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Kadonation

“Can a Belgian corporate gifting SaaS capture enterprise HR and procurement budgets by embedding automated, compliant gift workflows into existing HRIS and ERP systems?”

Founded2016
HQGhent, Belgium
Total raised$1.1M
IndustryVertical SaaS / Corporate Gifting
The story

Founded in 2016 as a consumer-facing digital gift collection platform, Kadonation pivoted toward B2B by building Kadonation Select — an e-procurement-friendly corporate gifting platform for HR and procurement teams. The embedded finance angle is primarily payments (via Mangopay as a regulated wallet/escrow layer) and HR connectivity (via Apideck HRIS). The company remains a Belgian SME with modest funding, competing on integrations and compliance rather than proprietary financial infrastructure.

Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2016
Kadonation NV founded in Ghent, Belgium (BE-0666.820.362), offering a digital gifting platform for personal and professional occasions.· pivot
2022
Launched Kadonation Select (kadonationselect.com), a B2B SaaS product targeting HR and procurement teams for corporate gifting at scale.· banking
2023
Integrated Apideck HRIS Unified API to enable automated employee onboarding-triggered gifting across multiple HRIS platforms.· pivot
The stack
3 layers disclosed in Kadonation’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Mangopay
Banking / BaaS
in the full report
Unified APIs
in the full report
Accounting gap: significant
3 more providers across 2 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Kadonation — frequently asked

What bank does Kadonation use?

Kadonation discloses Mangopay as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.

Is Kadonation a bank?

Kadonation does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Mangopay.

Who is Kadonation's payment processor?

Kadonation processes payments through Mangopay.

What is Kadonation's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 3 layers in Kadonation's stack: Payments / PSP (Mangopay); Banking / BaaS (Mangopay); Unified APIs (Apideck).

Where is Kadonation headquartered?

Kadonation is founded in 2016 and headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

How much funding has Kadonation raised?

Kadonation has raised $1.1M in total.

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