Ilmenau-based Betterspace, a German software provider for 360° digitisation of the hotel industry, announced on Tuesday that it has secured a seven-figure investment from Round2 Capital. The funding amount has not been disclosed.
Betterspace claims that its software and hardware solutions enhance efficiency and customer experience in the hospitality industry. The company launched a solution called better.energy and now plans to expand its use to other industries.
Stefan Nagel, Managing Partner at Round2 Capital, says, “We are impressed by the recent development of Betterspace after its launch of better.energy. They have developed and proven a highly scalable solution that addresses crucial current needs in the hospitality industry and beyond.”
“Betterspace’s innovative technology and strong team position them for a continued growth trajectory, and we are confident that revenue-based financing helps them achieve their milestones in a highly flexible way,” adds Nagel.
“Keep it smart, digital and simple”
Founded in 2014 by Alexander Spisla and Benjamin Köhler, among others, Betterspace is a provider of smart software solutions for the hotel industry, including digital guest communication (better.guest) and energy management (better.energy).
The company supports hotels in their digital transformation to improve efficiency, sustainability, and revenue. Betterspace has further extended its better.energy IoT platform to other industries, leveraging LoRaWAN technology for broader applications.
Betterspace also has a branch office in Kassel with over 1,700 customers and a team of over 50 people.
Capital utilisation
Betterspace says it will use the funds to further develop its better.energy solution technically, discover further use cases, and expand better.energy also into other industries such as educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and municipalities.
Co-founder Benjamin Köhler says, “With the fresh capital from Round2, we are delighted to advance our smart room control solution, better.energy, even further, especially regarding the new wireless standard LoRaWAN.”
“This enables us to equip not only hotels but also various other industries such as healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and office buildings with our intelligent energy management solution, better.energy, thus ensuring energy savings and a reduction in CO2 emissions,” adds Köhler.
Brief about Round2 Capital
Vienna-based Round2 Capital is a European investment firm with €130M in assets under management. It focuses on supporting digital and sustainable businesses across Europe.
Pioneering revenue-based finance since 2017, the company operates in various European countries, mainly Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and the Nordic countries. They have invested in 32 software and technology scale-ups across 9 jurisdictions.
Round2 Capital is backed by the European Investment Fund (EIF) to support technology companies in the European Union.
Their fund, Round2 Capital Partners II, receives partial funding through the “Mezzanin Dachfonds für Deutschland Fazilität 2” managed by EIF in collaboration with ERP Sondervermögen, LfA-Gesellschaft für Vermögensverwaltung mbH, and NRW.Bank Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts.
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