INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
European startup studio eFounders is slowly but surely building a portfolio of successful software-as-a-service startups
The company is behind some of the most promising enterprise startups in recent years.Over the past six months, six eFounders startups have
raised $120 million in total, with Front and Aircall leading the pack with a $66 million and a $29 million round
Spendesk raised $9.9 million
At first, the core eFounders team comes up with an idea and hires a founding team
In exchange for financial and human resources, eFounders keep a significant stake in its startups.After a year or two, startups should have
proven that they can raise a seed round and operate on their own
This way, eFounders can move on to the next project and start new companies.eFounders currently lists 14 companies on its website
In addition to the ones I already mentioned, there are Mailjet, Mention, Foxintelligence, Forest, Hivy, Folk, Upflow, Briq and
But eFounders had to stop a couple of projects, such as PressKing and Muxi
software-as-a-service startups
into their own startups.Overall, eFounders companies have raised $175 million in total, have 100,000 clients and 500 employees
Together, they generate $50 million in revenue
exit or a secondary market transaction
