SAP

SAP is a technology company that develops enterprise application software for companies and industries across diverse sectors.

The company offers solutions covering various lines of businesses, including asset management, commerce, finance, human resources, manufacturing, marketing, sales, services, sourcing and procurement, supply chain, and sustainability as well as research and development, and engineering. It provides enterprise application software to various industries, including consumer, discrete manufacturing, public services, energy and natural resources, financial services, and many other services.

In addition, the company offers SAP HANA, a platform that combines database, data processing, and application platform capabilities as well as simplifies application development and processing across big data sources and structures; and SAP HANA Cloud Platform which enables ease and flexibility in building, extending, and integrating business applications available to its partners, customers, and third-party developers. It also provides SAP Business Suite and SAP Business Warehouse as well as custom SAP HANA applications in the company’s cloud data centers.

Additionally, the company provides analytic solutions such as enterprise business intelligence, agile visualization, and advanced analytics for information and data needs. It also offers design, rapid deployment, and custom development; support services, software updates, and enhancements; and consulting and training services.

SAP was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

3

€1.25M $1.30B

SAP has raised a total of €1.25M $1.30B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 24, 2019 from a Post-IPO Equity round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Apr 24, 2019	Post-IPO Equity	$1.30B	1	Elliott Management	—	Detail
Jun 1, 2015	Grant	€1.25M	1	—	—	Detail
Aug 14, 1998	IPO	—	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

28

6

SAP has made 28 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 26, 2022, when Trigo raised $100M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Oct 26, 2022 Trigo	Series C	$100M	Artificial Intelligence	—
Apr 12, 2022 Novaliq	Series Unknown	€13.90M	Biotechnology	—
Jan 25, 2022 Icertis	Corporate Round	—	Artificial Intelligence	Yes
Oct 12, 2021 Bolt	Series D	$393M	E-Commerce	—
Aug 4, 2020 Vistex	Corporate Round	—	Price Comparison	Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

1

2

SAP is funded by 2 investors. Elliott Management and EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Elliott Management	Yes	Post-IPO Equity
EASME - EU Executive Agency for SMEs	—	Grant

Exits

SAP has had 15 exits. SAP most notable exits include Vivanda , Cortera

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Jun 30, 2022	Vivanda	M&A	Customer Service	Detail
Feb 10, 2021	Cortera	M&A	Analytics	Detail
Jul 10, 2020	InnoCentive	M&A	Collaboration	Detail
Nov 2, 2017	BlackDuck	M&A	Cyber Security	Detail
May 26, 2015	Virtustream	M&A	Cloud Computing	Detail

Acquisition

SAP has acquired 51 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was TopTier Software on Mar 30, 2001. They acquired TopTier Software for $400M.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Mar 30, 2001 TopTier Software	Software	—	$ 400M	Detail
Jun 22, 2005 Lighthammer Software	Information Technology	acquisition	—	Detail
Sep 19, 2005 Triversity	Information Technology	acquisition	—	Detail
Nov 30, 2005 Khimetrics	Business Development	acquisition	—	Detail
Apr 5, 2006 Virsa Systems	Compliance	acquisition	—	Detail