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Ageras snaps up Dutch payroll outfit Employes
The acquisition of Employes marks Ageras' second acquisition this year and eighth overall.
Ageras Completes 8th Acquisition With Dutch Payroll Software Company Employes
The roll-up of Dutch payroll software company Employes marks Danish-founded Ageras’ second acquisition this year and its most significant since its 2024 takeover of French business banking platform Shine from Société Générale
Ageras cracks the code to profitable growth - two years in a row
Ageras - the European provider of accounting software, business banking, and admin tools - today announced its annual results for 2024, achieving profitability for the second year in a row.Danish-founded Ageras raises €82M for fintech acquisitions
Ageras provides cloud-based accounting software to over 300,000 SMEs in Europe.Unleashing momentum for small businesses across Europe
Let’s be honest, nobody starts a business for the joy of admin and spreadsheets. We start businesses for the joy of independence, of following a passion or making an impact. But, too often, the initial excitement is quickly drained by repetitive admin, manual paperwork and wasted hours.
It was from this frustration that our founders, Martin Hegelund and Rico Andersen, set out to build a comprehensive but accessible financial copilot for small business owners - enabling them to succeed while spending zero minutes on administration. In 2012, they went on to launch the company that we know as Shine today (originally named Ageras) and we began to build a user-focused, fully-integrated business finance platform - unifying banking, accounting, payroll, and tax management together in one platform.
Now operating in four European markets, Shine exists to help small business owners stop wasting time on admin, protect their focus, and reclaim the joy of working for themselves.
Martin Hegelund and Rico Andersen, our founders
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