The Tradeshift story

So three Danes walk into a garage...

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
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
SVP of APAC & Co-founder

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, GM Tradeshift Frontiers

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 650+ people with offices in 12 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
Seize early payment discounts to save money
Buy what they need faster and manage supplier risk

A brief review.

Take a look at our history: from late nights in a garage to winning "Digital Disruptor".

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We're going to need a bigger shelf.

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year US Award - 2017: 2017 Finalist – NorCal Program
Tech Tour Growth 50: "Among Europe’s fastest growing pre-exit high-tech companies"
The Top 100 Cloud-based: "Enterprise Software Startups of 2015"
The Circulars' 2015: Digital Disruptor Award
Greatlist.com: "One of the Healthiest Companies to Work For in America 2014"
Best Business Start-up 2010: TechCrunch Europe
Sustania Top 100 - 2015: We're part of this year's sustainable #100solutions
Tech World - 2016: Best Innovation in the Public Sector
Fortune - 2016: 50 Highest Rated Private Cloud Companies to work for