Keen Venture Partners led the round and General Partner Robert Verwaayen joined the Board of Directors of Beekeepers. The round will be used to finance the aggressive U Oh, S And EMEA’s market expansion for the Beekeeper Employee Communications App, which connects and empowers all employees, including non-desk workers, at any time and anywhere.
Beekeeper has also welcomed the participation of Fyrfly Venture Partners, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures and b-to-v Partners. Prominent angels who have invested in personal capacity include Niklas Zennstroy, Skype’s co-founder and founding partner at Atomico; Ariel Luípoydi, former CEO of Hybris and founder of Hammer Team; and Niklas Ostberg, co-founder and CEO of Delivery Hero.
“Beekeeper closes the gap between employees working in corporate offices and 70% of the global workforce who do not spend their days sitting at the desk,” said Cristian Grossmann, CEO of Beekeeper. “The Beekeeper mobile app enables all employees to work together better and drives the top and bottom line through higher productivity and reduced turnover. We have seen significant momentum in 2016 as a result of our investments in customer success and new features to support major global corporate customers, and we will use this funding to continue our expansion into new industries and markets in the coming year. “That’s right.
Beekeeper’s new financing comes within one year of closing its seed round and marks a time of rapid corporate growth. Over the past year, Fortune 500 companies around the globe have adopted Beekeeper’s mission to easily connect and empower employees regardless of role and location. New customers include the Mandarin Oriental hospitality giant, the Dollar General retailer and the Seaboard Foods food manufacturer, as well as Heathrow Airport, Gate Group and Dnata in the transport sector. Beekeeper also increased its user base by more than 500% and currently serves hourly workers in more than 137 countries.
“We believe that Beekeeper can become an employee communication and collaboration hub for a part of the global workforce that has been largely forgotten by digital technology,” Verwaayen said. “With a great team, a robust product platform and a focused growth plan, we are convinced that Beekeeper has the potential to become a leading company in the category. “That’s right.
The Beekeeper Communication App is designed for employees who work shifts, do not sit at desks, and do not have corporate email addresses. This represents more than 2 billion global workers in sectors such as hospitality, retail, manufacturing, transport, food and beverage, and logistics.
With Beekeeper, companies can easily reach, connect and engage these employees to create new ways of working—without requiring a corporate email or mobile number to log in. The app is built from the ground up to be easy to use and features peer-to-peer messaging, communication streams, group chat, and mobile surveys.
For organizations, Beekeeper matches corporate identity and branding, with automated workflows and schedules to fully support operational strategies and communication. The app features real-time measurement to improve communication efficiency, gain insight and calculate impact, allowing continuous optimization. Beekeeper integrates with more than 500 tools and can be further extended with shift management, payroll, intranets or HR systems.
About beekeepers
Beekeeper’s employee communication platform connects and empowers the entire workforce, including non-desk and front-line workers. Designed for industries that rely on hourly employees, Beekeeper boosts productivity and increases retention by making it easy to inspire and inform all employees in real time. The Beekeeper app automates corporate communication, connects peers and integrates easily with existing systems in a secure environment.
The company is based in Zurich and San Francisco and provides support to users in more than 137 countries. Visit www for more information. Beekeepers Oh, Io
About Keen Venture Partner LLP
Keen Venture Partners LLP is a new venture capital firm that invests in high potential technology scale-ups. The company is investing in technology domains with a transformative potential When working with entrepreneurs, Keen’s team is committed to helping talented entrepreneurs with the best possible support by leveraging its network, expertise and capital. The firm operates from London and Amsterdam and focuses on European and selected North American investment opportunities. Keen Venture Partners LLP is a small AIFM licensed in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and registered as manager of the European Venture Capital Fund (EUVECA) Investment in Beekeeper benefits from the support of the European Union under the Growth Equity Facility established by the Council establishing a Program for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises (COSME)
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