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§ Private Profile · Cologne, Germany
Digital payments and receivables management platform automating invoicing, payments, and accounting for German automotive dealerships.
Operated by parent entities NX Technologies and Aufinity Group, bezahl.de is a digital payments and receivables management platform based in Cologne that automates the entire invoicing and accounting lifecycle for automotive dealerships. The SaaS solution consolidates multiple transaction methods, including credit cards, bank transfers, and PayPal, into one centralized system that provides instant payment statuses and accurate data integration for bookkeeping. By targeting inefficient manual processes within the German automotive trade, the platform significantly improves operational efficiency for dealers, staff, and customers. The enterprise recently expanded its product suite by introducing a buy now pay later product designed for the regional automotive and mobility market. Founded in 2018 by Ulrich Schmidt and another founder, the financial technology company has scaled its operations significantly, growing its workforce from eight initial staff members to over 100 employees from over ten countries.
bezahl.de has raised $42.0M across 3 funding rounds.
bezahl.de has raised $42.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
bezahl.de has raised $42.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
bezahl.de's investors include Alexandros Bottenbruch, Embedded Capital, Michael Hock, Aristotelis Xenofontos, Walter Ventures, 42CAP, Jan Dzulko, Alexandre Berriche, Anna Alex, Christian Bach, Evan Weaver, Julian Teicke.
bezahl.de is a Cologne‑based fintech scale‑up that builds a digital payment‑and‑receivables management platform focused on the automotive retail sector, automating invoicing, reminders, multiple payment methods (including BNPL/instalments), and posting into accounting systems for dealerships and service centers[4][2].
High‑Level Overview
As a portfolio/operating company (concise): bezahl.de builds a payment management platform that automates the full receivables lifecycle for dealerships and their customers, serves 1,500+ dealerships including a large share of Germany’s top 100 dealers, and claims measurable back‑office time savings and substantial managed receivables volume — reported figures include billions in annual transaction volume and strong year‑over‑year growth and hiring[4][6][1].
Origin Story
Core Differentiators
Role in the Broader Tech Landscape
Quick Take & Future Outlook
Quick take: bezahl.de has executed a classic vertical fintech play—deep domain product, strong reference customers in Germany’s dealer network, rapid scale and product innovation (including BNPL) — positioning it to consolidate leadership in automotive receivables management as it expands regionally[4][2][1].
bezahl.de has raised $42.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $24.0M Series B in March 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2024 | $24M Series B | Alexandros Bottenbruch | Embedded Capital, Michael Hock, Aristotelis Xenofontos, Walter Ventures | Announced |
| Mar 1, 2023 | $12M Series A | — | 42CAP, Embedded Capital, JAN Dzulko, Alexandre Berriche, Anna Alex, Christian Bach, Evan Weaver, Julian Teicke, Mirko Novakovic, Paolo Negri, Tobias Schütt, Ingo Weber, Motive Ventures, Rolf Christof Dienst | Announced |
| Feb 1, 2022 | $6M Seed | — | Embedded Capital | Announced |