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Ageras

“Can a European SMB platform unify banking, accounting, tax, and financing into one product for the 300,000+ underserved small businesses across multiple countries?”

HQCopenhagen, Denmark
FoundersMartin Hegelund
IndustryVertical SaaS / SMB Finance
The story

Ageras began as a Copenhagen-based marketplace matching SMEs with accountants and has evolved into an integrated SMB platform combining banking, accounting, tax filing, invoicing (via Zervant), and financing. The company has acquired/operates multiple regional brands including Zervant (Finland), Tellow/Shine, and serves 300,000+ SMEs across Europe, increasingly positioning itself as a unified financial OS for small businesses.

Last 12 months
2023-11
2024-10
2024-06-01
2024-06-19
2025-02-01
Product timeline
2023
Strategic partnership with Froda Embedded to provide SME financing across Europe· lending
2024
Zervant Instant Pay discontinued (October 15, 2024)· pivot
The stack
4 layers disclosed in Ageras’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Stripe Connect
Money movement
in the full report
Lending
in the full report
Open banking
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
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Ageras — frequently asked

Who is Ageras's payment processor?

Ageras processes payments through Stripe Connect. Disclosed money-movement rails: SEPA.

Who provides Ageras's lending?

Ageras's lending and capital products are provided by Froda.

Which open banking provider does Ageras use?

Ageras connects to bank accounts through Tink and Enable Banking.

What is Ageras's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 4 layers in Ageras's stack: Payments / PSP (Stripe Connect); Money movement (SEPA); Lending (Froda, Ageras Financing and Zervant Instant Pay (discontinued Oct 2024)); Open banking (Tink and Enable Banking).

Who founded Ageras?

Ageras was founded by Martin Hegelund and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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