
Elaia leads €15m series-B for Holded

Elaia has led a €15m series-B for Barcelona-based management software provider Holded.
The company plans to use the fresh capital to further develop its technology, scale up its team and open a new office in Paris.
Previous funding
Following initial funding provided by business angels and private investors in 2016, Holded raised $1.6m from Nauta Capital in February 2018. The GP deployed capital from its Nauta IV fund, which held a final close at the beginning of 2017 on €155m, exceeding its target.
Subsequently, Lakestar led a €6m series-A round for the company in April 2019. Nauta Capital, Seedrocket and 4Founders Capital also took part in the investment.
Company
Based in Barcelona and founded in 2016, Holded has developed an enterprise resource planning software for small companies that facilitates accounting, billing, client management, project management and inventory from a single platform.
The company also offers multiple integrations able to automate different transactions, including payments and bank statement reconciliation, and to synchronise sales data with e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Shopify or Prestashop. Since launching the first version of its platform, Holded has acquired 80,000 users.
People
Elaia – Pauline Roux (partner).
Nauta Capital – Jordi Viñas (partner).
Holded – Bernat Ripoll, Javi Fondevila (co-founders, co-CEOs)
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