Libersy is an Amsterdam-based startup that provides web-based booking and payment tools for small businesses. Its core product is a customizable "Click-to-Book" technology that can be embedded on a business's existing website or on a yellow pages directory to handle appointments and bookings online. The company processes bookings and takes a small cut of every transaction. Libersy's platform is used by over 18,000 businesses. Founded in 2006 by Karin Loeffen, the company has previously raised €1.6 million and recently secured a new, undisclosed round of investment from HenQ Invest and a group of existing investors. It faces competition from Rearden Commerce, Genbook and others. Libersy provides an embeddable booking solution that lets small service businesses—doctors, dentists, hair salons, plumbers, and similar—accept online bookings instead of phone-only scheduling. The product is distributed and can be embedded into partners' sites to capture appointments and payments, with Libersy taking a small cut of each transaction. The company plans to launch a services portal to generate new customer leads for participating businesses. Libersy pursues a bottom-up approach to build a large customer base among small service providers. The article notes the market opportunity is large but that building a meaningful customer base could take years and faces competitive threats from major players like Google. The company is Amsterdam-based and recently completed new financing to support growth.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Dec 2007