VCs in funding round for Optiopay

New investor NN Group, an insurance group, joins existing investors Main Incubator, Berlin Ventures, NJF Capital, angel investor Carlo Kölzer and Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (DvH) in this funding round.

The fresh capital will be used to invest in marketing, sales and technology, and develop and market the company's open banking product OptioBanking further. Prior to the funding round, the firm appointed Artashes Torosyan as chief technology officer.

The company's sales have doubled annually since 2014, according to a statement.

Previous funding
In 2014, Rheingau Founders, angel investor Nicole Junkermann and NJF Capital invested an undisclosed amount in Optiopay.

Commerzbank's Main Incubator and Michael Grabner Media subsequently invested an undisclosed amount in 2015.

Five investors participated in a €7m seed funding round for the company in 2016. The investors were Auden, Berlin Ventures, DvH, Main Incubator and Nord LB.

Crossventures led a funding round of an undisclosed amount for Optiopay in 2017, alongside angel investor Kai Hansen.

Company
Based in Berlin and founded in 2014, Optiopay employs 50 people. It builds white label open banking and payments software, and counts companies such as Amazon, Ikea and Commerzbank as partners. The company operates across the DACH region.

People
Optiopay – Marcus Börner (founder, CEO); Erik Meinders (CFO).

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