Smava
Company

Last deal

$38.56M
Local Amount - EUR 35M

Amount

Debt Financing

Stage

27.05.2020

Date

3

all rounds

$184.29M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Smava is a leading loan portal in Germany that connects applicants with banks and private investors.

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founded date

01.01.2007

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Debt Financing

IPO status

Private

Description

Smava's online loan comparison platform has brokered over 8 billion euros in loans, with a 35% growth in brokered loan volume in 2019 and a 45% increase in the first quarter of 2020. The company compares loan offers from more than 20 banks, providing customers with tailored online loans with the best conditions free of charge within seconds. With over 600 staff members from more than 40 nationalities and $135 million in investments from renowned investors, Smava is a major fintech player in Germany.
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type

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People

Founders
2
Eckart Vierkant
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Eckart Vierkant

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Alexander Artope
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Alexander Artopé is Co-Founder and CEO of smava, Germany’s leading loan portal. Alexander has more than 18 years of entrepreneurial and Internet experience. Before he founded smava in 2006, Alexander co-founded the enterprise software company datango and served as CEO. The company was sold to SAP. Previously, Alexander was co-author and managing editor for the book “The internet economy” with the European Communication Council. Alexander studied business administration and communication science at LMU Munich and FU Berlin.

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count Of Investments

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Alexander Artope

Employee Profiles
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Natalia Nehring

Junior people business partner

Daniel Gressmann

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Hannes Schrödter

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Chief Product Officer

Jette Mentzel

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Bianca Lukaszewicz

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Joshua Heid

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