Planetly goes to One Trust
The founders make a surprising exit. The merger with One Trust could soon see the start-up launch on the US market.
The US company One Trust has bought the German start-up Planetly. According to information from Gründerszene a further financing round was actually planned. Instead, One Trust made the offer to the start-up. It is not known how much the purchase cost.
"The merger with OneTrust is not the end of our story. It is the beginning of a much bigger story: We will maintain our goal and scale. With this step, we are going global," co-founder Benedikt Franke shares on LinkedIn with. The start-up's customer base will also increase as a result of the exit: OneTrust has more than 10,000 customers. As a result of the merger, Planetly could now also launch on the US market.
Anna Alex and Benedikt Franke founded Planetly in 2020. The start-up has developed software that calculates companies' CO2 consumption and helps them to reduce it. So far, Planetly's customers have included companies such as HelloFresh, Home24 and Personio.
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