Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage Internet investments in areas like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile. The fund and its managers, Pawel Chudzinski and Christoph Janz have backed a number of highly successful Internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio, Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk from their earliest stages.

Point Nine

RTA.vc invests early in online businesses with special focus on healthcare related products and business models like SaaS (software as a service) and marketplaces.  RTA.vc is managed by Piotr Kulesza and Lubomir Jurczak and is based in Berlin, Germany and in Warsaw, Poland. The largest investments include Docplanner, Typeform, Point Nine Capital.

RTA.vc

Connect is the Product VC. We are a thesis-led, pan-European pre-seed and seed stage VC. We invest in opinionated products, crafted with love, and loved by many. We've been backing product-led founders since 2012. Our investments include Truelayer, Typeform, Oyster, Lifebit, Kheiron, Faks and Sprinque. Our specialisms cut across SaaS, fintech, consumer, digital health and Web3. Collectively, we’re passionate about the power of product to transform people’s lives. We started Connect to back companies that help create the world we want to live in, and it’s hard to change the world without scale. That's why we’re in the business of investing in outlier companies — those with the potential to create impact on a massive scale.

Connect Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital firm based in London, San Francisco, and Geneva, helping entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.  Since 1996, Index has partnered with exceptional entrepreneurs who are using technology to reshape the world. The companies they’ve started include Adyen, Deliveroo, Dropbox, Farfetch, King, Slack, and Supercell.

Index Ventures

General Atlantic is a private equity firm that provides capital and strategic support for growth companies. General Atlantic combines a collaborative approach, sector-specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon, and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with great entrepreneurs and management teams to build market businesses.

General Atlantic

GP Bullhound is a technology advisory and investment firm that provides transaction advice and capital to entrepreneurs and founders. As dealmakers in technology, GP Bullhound provides independent strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions and private placements to entrepreneurs, companies, and investors. By combining a true passion for innovation with great access to global buyers and capital across Europe, the US, and Asia, GP Bullhound has completed transactions with many category leaders including Avito, Delivery Hero, Fjord, King.com, Pingdom, Pozitron, and Spotify. Founded in 1999 in London and Menlo Park, the firm today has 10 offices spanning Europe, the US and Asia. Their passion for technology, their financial acumen, and their understanding of the entrepreneur’s journey differentiate their advice from other investment banks. They help exceptional people build exceptional businesses to create more billion-dollar technology companies worldwide.

GP Bullhound

Top Tier Capital Partners is a venture capital specialist managing niche-focused funds of funds, secondaries, and co-investment strategies. The firm makes primary and secondary investments in venture capital funds and co-invest in select portfolio companies.

Top Tier Capital Partners

Sofina is an investment company that provides minority investments, private funds, guidance, market knowledge, networking, and investment services. They invests both directly and through Private Equity funds. They provide patient capital and advice to growing companies led by entrepreneurs and families and to support them as a long-term partner with other investors.

Sofina

At Teamworthy Ventures, we seek to develop long-term relationships with talented and trustworthy entrepreneurs and teams, and we invest in their ventures at the seed, early, or growth stage. We strive to be worthy partners by connecting promising entrepreneurs to our network of other successful entrepreneurs and partners to help them build innovative companies of purpose, value, and integrity. We assist our entrepreneurs with helpful introductions to new customers, partners, and team members.

Teamworthy Ventures

Trium is an Africa-focused venture builder and part of one of the largest Nigerian financial ecosystem

Trium

Typeform

Typeform is a no-code SaaS platform with thoughtfully-designed tools that help companies grow their business by engaging with their audience. Offering people-friendly forms, quizzes, surveys, and asynchronous video solutions, Typeform turns digital interactions into human connection. Launched in 2012, Typeform drives more than 500 million digital interactions per year and integrates with hundreds of other business-critical tools like HubSpot, Calendly, and Slack, to name a few. Typeform is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain with an office in San Francisco, California, and has a globally-distributed workforce of over 450 people.

<div><p>Typeform offers a no-code form building platform that enables marketing teams to create a wide range of conversational web forms for data collection. It offers over 3,000 (as of February 2024) templates, which includes customer service requests, quizzes, polls, and order forms to improve customer engagement. Moreover, users can showcase their personal brands via the platform&rsquo;s customizable digital canvas and content tools.</p></div>

Now anyone can become a software developer.

No-code Software

<div><p>Typeform is a no-code SaaS platform for creating customer forms, quizzes, and surveys. Typeform claims to drive more than 500 million digital interactions per year and its platform integrates with workflow and marketing campaign automation tools including  HubSpot, Calendly, Slack, and Mailchimp. The firm provides templates for use cases including marketing as well as enterprise solutions for brands to deliver customer interactions at scale. As of April 2022, brands using Typeform's tools include L'Occitane, Headspace, Hermes and Lyft.</p></div>

Creating affordable content for the digital age

Content Creation Tools

<div><p>Typeform is a no-code SaaS platform offering tools that assist companies to engage with their audience and grow business.</p></div>

Harnessing tech to provide exceptional customer experiences

Customer Service Platforms

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    Typeform offers a no-code form building platform that enables marketing teams to create a wide range of conversational web forms for data collection. It offers over 3,000 (as of February 2024) templates, which includes customer service requests, quizzes, polls, and order forms to improve customer engagement. Moreover, users can showcase their personal brands via the platform&rsquo;s customizable digital canvas and content tools.
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    As of February 2024, the platform provided a range of integrations with third-party platforms such as Slack, HubSpot, and Zapier and enabled users to import, analyze, and process their data across tools like Google Forms, Office 365, Excel Online, Google Analytics, and Google Tag Manager. Moreover, it offers VideoAsk, a tool that enables users to create interactive video-based forms. Users can choose from up to nine answer types (which include net promoter score, appointment scheduling, and payment collection) to create custom experiences as well as AI chatbots that can provide contextual responses to queries.&nbsp;
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    In January 2024, the company launched &ldquo;Formless,&rdquo; a form building tool that leverages generative AI technology from OpenAI. The tool enables users to collect structured data through two-way conversations with forms that ask and respond to questions. As of February 2024, the tool supported responses in over 120 languages.&nbsp;
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    In January 2024, Typeform reported 150,000 paying customers, including enterprise customers such as Intuit, Hermes, Hubspot, and Airbnb.&nbsp;
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    <b>Funding and financials</b>
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    In March 2022, Typeform 
    <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/9041">
      <u>raised USD 135 million in Series C funding</u>
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     led by Sofina to invest in product development (which includes adding integrations), innovation, recruitment, and deepening strategic partnerships across its platform.
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    Index offers a no-code platform for enterprises to build dashboards for internal use to obtain insights on business metrics, investor updates and operation overviews, among others. As of June 2021, the product remains at beta, with a limited early preview. The platform provides prebuilt templates, and also has tools for users to build their own dashboards.  
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    The dashboard can be integrated with multiple apps including Hubspot ((customer relationship management data), Stripe (payment data), and Postgres and MongoDB (databases), slack (remote working) and Google Sheets (spreadsheets), among others. 
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    The company raised USD 2.6 million in Seed funding in October 2020. It intends to invest the funds in hiring two engineers (in addition to the two founders) and continuing to refine and develop the product. The founders aim to reach USD 1 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and expand their product distribution. 
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Index

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    Stencyl offers a drag-and-drop no-code platform that enables users to create and publish web and mobile games. Users can build their game logic using the platform&rsquo;s pre-built code blocks, design visual elements via an in-built graphics editor, and publish across a range of platform&rsquo;s such as IoS, Android, Windows and Mac. Moreover,&nbsp; Stencyl also enables users to embed ads into their games as a secondary source of revenue.&nbsp;
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    As of February 2024, Stencyl was used by over 500,000 registered developers. Apps created on Stencyl have reached top slots in the Apple App Store and Google Play, and its most successful web games have been sponsored by major publishers including ArmorGames, Kongregate, and Newgrounds.
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Stencyl

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    PlugXR Inc offers a no-code platform for users to produce AR, VR, and MR (mixed reality) apps. Its platform offers cross-platform development for both Android and iOS and supports software development kits (SDKs), collaboration, and report and analytics on the apps. The company operates in the US, Sweden, and India.
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    As of 2019, its customer base rose to 37 clients (from 14 in 2016), while its workforce grew to over 30 people (from 14 in 2016). PlugXR raised pre-seed and angel funding in 2019.
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PlugXR

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    Universe offers a no-code platform for users to build websites that can be added to social media pages. Websites can be built using drag and drop blocks to add images, videos, and other content to create a mobile-first website. The Platform offers creative controls, 30 pre-made themes, and block features to allow users to create a custom site and/or open an e-commerce store directly from a mobile phone.&nbsp;
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    The company began as a landing page builder and progressed to developing websites, which include tools for adding shopping blocks. Universe targets micro businesses that are not tech-savvy.
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      <u>In July 2023</u>
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    , Universe launched the beta version of Generative Universe Sites (GUS), an AI-powered website designing tool. This solution provides a conversational interface for users to dictate their requirements for a website and then generates a customized web page.
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    In December 2021, Universe raised USD 30 million in a Series B funding round led by Addition to develop the company&rsquo;s block-based system for website building named &ldquo;GRID,&rdquo; expand its commercial offering for startups, and extend GRID to more platforms and devices. 
    Additionally, the company used the funds to&nbsp; expand its reach in new markets and grow its employee base.&nbsp;
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Universe

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    Readymag is a web-based drag and drop tool that enables users to create websites, presentations and digital magazines. Its customers include large enterprises such as AirBnB, Forbes, Esquire, and IDEO.
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Readymag

Offers solutions for building internal applications and automations for enterprises

Many solutions enable users to leverage AI/ML for predictive analytics

Offers solutions for building enterprise-specific applications and automations

Some solutions leverage GenAI to enable users to build application and website templates without coding

Allows users to create apps for their own businesses by using their data and ideas and converting them into apps to improve their workflow.

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    Typeform is a no-code SaaS platform for creating customer forms, quizzes, and surveys. Typeform claims to drive more than 500 million digital interactions per year and its platform integrates with workflow and marketing campaign automation tools including  HubSpot, Calendly, Slack, and Mailchimp. The firm provides templates for use cases including marketing as well as enterprise solutions for brands to deliver customer interactions at scale. As of April 2022, brands using Typeform's tools include L'Occitane, Headspace, Hermes and Lyft.
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    In March 2022, the firm raised USD 135 million led by Sofina, and had a post-money valuation of USD 935 million. The new funding will be used for product development and to add further integrations. The firm claims to have grown its revenue by 3x since 2018 and reached an ARR of USD 70 million in 2021. 
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    Co-founded by noteworthy Philanthrapist Melanie Perkins, Canva is one of the most popular web-based graphic design platforms that helps users to design presentations, social media graphics, using drag-and-drop&nbsp; design tools. The platform also includes a stock library of photographs, illustrations, and imagery. In September 2021, the firm announced the launch of a video editing suite as it extends its capability into video content creation. 
    As of March 2023, the platform operated in more than 190 countries with a customer base of over 120 million monthly users including companies like Blackbird, GivingTuesday, Philadelphia Eagles, Upworthy, 
    PayPal, UCDavis, Baxter, Gucci, and Danone.
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    <b>Funding and Financials&nbsp;</b>
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    In April 2021, the firm raised USD 71 million in venture round funding led by Dragoneer Investment Group and T. Rowe Price. Just 5 months later, Canva raised an additional USD 200 million&nbsp; by T. Rowe Price and was valued at USD 40 billion, making it the 5th most valuable startup in the world. The firm claims to be on track to hit USD 1 billion in annualized revenue for 2021. During 2022, the firm plans to utilize its funding to double its team size from its current 2,000+ employees.
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Canva

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    Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant technology that works seamlessly across multiple platforms and devices. The platform includes a grammar checker, plagiarism checker, essay checker, tone detector, style guide, snippets, analytics, and brand tones. It integrates with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn and has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and Forbes. Grammarly serves over 30 million people and more than 30,000 teams globally. It provides suggestions in desktop applications and sites across the web, including emails and messages, documents and projects, and social media. It is a privately held company.
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Grammarly

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    Picsart is a digital creation platform for editing photos and videos. It creates, remixes, and shares billions of visual stories using powerful and easy-to-use editing tools. Picsart’s product line comprises a photo editor, video editor, mobile apps, and business solutions. The business offers API services, platform integrations, co-marketing, and custom enterprise solutions. Some use cases include making YouTube banners, Pinterest pins, brochures, and gift certificates. Picsart serves over 150 million users and processes more than one billion edits per month. The privately held company acquired DeepCraft in 2021 and Code Republic in 2022.
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Picsart

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    Ceros is a cloud-based design platform for creating and managing customer web experiences that can be embedded anywhere on the web and is compatible with most CMS platforms. The platform's features include no-code content creation tools, a content marketplace, and data asset management (DAM).  Through a series of acquisitions the firm has extended its capabilities to include solutions for gathering customer feedback across multiple channels (Markup), content team management tools (Oroson),  and an online chart-building tool (Chartblocks). The firm also has a team of 40+  consultants to provide guidance on content strategy. As of April 2022, the firm had more than 550 clients including Conde Nast, Pinterest, Terminus, Pendo, and McKinsey.
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Ceros

NLP automates the creation of personalized written media content for different use cases

For written and visual content creation AI/ML is a core part of the end result

Uses generative AI to automate the creation of personalized content across multiple media formats

Assists in creating a variety of digital media channels including podcasts, polls, quizzes, and surveys.

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    Typeform is a no-code SaaS platform offering tools that assist companies to engage with their audience and grow business.
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    RingCentral's cloud-based communication and collaboration platform offers a comprehensive set of capabilities that unify voice, business messaging, team collaboration, video conferencing, and online meetings. RingCentral revolutionizes the power of the cloud to help companies across the globe work smarter, radically improving the way businesses partner with customers and co-workers. We offer nimble business communication solutions, used in more than 350,000 organizations worldwide, that rapidly scale as enterprises grow. It&rsquo;s a capable platform that offers more than VoIP phone service or cloud PBX. We deliver complete unified communications as a service (UCaaS)&mdash;the kind of solutions that integrate seamlessly within your current application and framework, without expensive on-premise hardware or hassles. Bridging the divide across multiple devices&mdash;including smartphones, tablets, computers, and desk phones&mdash;RingCentral solutions provide today&rsquo;s mobile workforce with the flexible communication tools needed to get the job done right. RingCentral helps small businesses manage mobile, fax and e-mail communications. Its core product offering includes RingCentral Office, RingCentral Professional and RingCentral Internet Fax, with services provided in the US, Canada and the UK. RingCentral, headquartered in Belmont, CA, is funded by [Sequoia Capital](/financial-organization/sequoia-capital), [Khosla Ventures](/financial-organization/khosla-ventures) and [DAG](/financial-organization/dag-ventures) and was founded in 2003 by [Vlad Shmunis](/person/vlad-shmunis).Products RingCentral Office is a comprehensive Voice over Internet Protocol phone service for small businesses and enterprise companies. This allows customers to connect teams in different locations. RingCentral Office combines a hosted multi-extension business phone system with voice and fax functionality, unlimited calling and pre-configured phones. This allows businesses to connect teams in different locations. RingCentral Glip provides a single, unified team workspace that empowers customers to work, communicate, and collaborate faster and more effectively than ever before. Emails, scattered discussions, and disjointed resources are drastically reduced as teams share conversations, files, tasks, and calendars. Teams, whether internal or external, can collaborate using their favorite devices anytime, anyplace&mdash;all within the Glip team workspace.RingCentral Contact Center is an omnichannel, hosted contact center solution that&rsquo;s easy to deploy, integrate, and scale. This cloud-based contact center solution connects your business to your customers like never before. Your agents get the data and features needed to deliver professional, effective service, while your customers enjoy better communication and faster response times. RingCentral Professional provides customers with a single local or toll free number that connects their existing phone lines as virtual extensions. It is equipped with advanced call forwarding and answering rules. Users can also receive calls, transmit faxes and listen to voicemail online through their RingCentral account. RingCentral Fax is an internet fax product that gives users the ability to send and receive faxes through the Internet, replacing the fax machine. Aside from the ability to transmit documents online, users can also sign and edit their faxes digitally, eliminating the need to print and scan faxes. Users also receive a text and an email message every time a new fax arrives
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RingCentral

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    Aircall provides a cloud-based voice platform that integrates with productivity and helpdesk tools that workplaces are already using to make phone support easy to manage.
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Aircall

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    Acquire is a unified customer engagement platform that brings all communication, interactions, channels, and tools under one roof. With Acquire, teams are able to respond to customers instantly using live chat, chatbots, cobrowse, video and voice, email, SMS, and more &mdash; all from one simplified dashboard.
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Acquire

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    CloudTalk&rsquo;s call center software helps growing businesses expand beyond local territories.CloudTalk offers native integrations with most popular CRMs, Helpdesks and Business tools like Pipedrive, Hubspot, Salesforce, Zendesk and more. Access phone call details in your CRM or see caller&rsquo;s CRM information in CloudTalk with our 2-way sync solutions.CloudTalk was established in 2018 by Martin Malych and Viktor Vanek in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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CloudTalk

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    Talkdesk offers an enterprise contact center platform that allows companies to make the customer experience a competitive advantage. With its performance and consumer-like ease of use, Talkdesk easily adapts to the evolving needs of sales and support teams and their end-customers, resulting in increased customer satisfaction, productivity, and cost savings. Over 1,400 innovative enterprises around the world, including IBM, Acxiom, and Zumiez rely on Talkdesk to power their customer interactions. The San Francisco, California-based company was formed by Cristina Fonseca and Tiago Paiva in 2011.
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Talkdesk

AI/ML improves customer service by automating tasks, enhancing response times, and personalized experiences.

Leverages customer data, such as past interactions, purchase history, and preferences, to personalize the experience.

Generative AI automates responses, analyze data, and provide personalized solutions for customer feedback and help-desk.

Supports hybrid working model by providing remote access, collaboration, omnichannel support, self-service options, and analytics.

NLP improves communication and support by analyzing customer inquiries and feedback, enhancing relevance.

Platforms that gather feedback from various channels, such as surveys, reviews, and social media,  to gain insights, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to improve customer experiences

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