When was Vend founded?

Vend was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Vend located?

Vend is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at 2 Nuffield Street, Newmarket, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand.

Who is the current CEO of Vend?

Vaughan Rowsell of Vend. They are also an angel investors in 1 startup.

Which legal entities is Vend associated with?

Vend is associated with VEND LIMITED.

How many employees does Vend have?

As of Dec 31, 2023, the latest employee count at Vend is 38.

Is Vend a funded company?

Vend is a funded company, having raised a total of $45.9M across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Aug 15, 2011.

When was the latest funding round of Vend?

Vend's latest funding was a $***** Series D round on Dec 2018, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Vend rank among its competitors?

Vend ranks 39th amongst 1908 active competitors, of which 203 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was RELEX, which secured an undisclosed amount in Dec, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Vend?

Vend's top competitors include RELEX, Cisco and Imperva. Among them, RELEX secured the most recent funding round in December, 2024.

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Q: Is Vend an acquired company?

Vend got acquired by Lightspeed on Mar 11, 2021.

Company Details

Vend is a provider of web-based POS software that enables retailers to accept payments, track customers, manage inventory, provide loyalty incentives, and run business analytics. It offers modules that include inventory management, Point of Sale(POS), order management, and customer management. The retail POS works on various devices or platforms, including iPad, or even existing POS hardware. It allows contactless payments and online store creation for offline vendors. It offers a subscription-based pricing model.

Website: vendhq.com
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Registered Address: 2 Nuffield Street, Newmarket, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$45.9M in 8 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, Dec 2018, $*****

Investors

Movac & 19 more

Ranked

39^th among 1908 active competitors

Employee Count

38 as on Dec 31, 2023

Similar Companies

RELEX & 1722 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Lightspeed (Mar 11, 2021)

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Vend is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
VEND LIMITED CIN: 2212542 , New Zealand, Active	Apr 15, 2009	-	-

Vend got acquired by Lightspeed on Mar 11, 2021 at an acquisition amount of $350M.

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Vend has raised a total funding of $45.9M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 15, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Dec 2018 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Vend has 16 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Vend:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 2018	3505237	Series D	5958144	1487250	4476000	4164620
Dec 22, 2016	3811736	Series D	5433039	9578150	9619796	Aspiring Asset Management & 1 more
Dec 2016	8265535	Series D	3695275	6027650	9438862	Punakaiki Fund

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The founders of Vend is Vaughan Rowsell.

Here are the details of Vend's key team members:

Vaughan Rowsell: Former Founder & CEO of Vend and founder of 2 other companies, Farview Equity Partners and Vendecommerce. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Vend's employee count trend

Vend has 38 employees as of Dec 23. Here is Vend's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Vend include RELEX, Cisco and Imperva. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Vend, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	RELEX 2005, Helsinki (Finland), Series D	Provider of unified platform for retail and supply chain planning	$816M	Summit Partners, TCV & 4 others	77/100
2nd	Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions	$2.5M	Western Technology Investment, Greyrock Investments ... & 27 others	77/100
3rd	Imperva 2002, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of application and data security solutions for threat protection	$54M	Meritech, Sprout Capital Partners & 6 others	77/100
4th	Symantec 1982, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Enterprise security solution suite	-	Silver Lake, Starboard Value & 4 others	76/100
5th	Quest Software 1987, Aliso Viejo (United States), Acquired	Provider of data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization solutions for enterprises	$11.5M	Fisher Lynch Capital, Insight Partners & 3 others	74/100
6th	Dell Technologies 1998, Round Rock (United States), Public	Provider of a suite of cyber security solutions	-	Silver Lake, Icahn Enterprises L P & 1 others	73/100
7th	Bitdefender 2001, Bucharest (Romania), Series B	Provider of cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and managed security services	$7M	Vitruvian Partners, Axxess Capital & 1 others	73/100
8th	Barracuda 2002, Campbell (United States), Acquired	Cloud based network firewall solution for enterprise web and email	$176M	Francisco Partners, Sequoia Capital & 6 others	73/100
9th	ZeroFOX 2013, Baltimore (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital risk protection, threat intelligence, and attack surface management	$154M	New Enterprise Associates, Redline Capital Management ... & 12 others	72/100
10th	Cegid 1983, Lyon (France), Late Stage	Provider of cloud-based management solutions for retail, finance, tax, and HR	$900K	Silver Lake, Apax Partners & 9 others	72/100
39th	Vend 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based retail POS solutions	$45.9M	Valar Ventures, Milford & 18 others	60/100