Erply

History

In 2009, the company won Seedcamp, a European early stage investment program.

In March 2010, they received $2 million in funding from Saul Klein (Index Ventures), Satish Dharmaraj (Redpoint Ventures), Dave McClure and Kenny van Zant.

Description

The service was initially a retail payment solution for small to medium-sized businesses. They have since expanded to larger box retailers, and provide systems for point of sales, inventory control, billing, and other retail-related technologies. The service retails for $74 per month on average.

In August 2011, the company released a mobile credit card reader for handheld devices like Apple iPads.

Reception

Erply has been profiled in media publications such as The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times and the BBC. Erply as one of the top ten European startups to watch in 2011.

References

References

1. Yiannopoulos, Milo. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703506904575592362271077780 Out of the Starting Blocks]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. December 8, 2010.
2. Kim, Ryan. [http://gigaom.com/2011/08/23/card-swipe-dongle-or-nfc-erply-chooses-both/ Card swipe dongle or NFC? Erply chooses both] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-01-04 . ''Giga OM''. August 23, 2011.)
3. Butcher, Mike. [https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/25/seedcamp-announces-its-six-winners-for-2009/ Seedcamp announces its six winners for 2009]. ''TechCrunch Europe''. September 25, 2009.
4. [http://www.seedcamp.com/2009/09/and-winners-areseedcamp-congratulates.html And the winners are….Seedcamp congratulates the 2009 winning teams] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-01-02 . ''Seedcamp''. September 25, 2009.)
5. Bunz, Mercedes. [https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2009/sep/25/seedcamp-winners-2009 Eastern Europe takes over Seedcamp]. ''The Guardian''. September 25, 2009.
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8. "Estonian start-up Erply raises $2M from US and European VCs {{!}} Science{{!}}Business".
9. [https://content.yudu.com/Library/A1u3i6/WW1011/resources/index.htm Erply POS Solution]. ''Web Wholesaler Magazine''. October 2011.
10. [http://www.erply.com/features/ Features] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-12-25 . ''Erply.com''.)
11. Rusli, Evelyn. [https://techcrunch.com/2010/03/22/erply-the-next-skype-of-business-software/ Erply: Skype of Business Software?]. ''TechCrunch''. March 22, 2010.
12. King, Rachel. [https://www.zdnet.com/article/erply-takes-on-square-verifone-with-new-mobile-payment-device/ Erply takes on Square, Verifone with new mobile payment device]. ''ZDNet''. August 23, 2011.
13. Toor, Amar. [https://www.engadget.com/2011/08/23/erplys-mobile-credit-card-reader-handles-nfc-payments-on-an-ipa/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter ERPLY's mobile credit card reader handles NFC payments on an iPad, obliterates the check-out line]. ''Engadget''. August 23, 2011.
14. Graham, Fiona. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12776487 Tablet time: Tablet computers take on the workplace]. ''BBC News''. March 21, 2011.
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