Our story so far
The Veeqo journey is just beginning – but look how far we’ve come already.
2013
February
2013
And so it begins...
Retailer Matt Warren starts building Veeqo from his home in Swansea, South Wales. He also begins raising investment via crowdfunding, becoming the first Welsh company to do so.
2014
September
2014
Veeqo beta version released
Veeqo is released to a small handful of customers in beta mode. It integrates with Shopify, Amazon and Royal Mail, giving ecommerce retailers the ability to manage their inventory and orders across multiple channels from a single, cloud-based platform.
2015
February
2015
Veeqo lives!
Veeqo is launched to the world, and officially out of beta – complete with a new eBay integration. $670k is raised through crowdfunding and the first full-time Veeqo employees are hired.
2015
May
2015
$1m seed funding raised
Veeqo raises $1m of seed funding from retail magnate and founder of UK retail chain New Look, Tom Singh.
2016
January
2016
Product listing and iPhone app live
Veeqo gets its next major update – a brand new listing tool, allowing retailers to easily sell multichannel. Also released is an iPhone app that offers reporting, stock taking and barcode scanning capabilities, all designed to help retailers save time.
2016
March
2016
Shipping firm ParcelBright acquired
Veeqo acquires London-based shipping startup ParcelBright. Veeqo customers in the UK can now easily ship internationally, and are also offered discounted shipping rates and tracking facilities – all within a single platform.
2016
June
2016
JC joins the team
Our newest recruit, JC, joins the team at Veeqo in the role of Chief Revenue Officer. Previously JC was working at POS company Vend, where he started as one of the first employees and helped grow the business to a valuation of $150m+. JC brings with him his furry best friend, Lomu, doubling the number of office dogs employed at Veeqo to two!
2016
December
2016
£1.2m raised through crowdfunding
Veeqo raises £1.2m on the crowdfunding platform Seedrs, at a company valuation of £8m. The investment is used to improve the Veeqo software, and expand the team – with new roles created across engineering, marketing, sales and support.
