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Itembase has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Itembase.
Itembase has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Itembase, based in Berlin, Germany with a presence in San Francisco, USA, provides an Integration Platform as a Service (PaaS) for retail and eCommerce, facilitating personal inventory and eCommerce analysis. The company enables tracking of gross merchandise value and integration with online retailers for eCommerce enablers. It tracks approximately $1.5 billion in gross merchandise value and had integrated over 7,000 online retailers by the end of Q3 2013, with 35% average monthly growth since early 2013. Operating on a B2B SaaS model with 11-50 employees, Itembase has raised at least $3.25 million in funding from investors such as High-Tech Gründerfonds, Rheingau Founders, and German Startups Group. Leadership includes CEO Stefan Jørgensen, CTO Ramo Karahasan-Riechardt, and EVP Global Business Development Kevin Worobec. Founded by Stefan Jørgensen and Ramo Karahasan-Riechardt, the exact founding year is not publicly known.
Key people at Itembase.
Itembase has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Itembase's investors include Cavalry Ventures, Company Capital, Spencer Punter, Fuel Venture Capital.
Itembase has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Series A in October 2013.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2013 | $3M Series A | — | Cavalry Ventures, Company Capital, Spencer Punter, Fuel Venture Capital | Announced |
Itembase is a technology company providing an eCommerce API integration platform (iPaaS) that enables solution and service providers to connect with over 700 shopping carts, marketplaces, and POS systems worldwide.[1][2][3] It serves eCommerce enablers in verticals like shipping, financial services, accounting, marketing, and aftersales, automating integrations, data processes, and partnerships to onboard merchants faster and scale apps across 30 million merchants.[1][3][4] With $18 million in revenue, $3.2 million in funding, and around 20-51 employees since its 2018 founding, Itembase demonstrates strong growth, including helping customers generate $200 million in new pipeline and scaling one client from 50 to 11,000 merchants in 12 months.[2][3]
Founded in 2018, Itembase emerged from the need to simplify eCommerce connectivity, created "by eCommerce Enablers for eCommerce Enablers" with Scandinavian roots and a "Viking" ethos of global conquest via APIs and machine learning.[2][4] Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices across the US and Europe, it hosts events in 12 cities from Bangkok to San Francisco.[1][2] Early traction built on addressing integration challenges in the booming eCommerce sector, evolving from product data platforms to a comprehensive iPaaS with the largest connector catalog in the industry.[3][4][5]
Itembase rides the eCommerce explosion, fueled by digital transformation, marketplace proliferation, and demand for seamless B2B integrations amid global trade growth.[1][3] Its timing aligns with post-pandemic online shopping surges and the shift to composable commerce, where providers need rapid scalability across fragmented systems like Shopify, Amazon, and POS networks.[3][4] Market forces favoring Itembase include rising API adoption, venture-backed eCommerce apps chasing merchant growth milestones, and the need for compliant, low-maintenance connectivity in regulated verticals.[2][3] By enabling partnerships and data flows, it influences the ecosystem as a neutral "one connection to commerce" hub, accelerating innovation for enablers and reducing fragmentation.[1][4]
Itembase is poised to expand its connector catalog and market insights suite, targeting deeper penetration in emerging markets and AI-driven automation as eCommerce hits new highs.[3][4] Trends like headless commerce, embedded finance, and cross-border scaling will amplify demand for its iPaaS, potentially boosting revenue beyond $18 million through enterprise wins and partnerships.[2] Its influence may evolve into a dominant commerce data layer, empowering more startups to conquer global markets—just as its Viking forebears charted new trade routes with modern APIs.[4] This positions Itembase as a foundational enabler in the connected commerce era.
