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| Submission declined on 3 November 2023 by M4V3R1CK32 (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are: Declined by M4V3R1CK32 6 months ago.
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Comment: Sources do not demonstrate notability. Routine coverage such as funding announcements does not meet WP:ORGDEPTH. M4V3R1CK32 (talk) 15:47, 3 November 2023 (UTC)
| Industry | Financial services |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Rodolphe Ardant, Guilhem Bellion, Jordane Giuly |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of employees | 500 (2023) |
| Website | www |
Spendesk is a French unicorn.[1][2] created in [3] and specialized in spend management for businesses[4]. It is one of the 40 tech companies in the French government's "French Tech Next40/120" program[5].
History edit
Spendesk was founded at Paris startup studio eFounders in 2016 by Rodolphe Ardant[6], Guilhem Bellion and Jordane Giuly[7]
In July 2021, the company raised €100 million in a round led by General Atlantic[8]. It is reported that Spendesk increased its turnover as well as losses in 2020[9]
In January 2022, the company raised a further €100 million with Tiger Global and became the 26th French unicorn[10], with a valuation of more than USD$1.5 billion.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Paris is Trying to Steal the UK's Fintech Crown". Bloomberg. 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Spendesk devient la 26e licorne française".
- ^ "Rodolphe Ardant Creates Spendesk to Make Spend Management Easier". Forbes.
- ^ "Overcoming Operational Challenges in 2023 with StarCompliance, Spendesk, Linedata, and More". 28 August 2023.
- ^ https://lafrenchtech.gouv.fr/en/programme/french-tech-next40-120/
- ^ "Rodolphe Ardant (Spendesk) : Spendesk développe une solution de gestion des dépenses opérationnelles pour les entreprises - 06/09".
- ^ Six choses à savoir sur Spendesk, la 26e licorne de la French Tech, Les Echos, 18 janvier 2022
- ^ Dillet, Romain (2021-07-21). "Spendesk raises $118 million for its corporate spend management service". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Spendesk a doublé son chiffre d'affaires et creusé ses pertes en 2020". 13 October 2021.
- ^ Dillet, Romain (2022-01-18). "Spendesk is the fifth French startup to reach unicorn status this month". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Spendesk Valued at $1.5 Billion After Latest Funding Round". Bloomberg.com. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
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