Efecte Plc (natively Efecte Oyj)[2] is a Finnish software company founded in 1998. Since 2024, it has been owned by Matrix42.[3]
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Native name | Efecte Oyj |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software as a service |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founders | Jaan Apajalahti Jussi Sarkkinen Kristian Jaakkola |
| Headquarters | Espoo, Finland |
Area served | Nordics, DACH, Poland, Spain[1] |
Key people | Niilo Fredrikson (CEO) |
| Revenue | EUR 21.6 million (2022)[1] |
Number of employees | 110+ |
| Website | www |
Efecte develops software for managing IT operations.[4] In the Nordic countries the company is specialized in self-service, service management, and identity management. Nordic customers include SSAB, Roskilde Municipality, Danske Bank, and Stena Sphere. The company says other customers are companies such as Konecranes, Patria, DNA Oy, VR Group, Paulig, and Finnish cities Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, and Tampere.[5]
The company employs over 100 people in four countries: Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. It is headquartered in Espoo, Finland, and its CEO is Niilo Fredrikson.
In the Technology Fast 50 ranking published by Deloitte & Touche, Efecte ranked among the fastest growing Finnish technology companies in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, making the top 10 list in 2005.[6][7][8][9] In 2005, Efecte was also ranked as the 216th fastest growing technology company across EMEA.[10] In 2008, Efecte ranked 9th in Best Workplaces in Finland study conducted by Great Place to Work Institute.[11]
In May 2022, Efecte announced the acquisition of a Polish SaaS company. InteliWise had focused on automating conversations using artificial intelligence.[12] The deal was finalized in July.[13]
In April 2024, Efecte was merged into German ESM company Matrix42 GmbH.[14]
References
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- ^ "Efecte Oyj". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Matrix42 Completes Acquisition of Efecte and Appoints Niilo Fredrikson as CEO". Nasdaq. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Applications that boost the efficiency of IT management". Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes). 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2009-04-30.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Efecte customers". Efecte Corp. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ^ "Technology Fast 50/500: Vuoden 2005 voittajat Suomessa". Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Technology Fast 50/500: Vuoden 2006 voittajat Suomessa". Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Archived from the original on 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Technology Fast 50/500: Vuoden 2007 voittajat Suomessa". Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Technology Fast 50/500: Vuoden 2008 voittajat Suomessa". Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Best Workplaces in Finland 2008". Great Place to Work Institute. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ Lehtinen, Jukka. "Efecte ostaa tekoäly-yhtiön Puolasta". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ Koponen, Henri. "Efecte päättää puolalaisesta tekoäly-yhtiöstä tehdyn ostotarjouksen". Tivi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Matrix42 schließt Übernahme von Efecte ab". Retrieved 2024-04-16.