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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
Key people | Mikko Kärkkäinen (CEO) Michael Falck (Co-founder) Johanna Småros (Co-founder) |
| Website | www.relexsolutions.com |
Relex Solutions, stylised as RELEX Solutions, is a Finnish software company based in Helsinki that specializes in supply chain and retail planning solutions.
History and overview
editThe company was founded in 2005 by Mikko Kärkkäinen, Johanna Småros, and Michael Falck.[1][2] It offers the Relex Living Retail Platform, a cloud-based solution that focuses on demand planning, merchandising, supply chain management, and workforce planning.[3][4][5]
Relex Solutions acquired Galleria in 2016 for category planning,[5][6] Zenopt in 2019 for workforce planning,[7][8] Formulate in 2022 for promotion planning,[9][10][11] and Optimity in 2024 for upstream supply chain planning.[12][13][14][15]
Relex has secured €20 million in 2015,[6][16][17] $10 million from Summit Partners in 2017,[18] $200 million from TCV in 2019,[16][19][20] and €500 million from Blackstone Group in 2022.[21][22][23][17]
Awards
editRelex Solutions received the Technology Project of the Year and the Supply Chain and Logistics Award at the Retail Systems Awards in 2019.[24]
References
edit- ^ "RELEX Solutions CEO and Key Executive Team".
- ^ "RELEX Solutions - Org Chart, Teams, Culture & Jobs". THE ORG. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "RELEX Solutions and Accenture to Help Lowe's Enhance Inventory Planning". newsroom.accenture.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "383: Transform Your Supply Chain and Retail Planning, with RELEX Solutions • Let's Talk Supply Chain". 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ a b "Relex Solutions Among Apps Top 500".
- ^ a b Tirico, Klaudia (2017-09-13). "RELEX Solutions Secures Second Funding Round". Retail TouchPoints. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "RELEX Solutions acquires Zenopt | 2019-06-27 | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods". www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "RELEX Solutions Fuels Growth with Additional Funding from Summit Partners". www.summitpartners.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Novac, Dragos. "Formulate was acquired by Relex Solutions". Nordic 9. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "RELEX Solutions announces Formulate acquisition". Retail Technology Innovation Hub. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ developer (2022-05-13). "RELEX Solutions Acquires Formulate to Advance Promotional Planning Solutions as Part of Unified Platform". Multichannel Merchant. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ PYMNTS (2024-01-03). "Relex Acquires Optimity to Bolster Retail and Supply Chain Platform". PYMNTS.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "RELEX Solutions acquires supply chain vendor Optimity". Nucleus Research. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "RELEX Solutions, Optimity Acquisition to Unify Upstream Supply Chain Planning and Optimization". Food Logistics. 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Finland's RELEX Solutions acquires Sweden-based Optimity to bolster its retail and supply chain platform | Silicon Canals". 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ a b "RELEX SOLUTIONS FUNDING". app.dealroom.co. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ a b "RELEX Solutions Raises €500M to Help Retailers and Brands Avoid Food Waste and Tackle Disruptions in Global Supply Chains". www.summitpartners.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Summit Partners | Companies | RELEX Solutions". www.summitpartners.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Relex | TCV". www.tcv.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "RELEX Solutions: Revenue, Competitors, Alternatives". growjo.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Relex Solutions raises €500 million in Blackstone led round, now at €5 billion valuation". Tech.eu. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Marston, Jennifer (2022-02-19). "Brief: Relex raises $568m to help grocery retailers fight food waste". AgFunderNews. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "RELEX Solutions valuation is $5.68B after Blackstone financing. RELEX Solutions competitors in the retail supply chain market include Crisp, Antuit.ai, NewStore, Afresh, and Logility".
- ^ "Retail Systems Awards". www.retail-systems.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.