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Welcome to our July newsletter! We’re excited to share our research and updates with you. Scroll down to check out some 2B Company Highlights from recent weeks, the 2B Top 5, Funding Round and a selection of Hot Jobs!
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The 2B Top 5
The top 5 start-ups and scale-ups we have profiled for this month. Click the logos to learn more!
Company Info
Swedish company Zimpler is a lightning fast, easy to use, conversion driven payment solution – approved and regulated by FI, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
They pride their payment solutions on being instant, dependable and secure and say their mission is to "Save time between transactions, [so clients can] benefit from stronger relationships with [their] customers."
About Zimpler
Undisclosed
Venture | March 2022
2012
Founded
100+
Headcount
Located in Stockholm, Gothenburg & Gzira.
Stockholm HQ
Why we love Zimpler
“Since Zimpler was founded in Sweden in 2012, they have established a strong presence across Europe, and are on our way to South America and beyond. This growth isn't set to halt, as 2021 was Zimpler's most successful year to date, with transaction volumes being up 176% YOY, and with new funding secured in March 2022, the company's commercial development and geographical expansion is only set to accelerate further.
Zimpler are without a doubt one to watch!"
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Company Info
Codat is the "universal API for small business data."
They provide real-time connectivity to enable software providers and financial institutions to build integrated products for their small business customers. Their clients range from lenders to corporate card providers and business forecasting tools and use cases include automatic reconciliation, business dashboarding, and loan decisioning.
About Codat
$100m
Series C | June 2022
2017
Founded
200
Headcount
Located in London, New York & Sydney.
London HQ
Why we love Codat
"Despite radical advancements in other areas of technology, in 2022, the majority of small business systems are still vastly behind. Codat is changing the game for small business connectivity by: "powering the connectivity for SaaS, payments, and lending businesses building products for SMBs."
This June Codat raised $100m in Series C funding, to "power the next generation of technology for small businesses". We believe Codats growth journey is so interesting and exciting to watch!"
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Company Info
Findity are experts in expense management. They help customers eliminate the frustration of managing expenses.
By partnering with leading software and card providers, they offer a seamless expense experience integrated with businesses' current operations and people's everyday lives.
They build reliable, intuitive technology that becomes a critical cornerstone of their customers' success.
About Findity
SEK50m
May 2022
2011
Founded
50+
Headcount
Locations in Sweden
Ludvika HQ
Why we love Findity
"Having built a top product and gained a leading position in Sweden, Findity is in an exciting phase of expansion. After successfully raising 50MSEK, Findity are accelerating international expansion and completing a company rebrand. This will include the company's two brands, Companyexpense and Findity coming together to allow full focus on continued innovation and expansion. These disruptive plans, alongside a proven product and strong demand, make the possibilities endless."
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Company Info
Bigblue is a fulfilment solution for customer-centric brands. Hundreds of brands leverage their warehouse network to scale operations effortlessly and build a delivery experience that boosts sales.
In a world where Amazon is increasingly dominating e-commerce, together with companies like Stripe and Shopify, Bigblue are on a mission to help independent brands fight back
About Bigblue
€13.7m
Series A | March 2022
2018
Founded
100
Headcount
Located in Europe.
Paris HQ
Why we love Bigblue
“Bigblue provides branded post-purchase communications, transport optimisation and shipping automation and more for customer-centric brands . The company operates an intelligent carrier network and warehouse system; using AI to pick the fastest and most environmentally conscious shipping method for each shipment.
Bigblue already has 300+ client brands, and in 2022 will place 4 million shipments from 3 different countries. With Series A funding, Bigblue plans to hire 100 new people over the next 12 months in sales, marketing and operations, and triple its engineering staff, inevitably strengthening their European expansion.”
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Company Info
Bambuser is a SaaS company based in Stockholm that provides the world’s leading Live Video Shopping technology. Bambuser’s solution drives sales, customer engagement, and site traffic and is a powerful research tool used by some of the biggest brands and retailers in the world. The company’s DNA is deeply rooted in livestreaming and connecting people from across the globe, having been a pioneer in livestreaming technology since 2007.
About Bambuser
SEK500m
Post-IPO Equity | January 2021
2007
Founded
200+
Headcount
Located in Sweden & Finland.
Stockholm HQ
Why we love Bambuser
“In today’s hyper-saturated media landscape where brands are truly omnipresent, people crave authenticity. Younger consumers in particular demand transparency when engaging with brands. Bambuser were at the forefront, reacting to this change in demand in 2007 and have therefore become the leading software platform within the fast-growing market for live commerce. Bambuser is very well positioned for continued rapid growth."
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Funding Rounds
Click the below icons for a round up for funding rounds for companies HQ’d in each location!
United Kingdom
France
Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom Funding Rounds
Company
Location
Amount
Round
Sector
London, UK
£55m
Series C
14th Jun 2022
FinTech
London, UK
$80m
Series C
16th Jun 2022
FinTech
London, UK
£9.5m
Series A
16th Jun 2022
FinTech
Edinburgh, UK
£2.75m
Venture
21st Jun 2022
Artificial Intelligence
Cambridge, UK
$55m
Private Equity
22nd Jun 2022
SaaS
London, UK
£590m
Venture
23rd Jun 2022
FinTech
London, UK
$40m
Series B
23rd Jun 2022
FinTech
London, UK
$50m
Series C
30th Jun 2022
FinTech
London, UK
£6.6m
Series A
30th Jun 2022
SaaS
London, UK
$30m
Venture
30th Jun 2022
Information Technology
France Funding Rounds
Company
Location
Amount
Round
Sector
Paris, France
€15m
Series A
7th Jun 2022
FinTech
Paris, France
$100m
Series B
7th Jun 2022
Artificial Intelligence
Paris, France
$5.5m
Seed
9th Jun 2022
FinTech
Paris, France
$40m
Series B
9th Jun 2022
SaaS
Paris, France
$31m
Series B
22nd Jun 2022
Enterprise Software
Paris, France
$53m
Series B
28th Jun 2022
FinTech
Paris, France
€10m
Series A
4th July 2022
Artificial Intelligence
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Netherlands Funding Rounds
Company
Location
Amount
Round
Sector
Amsterdam, Netherlands
€120m
Private Equity
8th Jun 2022
FinTech
Amsterdam, Netherlands
€10m
Debt Financing
9th Jun 2022
FinTech
Amsterdam, Netherlands
€2m
Pre Seed
9th Jun 2022
eCommerce
Amsterdam, Netherlands
€1.5m
Seed
27th Jun 2022
FinTech
Rijswijk, Netherlands
$24m
Series A
30th Jun 2022
Artificial Intelligence
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Sweden Funding Rounds
Company
Location
Amount
Round
Sector
Stockholm, Sweden
SEK16m
Venture
1st Jun 2022
Enterprise Software
Stockholm, Sweden
€15m
Venture
3rd Jun 2022
Payments
Stockholm, Sweden
$3.4m
Seed
7th Jun 2022
FinTech
Göteborg, Sweden
$100m
Series B
8th Jun 2022
FinTech
Stockholm, Sweden
€700m
Equity Crowdfunding
21st Jun 2022
FinTech
Stockholm, Sweden
$42m
Series C
23rd Jun 2022
SaaS
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Hot Jobs
Our Picks for August
Enterprise Sales Director
Europe
Sales
Insight Management
Marketing Manager
London or Remote UK
Marketing
Insight Management
Global Head of Demand Generation
London or Remote UK
Marketing
eCommerce
VP Customer Success
Stockholm
Account Management
Customer Experience
Senior Account Executive, France
France or Benelux
Sales
SaaS
Sales Manager, Denmark
Stockholm
Sales
Customer Experience
Senior Account Manager
UK
Sales
FinTech
Account Executive
London
Sales
FinTech
Account Manager
London
Account Management
FinTech
Series A funded enterprise platform for storing and accessing market research and insights. Stravito enable self-service of vetted insights for stakeholders, and deliver the right insights at the right time across large organizations.
Enterprise Sales Director
Responsible for hunting new enterprise logos across Europe. $250k average deal size, dedicated BDR support, reporting into the CEO.
Europe
Sales
Insight Management
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Marketing Manager
Driving demand generation across EMEA & US whilst increasing the frequency and effectiveness of events globally.
London or Remote UK
Marketing
Insight Management
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Dynamic Yield is a 4 x Gartner Magic Quadrant leading personalisation platform. They help companies build and test personalized, optimized, and synchronized digital customer experiences.
Global Head of Demand Generation
Responsible for the global demand generation strategy. Hands on role responsible for driving MQLs globally across a variety of paid-media channels & campaigns. *Opportunity to build your own team.
London or Remote UK
Marketing
eCommerce
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Voyado, one of Sweden’s most promising tech start-ups, offers the most intuitive CXP for the eComm space on the market – the SaaS solution learns consumer behaviours with pinpoint precision and improves the customer experience at every single touchpoint.
VP Customer Success
P&L responsibility for post-sales customer functions and activities at one of Sweden’s most exciting SaaS scale-ups – a brand new role within the organization. Leading 3 teams; Customer support, Customer Success Management and Customer Development.
Stockholm
Account Management
Customer Experience
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CitizenLab, a remote first start-up provides a SaaS digital engagement platform already adding value to over 300 local governments and global communities.
Senior Account Executive, France
As the sales lead for France, you will help CitizenLab grow in the region by signing up new cities and growing their impressive client base. If you care deeply about the future of democracy and have a keen interest in working with the public sector, this could be for you!
France or Benelux
Sales
SaaS
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Voyado, one of Sweden’s most promising tech start-ups, offers the most intuitive CXP for the eCom space on the market – the SaaS solution learns consumer behaviours with pinpoint precision and improves the customer experience at every single touchpoint.
Sales Manager, Denmark
You will belong to their International Sales team in Stockholm, establish new business opportunities and play a key role in building and growing local awareness in the Danish market.
Stockholm
Sales
Customer Experience
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Global Payments provider, Adyen’s technology is deeply integrated into all that we do. Adyen’s unified commerce offering simplifies all things payments, allowing partners to accept payments anywhere, on any device.
Senior Account Manager
Working with Adyen’s existing international merchants based across the U.K and Ireland in a highly consultative role, helping merchants grow in an ever-evolving world of payments in which Adyen is leading the way. There is no new business, however upselling of Adyen’s new products is a key part of the role.
London (Office based/Hybrid)
Sales
FinTech
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Global Payments provider, Adyen’s technology is deeply integrated into all that we do. Adyen’s unified commerce offering simplifies all things payments, allowing partners to accept payments anywhere, on any device.
Account Executive
This role will be responsible for facilitating the growth in the UK through the acquisition of new merchants. The ideal candidate is a born networker who thrives in a fast-paced, diverse and entrepreneurial environment.
UK
Sales
Fintech
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Global Payments provider, Adyen’s technology is deeply integrated into all that we do. Adyen’s unified commerce offering simplifies all things payments, allowing partners to accept payments anywhere, on any device.
Account Manager
You’ll be responsible for managing some of the largest global accounts on their platform, driving strategic initiatives with merchants, identifying growth opportunities and delivering on-going optimisations to the merchants.
UK
Sales
Fintech
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