Our Story

We work at the cutting edge of innovative online technology – the dynamic intersection of online advertising and e-commerce. In two years, we've grown SponsorPay from just an idea to Europe's leading ad-funded payments platform. We support millions of users daily and are proud to partner with renowned advertisers and premium games companies worldwide. 

 
April 2009 Founded by Andreas Bodczek, Jan Beckers, Janis Zech and Team Europe Ventures

October 2009 Launch of monetization platform with ~20 employees

February 2010 Acquisition of competitor GratisPay to become European market leader in ad-funded payments

April 2010 Commencement of US operations

June 2010 $5M in Series A1 funding from Team Europe Ventures, Hasso Plattner Ventures and Kite Ventures

September 2010 Company turns profitable with 56 employees and offices in San Francisco, London, Paris and Berlin

February 2011 $5M in Series A2 funding from Nokia Growth Partners and existing investors

March 2011 Launch of SponsorPay's mobile platform and services