FTAPI, a leading provider of secure data exchange solutions, together with Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset manager, and Armira Growth, a leading growth equity investor, are pleased to announce an investment of €65 million in the software specialist. This funding aims to accelerate FTAPI’s growth across the European market and to reinforce European sovereignty in managing sensitive data. The investment will further support the expansion of FTAPI’s product portfolio and drive strategic acquisitions.
FTAPI has become one of the main leading platforms for secure data exchange and a trusted partner for more than 2,000 customers across a broad range of industries such as financial services, healthcare, governmental bodies, and industrial companies. With the backing of Armira Growth and Tikehau Capital, FTAPI aims to strengthen its leadership in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and to further expand into new European markets.
As part of the transaction, Daniel Niesler, founder and long-term CEO of FTAPI, is stepping down as Managing Director while remaining a key shareholder and joining FTAPI’s advisory board. At the same time, former investor Yttrium has sold its entire shareholding. The Management extends its gratitude to the Yttrium team for their support and contributions, which played a pivotal role in FTAPI’s growth and success to date.
In addition, the investment will help to further enhance FTAPI’s product portfolio for secure data exchange, while continuously supporting compliance with European security standards. FTAPI is committed to providing solutions “made and hosted in Europe,” ensuring independence from non-European corporations and reinforcing digital sovereignty. The collaboration between FTAPI, Armira Growth and Tikehau Capital reflects a shared strategic vision. By prioritising European expertise and values, the partnership sends a strong signal in favour of independence and data sovereignty, reinforcing a collective commitment to strengthening Europe's digital ecosystem.
“Our collaboration with Armira Growth and Tikehau Capital underscores our dedication to European technology and values,” said Ari Albertini, CEO of FTAPI. “Our mission is to empower customers with full control over their data while adhering to the highest standards of compliance and cybersecurity.”
“Tikehau Capital has built deep expertise in supporting businesses that drive digital trust and data sovereignty. We are excited to partner with FTAPI to help accelerate its growth, strengthen its leadership in secure data exchange, and further advance European digital independence,” declared Thomas Friedberger, Deputy CEO of Tikehau Capital.
“The success story of FTAPI is an excellent showcase for the potential and importance of the German tech scale-up ecosystem in ensuring digital and economic sovereignty. We are excited to support Ari and the broader team at FTAPI on their way to become a European tech champion,” added Christian Figge, Managing Partner at Armira Growth.
“FTAPI has always been driven by a vision of secure and sovereign data exchange, rooted in European values,” said Daniel Niesler, Founder of FTAPI. “With our platform, we enable businesses to meet the highest standards of compliance while safeguarding their data. Partnering with Tikehau Capital and Armira Growth marks an important milestone in empowering organisations across Europe to thrive in a digitally secure future.”
With the combined expertise of its new investors, FTAPI should be poised to lead the European market in secure data exchange, delivering innovative and trustworthy solutions to meet growing demand.
About FTAPI
Based in Munich, the software company FTAPI offers a comprehensive platform for simple and secure data workflows and automation. FTAPI connects people, data and systems securely, quickly and easily. Since 2010, over 2,000 companies, government agencies and medical facilities and over one million users rely on FTAPI products: SecuMails, SecuRooms, SecuForms and SecuFlows. Whether for sending or receiving data, structured data entry, sharing confidential information or secure automation of data workflows, FTAPI's Secure Data Workflow Platform ensures sensitive data is protected at all times. https://www.ftapi.com/
About Tikehau Capital
Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management Group with €47.1 billion of assets under management (as of 30 September 2024). Tikehau Capital has developed a wide range of expertise across four asset classes (credit, real assets, private equity and capital markets strategies) as well as multi-asset and special opportunities strategies. Tikehau Capital is a founder-led team with a differentiated business model, a strong balance sheet, proprietary global deal flow and a track record of backing high quality companies and executives. Deeply rooted in the real economy, Tikehau Capital provides bespoke and innovative alternative financing solutions to companies it invests in and seeks to create long-term value for its investors, while generating positive impacts on society. Leveraging its strong equity base (€3.1 billion of shareholders’ equity as of 30 June 2024), the Group invests its own capital alongside its investor-clients within each of its strategies. Controlled by its managers alongside leading institutional partners, Tikehau Capital is guided by a strong entrepreneurial spirit and DNA, shared by its 767 employees (as of 30 September 2024) across its 17 offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America. Tikehau Capital is listed in compartment A of the regulated Euronext Paris market (ISIN code: FR0013230612; Ticker: TKO.FP).
For more information, please visit: www.tikehaucapital.com.
About Armira Growth
Armira Growth invests in fast-growing companies in Europe that are driving technological change and challenging traditional value chains through innovative solutions. Building on Armira’s entrepreneurial values and its unique capital base of German and international entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial families, Armira Growth supports founders and entrepreneurs in building leading technology and technology-based companies through growth investments of EUR 10-100m as a long-term and trusted partner. For more information visit https://www.armira.de.
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