

{"id":751,"date":"2024-10-22T07:29:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk.onventis.de\/?page_id=751"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:20:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T12:20:20","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mk.onventis.de\/index.php\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div class=\"timeline\"><div class=\"timeline-placeholder-top\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-grid\"><div class=\"timeline-dates\"><div id=\"gruendung\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2000<\/div><div id=\"gruendung\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2001<\/div><div id=\"first-customer-industry\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2002<\/div><div id=\"first-customer-trade\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2003<\/div><div id=\"first-customer-services\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2005<\/div><div id=\"new-brand-claim\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2012<\/div><div id=\"first-customer-branch-solution\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2012<\/div><div id=\"business-model-saas\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2013<\/div><div id=\"frank-schmidt\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2013<\/div><div id=\"first-xchange\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2013<\/div><div id=\"first-customer-sellside\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2013<\/div><div id=\"integration-amazon-business\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2016<\/div><div id=\"onventis-mobile-app\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2017<\/div><div id=\"rebranding-tradecore\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2018<\/div><div id=\"onventis-network-supplier-portal\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2018<\/div><div id=\"main-capital-partners\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2019<\/div><div id=\"onventis-certification\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2020<\/div><div id=\"akquisition-workflowwise\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2020<\/div><div id=\"climate-neutral-company\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2020<\/div><div id=\"akquisition-spendency\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2021<\/div><div id=\"spend-matters-50-to-watch\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2021<\/div><div id=\"partner-ecovadis\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2022<\/div><div id=\"top-5-software-companies\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2022<\/div><div id=\"investor-keensight-capital\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2023<\/div><div id=\"spend-matters-50-to-know\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2023<\/div><div id=\"partner-integritynext\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2023<\/div><div id=\"national-subsidiary-france\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2024<\/div><div id=\"25-years-onventis\" class=\"onv_timelineDate\">2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"timeline-events\"><div id=\"event-0\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container onv-noShadow\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">The Beginning<\/div><div class=\"description\">Onventis was founded in Stuttgart in 2000. As a cloud pioneer, we started in the field of e-procurement with Application Service Providing (ASP), a business model in which software solutions are operated in our own data center on our own servers and made available online on a license basis.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-1\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container onv-noShadow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tradecore_schwarz2.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Launch of the Tradecore Brand<\/div><div class=\"description\">The first version of our e-procurement software is launched under the name TradeCore. The TradeCore e-procurement software offers opportunities for the digitalization of operational and strategic purchasing.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-2\" class=\"event-container onv-customer-event\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"customer-event-layout\"><div class=\"customer-logo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Schott-logo.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">1st Onventis customer in the industrial Sector<\/div><div class=\"description\">With Schott AG, the leading international technology group in the fields of specialty glass and glass ceramics, Onventis wins its first industrial customer. With Onventis as its e-procurement platform, Schott launches the digitalization of global sourcing. Today, Onventis is in use at 26 Schott locations in 13 countries.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/customer\/schott\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-3\" class=\"event-container onv-customer-event\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"customer-event-layout\"><div class=\"customer-logo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ede-logo.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">1. Onventis Customer in the trade sector<\/div><div class=\"description\">The purchasing and marketing association German Iron Trader GmbH (GIT) provides its members with the Onventis e-procurement solution \u201cTrade Core Shop & Procure\u201d. GIT is Europe's largest purchasing and marketing association in the production connection trade for around 1,200 medium-sized trading companies.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/customer\/e-d-e\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-4\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"onv-timeline-video-container\"><iframe width='560' height='315' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Isi4BsD0GqA?si=Jqy74xTgkZphVIiV' title='YouTube video player' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">1. Onventis Customer in the services sector<\/div><div class=\"description\">With DEKRA SE, Onventis gains one of the world's leading expert organizations as its first service customer. The smart solutions from Onventis were initially used by DEKRA for digital orders and are now a globally integrated purchase-to-pay solution.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/customer\/dekra\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-5\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container onv-noShadow\"><img src=\"http:\/\/mk.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Onventis-Website-2012.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Onventis with new Brand Claim<\/div><div class=\"description\">The Onventis brand claim is being changed. From now on it reads: \u201cExperts in Cloud Procurement\u201d. The product portfolio includes solutions in the areas of Supplier Management, eSourcing, Spend Analysis and eOrdering.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-6\" class=\"event-container onv-customer-event\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"customer-event-layout\"><div class=\"customer-logo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/steigenberger-logo.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">1. Onventis Branch Solution<\/div><div class=\"description\">At the Steigenberger Hotel Group (later Deutsche Hospitality and today H World International), one of the leading hotel companies in Europe, incorporates Onventis products as a branch solution.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/customer\/steigenberger\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-7\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Onventis converts its Business Model to SaaS<\/div><div class=\"description\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-8\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/DSC00070-1-PROFILE.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Frank Schmidt becomes Managing Shareholder<\/div><div class=\"description\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-9\" class=\"event-container special-event\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Onventis-Xchange-2013-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\"><\/div><div class=\"description\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-10\" class=\"event-container onv-customer-event\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"customer-event-layout\"><div class=\"customer-logo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/conrad-logo.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\"><\/div><div class=\"description\">Industrial customers, professional users, makers & educational institutions as well as technology enthusiasts all over Europe find us to be a reliable, omnichannel eCommerce partner for  customer-oriented procurement through Conrad Electronic SE.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-11\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/amazon-logo.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Onventis integrates Amazon Business into structured purchasing processes<\/div><div class=\"description\">Onventis became one of the first European e-procurement providers to integrate Amazon Business into structured purchasing processes. As one of the first full-service partners for Amazon Business in Europe, Onventis offers a suitable end-to-end integration for purchasing processes in Amazon Business to every demand side.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-12\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container onv-noShadow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/onventis-mobile.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Launch of the Onventis Mobile App<\/div><div class=\"description\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-13\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tradecore-onventis-buyer.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Rebranding of the TradeCore Brand to Onventis Buyer<\/div><div class=\"description\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-14\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/supplier-network-supplier-portal.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Launch of the Onventis Network and Supplier Portal<\/div><div class=\"description\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-15\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"http:\/\/mk.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/main-capital-logo.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Consolidation of the Company Structure<\/div><div class=\"description\">Main Capital Partners acquires a majority stake in Onventis, allowing us to keep growing and keep up with growing demand.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-16\" class=\"event-container onv-customer-event\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"customer-event-layout\"><div class=\"customer-logo onv-noShadow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ISO-Siegel_black.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Onventis receives ISO\/IEC 27001 Certification<\/div><div class=\"description\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-17\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container onv-noShadow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Logo-WFW-black.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Akquisition WorkflowWise B.V.<\/div><div class=\"description\">Onventis and its majority shareholder Main Capital acquire the Dutch specialist for workflow automation and invoice and expense management.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/news\/workflowwise-becomes-onventis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-18\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/News-Teaser-740x500-CO2-neutrality-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Onventis certified as a climate-neutral company<\/div><div class=\"description\">We anchored the topic of climate protection in our corporate goals in 2018 and have been certified as a climate-neutral company since January 2020.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/news\/climateneutral\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-19\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container onv-noShadow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Spendency-Onventis-Black.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Akquisition Spendency AB<\/div><div class=\"description\">Onventis acquires the Swedish spend analytics specialist Spendency. The Spendency and Onventis leadership teams share a common vision of growth with the aim of becoming a leading European software group, while also transforming the field of purchasing and finance through a single digital spend management ecosystem.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/news\/spendency\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-20\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/News-Teaser-740x500-Spend-Matters-50towatch.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\"><\/div><div class=\"description\">Each year the 50 Providers to Watch list recognizes the fast-rising companies in the procurement and supply chain market. In the 2021 list, Onventis is listed among the \u201c50 Providers to Watch\u201d in the source-to-pay area.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/news\/spend-matters-50-providers-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-21\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/partner-ecovadis.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Onventis and EcoVadis became Solution Partners in the field of the sustainable Procurement<\/div><div class=\"description\">Onventis supports sustainability monitoring through direct connection to the EcoVadis platform. Procurement teams are provided with detailed insights into potential environmental, social, and ethical risks within the supply chain via integrated sustainability scorecards.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-22\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/News-Teaser-740x500-Main-Top-5.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Onventis among the Top 5 Software Companies in Germany<\/div><div class=\"description\">Onventis is ranked among the top 5 software companies in Germany in the Main Software 50 Ranking, which celebrates companies that contribute to the digitization of the German economy.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-23\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container onv-noShadow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/News-Teaser-Keensight-740x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Keensight Capital\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Keensight Capital acquires majority stake from Main Capital Partners<\/div><div class=\"description\">Keensight, who had been interested in the Spend Management software space for years had identified Onventis early on as leader, understanding that Onventis differentiates itself by a strong suite product offering, a clear strategic vision, and seamless execution.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/news\/new-investor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-24\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20toKnow2023Thumb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Spend Matters includes Onventis in the list of \u201c50 Providers to Know\u201d<\/div><div class=\"description\">Onventis has been named one of the 50 Providers to Know in the procurement and supply chain market this year after previously being recognized as a \u201cProvider to Watch\u201d for two years. This acknowledgment highlights our steadfast dedication to revolutionizing purchasing and finance processes.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/news\/spend-matters-recognizes-onventis-in-50-providers-to-watch-for-the-second-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-25\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Partner-IntegrityNext.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Onventis and IntegrityNext become Solutionpartners<\/div><div class=\"description\">Onventis supports supply chain monitoring by connecting its purchasing system directly to the IntegrityNext platform. Purchasing teams gain access to ESG data from tier suppliers via the interface, perform sustainability analyses based on this data, and monitor their supply chain in real-time.<\/div><div class=\"onv-timelineBtn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.com\/news\/supplier-risk-management-integritynext\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"event-26\" class=\"event-container\"><div class=\"content-wrapper\"><div class=\"picture-container\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.onventis.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Onventis_Frankreich_Website-740x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"title-container\"><div class=\"title\">Onventis founds national subsidiary in france<\/div><div class=\"description\">The Onventis Group is continuing its expansion course in Europe and is now represented by a French subsidiary in Paris. 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