HPE Growth leads €35m series-B for WeTransfer

HPE's Jonne de Leeuw will replace WeTransfer co-founder Ronald "Nalden" Hans on WeTransfer's supervisory board.

The fresh capital will be used for recruitment in order to accelerate WeTransfer's development.

Previous funding
Highland Europe led a $25m funding round for WeTransfer in 2015. It also supported the bolt-on of Paper and Paste last year.

Company
WeTransfer was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Amsterdam. Its main product is a filesharing service, but it has also launched a mobile app (Collect) and a sketching tool (Paper). In total, it has 50 million users.

People
Highland Europe – Irena Goldenberg (general partner); Tony Zappala (partner).
HPE Growth – Jonne de Leeuw (principal).
WeTransfer – Bas Beerens (founder); Gordon Willoughby (CEO).

Advisers
Company – Arma Partners (corporate finance).

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• Benelux
• Technology
• Netherlands
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• Highland Capital Partners