Packmatic

We’re beyond excited to announce that we’ve raised €15 million in Series A funding! 🚀   This investment was led by top European venture capital firm EQT Ventures ⚡️ and complemented by HV Capital (who doubled down after leading our seed round 🙌) and xdeck. It will help us supercharge our growth, build out our team and software solutions to help our customers source and manage their packaging more efficiently and sustainably. 📦🍃   Alongside our institutional investors, we are very lucky to receive continued support from our angels Robert Gentz, David Schneider, Rubin Ritter, Christian Hülsewig, Paul Crusius, Robert Maier, Martin Rost, Christian Vollmann, Lukas Brosseder, David Khalil, Johannes Schaback, Oliver Roskopf & Christian Weiss. 🤝   Thank you for your trust, Rania Belkahia, Marnix van der Ploeg, David Stefan Fischer, Jenny Dreier, Katharina Aumueller, Dr. Markus Gick, Dr. Dennis Zeiler and to the entire Packmatic team for your continued hard work from Matthias Geiss, Jonas Boland, Paul Schraven, Tobias Linnardi and Fabian Fülling — we can’t wait to propel Packmatic to the next level together. 💪

Many companies come to us with one goal - to save on packaging costs - but are unsure where to start. Lack of transparency in the market coupled with limited time and resources often make this a daunting task. That’s exactly what we aim to solve at Packmatic! We combine deep packaging expertise, a competitive network of over 370 suppliers, smart matching of our customer’s requirements and a standardized tender process in our software to achieve the best results and realize substantial savings. On average, our customers see a 16% reduction in their packaging spend! 🎉 Are you interested in benchmarking your packaging costs with us? Comment below and let us know what your most pressing questions on packaging are. #CostSavings #ProductPackaging #PackagingSolutions #SupplierNetwork #Efficiency #Packmatic #CustomerSuccess

Are you ready for the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (#PPWR)? In April, the European Parliament approved the draft of the PPWR, with final approval from the newly elected parliament expected in autumn 2024 – meaning it could become effective as early as 2026. 📅✍️ The PPWR sets forth significant changes to enhance and standardize packaging sustainability across Europe, to name just a few: 📉 Specific targets to reduce packaging waste, requiring businesses to minimize waste generated by their packaging. ♻️ Stricter recyclability requirements that ensure all packaging can be reused or effectively recycled promoting a circular economy. 🌱Mandatory use of recycled materials in certain packaging, particularly plastics, to increase recycling rates and resource efficiency. 🏷️Clear labeling and information mandates to guide proper disposal and recycling of packaging materials. This journey to more recyclable packaging practices is crucial not just for compliance or the future success of the company but also for the health of our planet – and we’re proud to be a part of it at Packmatic. We have already seen the first impact of the regulation ourselves – across all of our customers, there’s a spike of interest to switch to more recyclable packaging materials. 📈🔄 How are you preparing for PPWR? Have you already observed changes in the market? #PPWR #Recyclability #Packaging #Sustainability #Compliance #EuropeanUnion #Packmatic

Packmatic is growing! 🚀 We have welcomed new joiners across all teams and are happy to introduce you today to Nick (Sales), Dominic (Key Account Management), Olivia (Chief of Staff), Đorđe (Product), and Trang (Packaging). Happy to have you on board! Nick is joining the Sales team with previous experience from Movinga and excited to expand his knowledge in packaging. He loves Italy and enjoys making music in his free time. 🎶🍝 Dominic is our new Key Account Manager based near Cologne. Previously Head of Sales at Meisterwerk, he’s eager to connect with diverse customers and industries. Dominic loves sports, nature, and has even appeared on Ghanian TV in a dance contest! 🌳📺 Olivia joins us as Chief of Staff. With a background in strategy consulting and various startups, she looks forward to digitizing the packaging industry with Packmatic. Originally from Austria, she loves exploring new places and is on the lookout for a new choir in Berlin. 🎤🌍 Đorđe is our new Senior Software Engineer. With experience in 3D scanning, blockchain-based ticketing, and scalable systems, he’s ready to bring innovative tech ideas to Packmatic. He loves the Adriatic Sea and has had some unique cinema experiences! 🌊🎥 Trang joins us as a Junior Packaging Engineer. After a decade of working at Kuchi Mitte, Trang is now very excited to reconnect with the packaging industry. She’s known for her competitive spirit in games and her love of cooking. 🎮🍲 🕵️But that isn’t all: We are still looking for new talents, so do check out our open positions! 🕵️ #wearehiring #fastgrowingteam #packaging #packaginginnovation #sustainablepackaging

We are thrilled to be featured in Handelsblatt's latest startup check, highlighting our commitment to digital innovation and sustainability in procurement! 🚀🌱 Rania Belkahia from our lead investor EQT Ventures and our founders Jonas and Matthias talk about how we at Packmatic transform our customers’ purchasing processes, making them more efficient, transparent, and sustainable. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/g3uxmwTf #Sustainability #Innovation #Procurement #DigitalTransformation #Packmatic #Handelsblatt

🗞️ TechCrunch: Packmatic, a Berlin-based digital packaging marketplace has raised a €15 million Series A round led by EQT Ventures. This funding will help the startup push further into European markets. On why EQT Ventures was selected as the lead investor, Matthias Geiss, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Packmatic comments: “they have a very good understanding of business models that try to disrupt very traditional industries. Plus, their approach is very entrepreneurial. So all the investment team are either former entrepreneurs themselves or operators in startups.” Rania Belkahia, Partner at EQT Ventures adds: “The European packaging market boasts an impressive valuation, but remains opaque, fragmented, and crucially, largely non-digital. Packmatic’s platform provides a unique solution– a cost-effective, fully digital marketplace championing the shift to low-carbon packaging.” 🔗 Click the link below to read more.

Thank your trust — super excited to be working together 🤝

❤️🔥 How did Filabé of Switzerland AG manage to digitize their packaging sourcing, improve recyclability, and consolidate their supplier setup at the same time?   🧴 Filabé’s products are high-quality cosmetics that contain only active ingredients. Since most are applied daily, the consumer interacts with the packaging very frequently, and an exclusive presentation is critical.   🎙️“Through the great efforts of our team and the fantastic support of David Martin and Patrick Zentgraf at Packmatic, we were able to consolidate our packaging sourcing without compromising quality and even achieved an improvement in recyclability. We can only recommend giving Packmatic’s digital solution a try.” — Marius Risch, Filabé   🏢 Who produces Filabé's new packaging? With the help of Packmatic, they switched to a traditional German supplier, specialized on folding boxes, which already delivers to many other high-quality brands as well as large, uncompromising customers.   📹 In the video below you see the print approval process, where Packmatic’s packaging engineers and the technicians of the partner supplier patiently worked together with Filabé to ensure perfect print results, without compromising quality in the slightest. Happy Friday from the entire team at Packamtic!   #packmatic #packaging #recycablility #costsavings #packagingquality #recycabledesign #circulareconomy #packaginginnovation #collaboration