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
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 Mach 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
- Key Technology in Switzerland, 2008[11]
- Boonty, 2009.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Pourquoi Nexway s'est imposé". Le Figaro (in French). 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ 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.