startup Spendesk has secured a Series A round of €8 million led by Index Ventures to further its product development and expand into more markets.
Other participants in the round included a number of business angels that ha... |
| 29.01.2018 | Spendesk raises €8 million to expand its platform for all company purchases | Founded in 2016 and based in Paris, Spendesk rethinks the way employees make company purchases and the way businesses manage all expenses. Instead of wasting time on painful expense reports, tedious approval processes and sharing of company... |
| 24.01.2017 | Business expense management platform Spendesk raises €2 million | Paris-based fintech startup Spendesk has raised €2 million in a seed round from Kima Ventures, FundersClub, and several angel investors including Edward Lando, Nicolas Steegmann, and Frédéric Montagnon.
During March and June of last year, S... |
| 24.01.2017 | Spendesk grabs $2.2 million for its next-gen corporate cards | French startup Spendesk might be just a few months old, but the company is currently firing on all cylinders. Spendesk just raised $2.2 million (€2 million), rebranded itself, and is about to launch mobile apps and corporate plastic cards f... |
| 24.01.2017 | Spendesk Raises €2M in Seed Funding | Spendesk, a Paris, France-based fintech startup, raised €2m in seed funding.
Backers included Kima Ventures (Xavier Niel’s fund), Funders Club, Edward Lando, Nicolas Steegmann (founder at Stupeflix), and Frédéric Montagnon (Secret Media, Te... |
| 07.07.2016 | Why Corporate Card Management can be a Nightmare in a Growing Startup | As a startup founder your main focus is to develop your business. During the first stage, often called pre product/market fit, you want to iterate as fast as possible: on the product, on the acquisition channels, on your pricing model. The ... |
| 15.06.2016 | Spendesk makes expenses and company cards suck less | Meet Spendesk, a new eFounders-backed startup that wants to simply your company’s spendings with highly customizable virtual and good old plastic cards. Spendesk provides a central dashboard to track budgets, receipts and expense approvals ... |
| - | Tiger Global leads €100 million Series C extension at now unicorn Spendesk | Paris-based all-in-one expense claim management service Spendesk has added another €100 million to an already impressive Series C round, now at €200 million, we reported on back in July. In doing so, the company now obtains unicorn status, ... |
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How To Startup Part 7: Scaling Your Business | Congratulations – you’ve found a startup idea, learned how to name your business and successfully pitch to investors and employees, survive a downturn, build a Minimal Viable Product and find Product-Market Fit. Now it’s time “to scale,&quo... |
| - | Franco-Belgian eFounders celebrates 10 year anniversary, portfolio reaches $2 billion valuation | Flying in the face of the traditional entrepreneurship model, Franco-Belgian startup think tank/incubator/VC facilitator eFounders celebrates its 10 year anniversary today with the formal announcement of a $2 billion portfolio valuation.
A ... |
| - | This Week in European Tech: More French unicorns, an adopted yet amended Digital Services Act, and Serena Williams on (Sorare's) board | Happy Friday!
This week, the Tech.eu research team tracked more than 115 tech funding deals worth over €2.4 billion, and over 30 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours, and related news stories across Europe, including Russia and Turkey.
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| - | Meet these 7 fintech leaders at the upcoming Tech.eu Summit (17 May, Brussels) | We've highlighted the (now more than) 50 confirmed speakers for the upcoming Tech.eu Summit, but here's a selection of seven exciting leaders in the European FinTech space who will be gracing our Brussels Expo stages on the 17th of May: Kri... |
| - | Friend of finance teams far and wide, Spendesk raises €100 million | Paris-based all-in-one expense claim management service Spendesk has raised €100 million in a Series C round, its largest to date. By automating a number of repetitive, day-to-day administrative tasks, the startup aims to unlock untapped po... |
