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Quaderno

“Can a cross-border tax compliance layer win by riding on top of PSPs rather than replacing accounting software?”

Founded2014
HQLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
FoundersCarlos Hernández
Latest roundAcquired (Buyout/LBO)
IndustryHorizontal SaaS / Tax Compliance
The story

Quaderno is a global sales tax, VAT, and GST automation platform founded in 2014 in Spain's Canary Islands. It targets SaaS, e-commerce, and digital businesses selling cross-border, automating invoicing, nexus/threshold tracking, and tax reports off the back of Stripe, PayPal, GoCardless, and Square transaction data. The company was acquired by Visma Group and now operates as an operating subsidiary (legal entity: Recrea Systems, S.L.) — a consolidation move within Visma's broader accounting/tax software portfolio.

Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2014
Founded by Carlos Hernández in Las Palmas, Spain to simplify tax and accounting for online businesses.· launch
2024
Acquired by Visma Group; now operates as Recrea Systems, S.L. within Visma Software International.· acquisition
The stack
0 layers disclosed in Quaderno’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting gap: minor

Quaderno — frequently asked

Who founded Quaderno?

Quaderno was founded by Carlos Hernández and is founded in 2014, headquartered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.

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