The Tradeshift story
At Tradeshift, we’re building a more connected world.
It began with a dream.
In 2005, entrepreneurs Christian, Mikkel and Gert had a vision: to connect every business in the world. So when the Danish National IT & Telecom Agency asked them to create an e-invoice network, they saw an opportunity to create something bigger.
First, they built EasyTrade, the world’s first open-source trade platform.* (Did they blow a few minds and break some rules along the way? You bet they did.)
Then, the trio got to work again. This time, to realize their vision of an open business platform for the whole world, not just Europe. A platform that would transform the way businesses work together. From broken to efficient; from complicated to simple; from archaic to modern.
And so, Tradeshift was born.
*95% of Danish businesses still use it today.
Christian Lanng
Co-founder & CEO
The difference between having all your suppliers connected, and just a tiny part, is the difference between night and day in running your business.
Mikkel Hippe Brun
Co-founder & SVP of China
If you look at your supply chain as an arena to penny-pinch, as opposed to treating your suppliers as partners, you’ll miss a competitive advantage that allows you to be better, more productive and more efficient.
Gert Sylvest
Co-founder & VP of Network Products
Marrying social technology with hard transactions will change the way the world thinks about business and finance, and allow us to bridge major digital divides.
Bigger team. Same vision.
Tradeshift has grown to over 800 people with offices in 13 countries, but our focus hasn’t wavered. We believe that nothing connects a fragmented world like commerce. We digitize and connect everything that happens between a buyer and a seller, anywhere in the world.
We help businesses
Connect with all their suppliers digitally
Remove paper and manual processes across procure-to-pay
Buy what they need faster and manage supplier risk
Awards
Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020
Businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and culture
Forbes’ Fintech 50 2019
The Future of Payments
Spend Matters 50 Providers to Know
50 Providers to Know list for 2018 procurement technology
TMI Technology & Innovation Awards 2017
HSBC & Tradeshift win the Trade Finance Award
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017
Northern California Awards Finalist
PayStream Advisors
Product Innovation of the Year
Battery Ventures & Glassdoor
Top 50 Highest Rated Private Cloud Companies to Work For
Techworld
The Techies 2016: Best Innovation in the Public Sector - with customer NHS SBS
Sustaina100 2015
Tradeshift among the top-100 sustainability solutions
Tech Tour Growth 50
Among Europe’s fastest growing pre-exit high-tech companies
Mattermark
Top 100 Cloud-based Enterprise Software Startups Of 2015
The Circulars 2015
Digital Disruptor Award
Meet our leaders
Christian Lanng
Co-founder & CEO
Mikkel Hippe Brun
Co-founder & SVP of China
Gert Sylvest
Co-founder & VP of Network Products
Rolf Njor Jensen
SVP of Engineering & Engineering Platform
Carrie Dolan
Strategic Advisor
Anja Møller Eriksen
SVP Executive Strategy & Operations
Marissa Mattson
Chief People Officer
James Stirk
SVP, Global Sales and Marketing
Dan Russi
SVP, Global Business Operations
Our investors
