Nexway
| Formerly | Téléchargement Asknet |
|---|---|
| Industry | E-Commerce, Digital Distribution |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Gilles Ridel |
| Headquarters | La Défense, , |
| Website | www.nexway.com |
Nexway is a French e-commerce provider for publishers and retailers of PC software and Android apps headquartered in Paris. It was founded in 2002 and acquired by asknet AG in 2019.
History
[edit]The company was created in 2002 by Gilles Ridel under the name "Téléchargement",[1] which translates to "Download" in French. The original headquarters were in Nanterre, France.[2][1]
In 2006, the company had €7M in revenue and employed around 25 people.[3][4] In June 2007, the company raised a €5 million euros Series A round of funding from its historical shareholders Turenne Capital Partenaires and XAnge Private Equity, and a new investor, CM-CIC Capital Privé.[4] The company opened offices in Stockholm and Brussels the same year.[4]
The company's revenue reached 32 million euros in 2008.[2]
In November 2009, Nexway was ranked 13th in the French Deloitte Fast 50 with a growth of 1845% over the previous five years.[2]
In July 2010, Nexway raised 14 million euros in Series B funding from Oddo Asset Management and the French Government's investment via CDC.[5]
In 2011, the company opened a subsidiary in São Paulo, Brazil.[6]
In 2016, the company moves its headquarters to the La Défense business district of Paris.[7]
By March 2019, the German company asknet AG wholly acquired Nexway Group AG, the holding company of the French Nexway SAS.[8][9] In September 2019, asknet AG renames to Nexway AG, and announces it will use the Nexway brand going forward.[10]
Acquisitions
[edit]- Key Technology in Switzerland, 2008[11]
- Boonty, 2009.[12]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Pourquoi Nexway s'est imposé". Le Figaro (in French). 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- 1 2 3 "Deloitte Technology Fast 50" (PDF). Deloitte (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "Telechargement.fr and Softela Download €5M". thealarmclock.com. 2007-06-11. Archived from the original on 2007-06-17. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
- 1 2 3 "French Downloads Platform Nexway Gets $6.7 Million In Second-Round Funding". Gigaom. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ↑ "Nexway Finalizes 14 Million Euro Fundraising". Archived from the original on 2010-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
- ↑ "Nexway Brazil Grows by Leaps and Bounds, Announces Key Customer Wins". PRNewswire. 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ Ellichipuram, Umesh (2016-11-27). "Nexway announces headquarters relocation to Paris La Défense". Retail Insight Network. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "asknet AG: Upon completing acquisition of Nexway Group AG". EQS News. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "DGAP-News: asknet AG(TM) and Nexway(TM) are becoming one leading Global Commerce-as-a-Service platform and Merchant services pr". Bloomberg.com. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2020-12-10.[dead link]
- ↑ Pacaud, Julie (2019-09-26). "Nexway completes rebranding - Facebank AG now largest shareholder". Nexway. Archived from the original on 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ↑ "Nexway poursuit sa stratégie de croissance en rachetant Pepita". www.journaldunet.com (in French). 2008-04-21. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "Cafe.com Offloads Boonty Distribution Platform To Nexway". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-12-10.