When was Visma founded?

Visma was founded in 1996 and raised its 1st funding round 20 years after it was founded.

Where is Visma located?

Visma is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. It is registered at Karenslyst allé 56, 0277, OSLO.

Which legal entities is Visma associated with?

Visma is associated with VISMA SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL AS and 11 others.

How many employees does Visma have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Visma is 6012.

Is Visma a funded company?

Visma is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 9 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jan 06, 2016.

How much is Visma worth?

The last known valuation of Visma was $***** as of Dec 21, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Visma?

Visma's latest funding was a $***** Unattributed round on Sep 09, 2021, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Visma rank among its competitors?

Visma ranks 1st amongst 116 active competitors, of which 8 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Upland, which secured $115M in Jul, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Visma?

Visma's top competitors include WalkMe, Upland and Kissflow. Among them, Upland secured the most recent funding round in July, 2022.

Visma - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Visma is an acquired company based in Oslo (Norway), founded in 1996 by Peter Lauring. It operates as a Developer of cloud software for business management and accounting tasks. Visma has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from investors like General Atlantic, Warburg Pincus and TPG, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 116 active competitors, including 8 funded and 11 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like WalkMe, Upland and Kissflow.

Company Details

Developer of cloud software for business management and accounting tasks. These applications facilitate financial administration, resource planning, and digital documentation for various organizations. The software suites assist with invoicing, electronic signatures, and operational workflows. These tools support administrative processes for small businesses, medium enterprises, and public sector entities.

Website: www.visma.com/
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Email ID: *****@visma.com
Registered Address: Karenslyst allé 56, 0277, OSLO

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1996

Location

Oslo, Norway

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Unattributed, Sep 09, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Dec 21, 2023

Investors

General Atlantic & 28 more

Ranked

1^st among 116 active competitors

Employee Count

6,012 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

FatturaElettronica APP & 190 more

Similar Companies

The Access Group & 4275 more

Exit Details

Acquired by KKR (Sep 26, 2010)

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Visma is associated with 12 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
VISMA AS CIN: 936796702 , Norway, Active	Mar 12, 1995	$100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2025)	-
VISMA, s.r.o. CIN: 60740043 , Czech Republic, Active	Mar 03, 1995	-	-
Visma Labs CIN: 40103863798 , Latvia, Active	Jan 22, 2015	€10M - €50M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	273 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-
Visma Enterprise CIN: 40003734170 , Latvia, Active	Mar 18, 2005	€10M - €50M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	147 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
Visma Consulting CIN: 40103916493 , Latvia, Active	Jul 29, 2015	€1M - €10M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	35 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
Visma Digital Commerce A/S CIN: 36893699 , Denmark, Deadpooled	Apr 30, 2015	-	1 (As on Jul 31, 2022)
VISMA SOFTWARE AS CIN: 933646920 , Norway, Active	Dec 19, 1982	-	323 (As on Dec 31, 2022)
VISMA ENTERPRISE AS CIN: 982410339 , Norway, Active	Sep 19, 2000	-	542 (As on Dec 31, 2022)
VISMA SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL AS CIN: 980858073 , Norway, Active	Jun 10, 1999	$100M - $500M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	208 (As on Dec 31, 2022)
VISMA TREASURY AS CIN: 912855481 , Norway, Active	Dec 03, 2013	-	-
VISMA AS CIN: 936796702 , Denmark, Active	Jan 17, 1985	-	-
VISMA SOFTWARE AS CIN: 933646920 , United States, Active	Dec 19, 1982	-	-	-

Visma got acquired by KKR on Sep 26, 2010.

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Visma has raised funding over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 06, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Unattributed round on Sep 09, 2021 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Visma has 29 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Visma:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 09, 2021	3548877	Unattributed	5747656	1869934	5137358	2631534
Aug 27, 2020	7940821	Series A	4817756	1153523	1690054	Hg
Aug 21, 2020	3627731	Unattributed	9686431	9517122	TPG & 5 more	9593937

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The founders of Visma is Peter Lauring. Merete Hverven is the CEO of Visma.

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

Peter Lauring: Former Founder of Visma.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Merete Hverven: CEO of Visma.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

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Visma's employee count trend

Visma has 6,012 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Visma's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Visma include WalkMe, Upland and Kissflow. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Visma, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Visma 1996, Oslo (Norway), Acquired	Developer of cloud software for business management and accounting tasks	-	GIC, AP6 & 27 others	77/100
2nd	WalkMe 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital adoption platform	$308M	Insight Partners, Vitruvian Partners & 13 others	71/100
3rd	Upland 2010, Austin (United States), Acquired	Provider of cloud software for marketing, sales, IT, and knowledge management	$31.4M	Activant Capital, Elsewhere Partners & 11 others	67/100
4th	Kissflow 2012, Wilmington (United States), Seed	Provider of a low-code platform for building and managing enterprise applications	$1.03M	Indian Angel Network, Pragnya & 98 others	65/100
5th	AuraQuantic 2002, Miami (United States), Unfunded	Provider of cloud-based no-code business process automation platform	-	-	52/100
6th	Ninox 2013, Berlin (Germany), Series A	Provider of cloud-based low code database application development platform	$11.5M	b2venture, VI Partners & 8 others	51/100
7th	DronaHQ 2007, Mumbai (India), Seed	Cloud based low code internal tool development platform	$1M	Kutchi Angel Network, Aarti Corporate & 10 others	51/100
8th	24SevenOffice 1997, Fornebu (Norway), Public	Cloud-based enterprise resource planning software provider for SMBs	$2M	Seed Forum, Europa	47/100
9th	Sticos 1983, Trondheim (Norway), Acquired	Cloud-based financial management tools for professionals	-	-	44/100
10th	Makerpad 2015, Cardiff (United Kingdom), Acquired	Low code platform for the development of applications	-	Earnest Capital, Dig Ventures & 3 others	42/100

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Visma has made 8 investments in companies including Fulll and Accountable. Visma has also acquired 183 companies including FatturaElettronica APP and Dootax.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 06, 2026	Acquisition	FatturaElettronica APP	2015	Trieste (Italy)
May 13, 2026	Acquisition	Dootax	2013	Sao Paulo (Brazil)
May 13, 2026	Acquisition	PAG Useful	2019	Sao Paulo (Brazil)