The book service Nextory raises SEK 100 million in new funding
Nextory, one of the fastest growing book services in Europe, now raises new funds to finance its rapid growth and continued international expansion. A total of SEK 100 million is now being added to the company, where existing investors such as Industrifonden, Acacia and LK Finans have participated in the round.
The journey towards making the world a place with more readers continues for the book service Nextory. The company is now established in ten European markets, where successful launches in Spain and France have been the latest expansions. During the first quarter of the year, Nextory reported an increase in the number of paying users of 69 percent, compared to the same quarter in 2021. Now the company has also reached profitability in the Nordic segment of operations.
– Despite the times we’re in, we have seen great interest from both new and existing investors in our latest round. It’s fantastic to see what strong support and trust we have from owners, says Shadi Bitar, CEO and Founder at Nextory.
– We see continued strong growth in our various markets and we have a strong focus on profitability going forward. At the same time, money is needed to grow and therefore we have chosen to raise new funds. These will mainly be used to finance our business plan, so that we can continue to grow in existing markets and also expand to new countries, says Johan Simberg, CFO at Nextory.
For more information, please contact:
Carolina Laurén, Head of PR
carolina.lauren@nextory.com
+46 73-316 34 20
About Nextory: Nextory is one of Europe's largest streaming services for audiobooks, e-books and digital magazines. The app was founded in 2015 by the serial entrepreneurs Shadi Bitar and Ninos Malki. Since then, the company has developed into a fast-growing platform that enables the unlimited distribution of stories and knowledge in various digital formats. Together with its subscribers, Nextory shares a great passion for literature of all kinds and strives to be an independent and natural place where everyone can easily find their next story. This goes hand-in-hand with the vision to increase reading around the world to enrich people's lives and thereby contribute to increased well-being, personal development and a strengthened democracy. Today, Nextory's catalog contains more than 900.000 titles, and the app is available in ten markets around Europe with headquarters in Stockholm. Read more at nextory.com.
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