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ZeBon

“Can a bootstrapped Danish expense-management SaaS, now inside Visma, extend from receipts and travel-settlement into a full digital-finance workflow (invoicing, time, VAT refund, CO2 tracking) for Nordic SMBs and public sector?”

Founded2009
HQHellebæk, Denmark
FoundersJesper Bonne, Nicolaj Bertelsen
Latest roundBuyout/LBO (acquired by Visma, 2024)
IndustryHorizontal SaaS / Spend Management
The story

Founded 2009 as a bootstrapped Danish SaaS vendor for expense, travel-settlement, invoicing and time tracking (zExpense, zInvoice, zTime). After 15 years of organic growth without external investment, ZeBon was acquired by Visma in 2024 and now operates as a standalone subsidiary. The product remains a classic spend-management / expense-automation SaaS with ~2,200 customers and ~604,000 users across 78+ countries, differentiated in the Nordics by real-time corporate-card feeds (Jyske Mastercard, Eurocard) and deep integration into Danish finance/payroll systems.

Last 12 months
2026-10
2026-09
2026-09
Product timeline
2009
ZeBon founded in Denmark by Jesper Bonne and Nicolaj Bertelsen to build IT solutions for expense management.· pivot
2023
Launched real-time card transactions via Jyske Mastercard integration (previously launched with Eurocard).· card
2024
Acquired by Visma, operating as a standalone subsidiary within Visma Danmark Holding.· acquisition
2025
zExpense selected by Økonomistyrelsen as the Danish state's platform for travel settlement and expenses.· pivot
2026
Named Børsen Gazelle 2026; achieved AAA credit rating from Dun & Bradstreet.· pivot
The stack
2 layers disclosed in ZeBon’s embedded-finance stack
Card network
Mastercard
Accounting
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
18 more providers across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

ZeBon — frequently asked

Which card network does ZeBon use?

ZeBon's cards run on Mastercard.

Which accounting software does ZeBon integrate with?

ZeBon integrates with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics C5, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, SAP Business One and 10 others.

What is ZeBon's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in ZeBon's stack: Card network (Mastercard); Accounting (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics C5, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and 14 others).

Who founded ZeBon?

ZeBon was founded by Jesper Bonne and Nicolaj Bertelsen and is founded in 2009, headquartered in Hellebæk, Denmark.

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