We see an opportunityįor the company to address an even broader audience, while continuing to grow profitably at scale.”
We’re keen to provide the resources and support to help the company further build and refine its unique product strategy and market position. Jonne de Leeuw, HPE, says: “WeTransfer has demonstrated tremendous organic growth since inception, and has developed a committed, loyal following, particularly amongst the globalĬreative community. We have an exciting product road map for the autumn, so having HPE join us, together with Highland Europe, gives us the stability and skills we need.” HPE recognize the value we provide and want to help us continue to scale quickly. “Our ambition is to be behind every great idea, and since acquiring Paper and Paste we’ve seen rapid adoption of our tools globally. “The opportunity to partner with HPE was too good to miss,” says Gordon Willoughby, CEO of WeTransfer. Recruiting the best talent to develop its tools faster. Leveraging HPE’s expertise, WeTransfer will emphasize The original file transfer product has driven WeTransfer’s growth to over 50M users, who send more than a billion files each month. In addition to launching mobile app Collect (4M monthly users), last year, WeTransfer acquired immersive sketching tool Paper® (25M downloads) andĬollaborative presentation tool Paste® (40,000 active teams) and expanded its US presence from LA to New York City. Its tools help creative people without breaking their flow. Jonne de Leeuw, of HPE, will replace WeTransfer co-founder Nalden on the company’s Supervisory Board, joining Bas Beerens (Founder, WeTransfer), Irena Goldenberg (Highland Europe) and Tony Zappalà (Highland Europe).įounded in 2009 as a well-designed file sharing service for the creative community, WeTransfer prioritizes ‘offline’ values, such as trust, transparency, and ethics.
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AMSTERDAM, 19 August, 2019 - WeTransfer, the company that supports creativity with tools to move ideas, today announced it has raised €35 million in a Series B round led by European growth equity firm, HPE Growth, with significant participation from existing investors Highland Europe.Īfter six years of profitability, WeTransfer pursued a secondary funding round, in which some existing stakeholders’ shares were sold, to tap into the teams at HPE and Highland Europe and their experience building high-growth companies.
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