AnyDesk, a Stuttgart, Germany-based one of the world’s leading providers of remote desktop software, raised $70 million (€60m) in Series C funding in a combination of primary and secondary investment.
The round was led by its new strategic partner General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm. Existing investors Insight Partners, EQT Ventures, and Possible Ventures also participated in the round. With this investment, AnyDesk’s current valuation reaches €600 million (ca. $650 million).
The funds will help to further accelerate AnyDesk’s growth as the company develops new products and scales its team. Achim Berg, Operating Partner at General Atlantic, will join the advisory board to support AnyDesk in further expanding into new markets globally.
Company: AnyDesk Software GmbH
Raised: $70.0M
Round: Series C
Funding Month: November 2021
Lead Investors: General Atlantic
Additional Investors: Insight Partners, EQT Ventures, and Possible Ventures
Company Website: https://anydesk.com/
Software Category: remote desktop software
About the Company: AnyDesk is one of the world’s leading providers of remote desktop software. The scale-up innovative solutions have already been installed more than 450 million times. In 2020 alone, the number of downloads doubled, making AnyDesk one of the 50 fastest-growing companies in Europe. The company is in more than 190 countries, with over 80,000 customers who rely on their software, including internationally renowned companies such as Bosch, McDonald’s, and Google. The Stuttgart-based company enables users a secure way to remotely access one device to another, with all common operating systems and from cell phones to mainframes. The key factor in AnyDesk’s success story is its high, memory-efficient image quality, which enables users to work fluidly with bandwidths as low as around 100 kbps. With this product feature, AnyDesk scores over its global competitors.
Source: https://blog.anydesk.com/anydesk-raises-over-60m-70m-in-series-c-round-led-by-general-atlantic/