FinTech Degura secures EUR 2.2M in Seed funding to further scale its Pension Cloud – the fastest-growing digital Platform for Company Pensions in the EU
Degura, a FinTech startup building the first truly digital solution for offering and managing company pension plans, has closed a EUR 2.2M Seed-Round to further scale its product.
The funding round was led by Early-Stage VC firm btov Partners. In addition, prominent Angel Investors joined the round, including Dr. Patrick Dahmen, (former AXA and HDI Executive) and Dr. Gerhard Cromme, as well as logistics platform founders David Nothacker, Nicolaus Schefenacker and Julius Köhler (sennder). btov Partners has a track-record for supporting promising young FinTech companies that become tech champions, such as SumUp and Raisin, as well as ClimateTech stars such as 1Komma5° and Cologne’s very first Unicorn, the AI-based language translator DeepL.
Degura makes company pension plans easy-to-use, transparent and offers the only solution that is digital-first through every step of the process. With its unique cloud-based software solution tailored to both B2B and B2C, the company makes discovering, offering and managing company pension plans (bAV) as easy as online shopping. Degura connects employees, employers and insurance companies over its own portal without the need for a traditional broker, ensuring the best user experience and seamless integration.
“The process of setting up and managing Company Pensions is painstakingly complex and not geared toward the end-customer at all. At a time when it is obvious that state pensions alone will not provide adequately for retirement – neither in Germany nor in the rest of Europe, we see an imminent need to help employees plan their financial future. That’s why we have built our product with the end-customer in mind, helping ensure that citizens across Europe have access to company pension schemes as easily as possible. We’re beyond gratified to have such renowned investors on board to help us build the leading digital Company Pension platform in Europe.” Christian Witte, CEO Degura GmbH.
Founded in 2018 in Berlin, by experienced executives and managers from both the insurance as well as digital business space, Degura has shown impressive traction and is trusted by Startups, Scale-Ups to Fortune-500-Companies. Already more than 120 companies trust Degura, e.g. Amorelie, Dental21, Adjust, McMakler, Contipark, apetito, and more than 15.000 employees are serviced through Degura`s digital pension cloud.
“Over the last few years, the FinTech revolution has made private pension provisions and investment opportunities more accessible via neobrokers and robo-advisors. Yet a very important component of our pension system has been neglected: Company Pension Provisions (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge). Degura’s Pension Cloud not only makes the life of employers easier but also offers employees a digital experience with less friction and more choice that a younger generation is coming to expect. We are very proud to support the team and their mission of closing Europe’s pension gap”, said Jochen Gutbrod, Partner at btov Partners.
Choosing Degura’s Pension Cloud, HR departments can already save up to 80 percent of the time they would usually spend offering and managing Company Pensions – e.g. by integrating with HR platform Personio. In turn, Degura supports a positive Employee Experience, strengthening Employer Branding and lowering Churn Rates, making Company Pensions a real advantage in the ever so crucial “war for talent”.
Degura will use the fresh funding to expand its core team, further upscale their digital services and reach key milestones on its path to completely digitizing Company Pensions.
Picture: Degura FounderTeam
Source: Degura GmbH
