Cologne, Germany, March 20th, 2024 –
NX Technologies, a fintech company that operates the automotive payment management platform bezahl.de, today announced that it has raised [22] million euros in series B funding, led by PayPal Ventures, the corporate venture arm of global payments and commerce company PayPal. With its core product bezahl.de, the Cologne-based fintech has established a new industry standard for payment management in the automotive sector. NX Technologies plans to use the funding to strengthen its market position in Germany, expand into new markets across Europe, and accelerate the growth of its platform. Markus Wolf, CFO at NX Technologies, led the financing round on behalf of the fintech.
Lasse Diener, CEO and Co-Founder of NX Technologies, commented, “We are thrilled to have successfully closed our series B financing round. Our payment management platform bezahl.de has created a new standard for payment management in the auto industry, and I am proud of the entire NXT team for the dedication and hard work that has allowed us to reach this exciting milestone. I look forward to our continued future growth alongside our new and existing investors.”
bezahl.de allows its customers to handle the entire receivables process in a simple and straightforward way, significantly shortening the order-to-cash timeframe and minimizing accounting and back-office resources. The platform offers an improved, modern payment experience for customers of dealerships and other automotive providers, with numerous payment methods and embedded financing options. More than 70 percent of the top 100 automotive retail groups and over 1,000 car dealerships in Germany rely on bezahl.de to manage payments for their businesses. Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are also increasingly relying on NX Technologies for direct-to-consumer car sales.
Alexandros Bottenbruch, Investor with PayPal Ventures, said, “NX Technologies has created an industry-leading holistic payments management solution that addresses the divide between today’s digitized showrooms full of smart, connected vehicles, and the inefficient, manual back-office processes that can cost automotive dealers up to two-thirds of their margin. We believe that they are well positioned to capture additional market share throughout Europe, and we’re excited to be supporting the team on their journey.”
bezahl.de recently expanded beyond mobility sales into service and after-sales with the launch of its first digital installments solution. The company will use the fresh capital to further develop its digital platform and expand into embedded finance, with products including automotive loans and insurance.
Ulrich Schmidt, Co-Founder and Chief Product and Technology Officer of NX Technologies, added, “Becoming the market leader in Germany was our first milestone. Now, we will use these new funds to expand into new markets across Europe and to further develop our suite of products, with a focus on enabling automotive players to offer embedded finance products to their customers at the right touchpoints throughout the sales process.”
Aris Xenofontos, Partner at Seaya, said «We were impressed with the disruption that NX Technologies brought to a traditional and antiquated space and how they have consolidated the German market. As with all businesses we back, we believe NX Technologies can become category leaders. We are looking forward to support the team with their efforts to expand in Europe.»
Michael Hock, Partner at Motive Ventures, added: “At Motive Ventures, we are excited to continue our journey with bezahl.de, building on the strong foundation from our previous investments. The company’s strong growth and their clear vision for the European automotive landscape are precisely why we’ve reinforced our commitment in this round. We’re excited about the future and proud to support bezahl.de’s next phase of expansion.”
About bezahl.de
NX Technologies GmbH is a FinTech founded in 2018 by Lasse Diener and Ulrich Schmidt with the mission of redefining payment management in the automotive industry. The Cologne-based company specializes in digital payment management with its main product «bezahl.de». The company thus ensures simplified and automated processing of the entire dunning process in real time, making internal payment management more efficient and saving resources. At the same time, customers are offered a modern payment experience with numerous payment methods such as direct payment, PayPal or flexible installment payment options. NX Technologies maintains cooperations and partnerships with the VW and Audi Partner Association, the Association of Mercedes-Benz Representatives, the KIA Dealer Association and BMW, among others.
The team of now more than 130 employees is continuously optimizing the bezahl.de product to create a new standard for digital payment management in Europe.
About PayPal Ventures
PayPal Ventures is the global corporate venture arm of PayPal. We invest for financial return in six areas of high strategic relevance to PayPal, including fintech, payments, commerce enablement, artificial intelligence, blockchain & cryptocurrency, and regulatory/cyber technology. Through the expertise, experience, and vast network of PayPal Ventures – and the companies we invest in – we are helping to bring transformative solutions to market faster.
About Seaya Ventures
Seaya is a leading European and Latin American Venture Capital fund, with offices in Madrid and Mexico City, that invests in exceptional entrepreneurs who are building global technology companies.
Seaya raised its first funding in 2013 and currently manages over €600 million across five early-stage venture funds. Seaya accelerates the growth of startups by leveraging the founder’s strategic vision, providing them with Seaya’s global platform, its extensive network of founders, investors and multinational corporations, as well as all its experience in the global expansion of companies such as Glovo, Cabify, Wallbox (NYSE:WBX), Spotahome, Clarity AI, Clicars, Alma and RatedPower.
About Walter Ventures
Walter Ventures is a Europe-focused venture capital firm, part of Canadian asset manager Walter Group. With offices in Germany and Spain, Walter Ventures seeks to empower visionary founders in enterprise software to sustainably transform established industries, providing extensive support as well as access to a diverse array of corporations and individuals both in Europe and North America.
About Motive Ventures
Motive Ventures is the early-stage investment arm of Motive Partners, focused on pre-seed through to Series A financial technology investments in North America and Europe. Motive Ventures is backed by globally recognized tech entrepreneurs, industry veterans as well as leading institutions and venture investors. Today the team consists of 15 employees across Berlin, London and New York. Motive Ventures has invested in over 24 portfolio companies to date.
