Skira

Name

Skira

Legal name

Skira

Website

https://skira.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Transaction Commission: Commission of 40 kr/ton charged only when a listing is successfully sold. If the listing remains unsold or the buyer does not win the bidding, it remains free. This is the primary revenue stream for the basic tier.
2. Premium Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions for enhanced services: Lumen at 2,490 kr/year with SMS market insights; Plus at 19,900 kr/year with 0 kr/ton commission up to 700 tons; Premium with unlimited transactions and system integrations at custom pricing.
3. Transport Services: Skira Transport handles logistics coordination, charging for transport services and analysis. Transport costs are borne by buyers. Standby time charged at 13 kr/minute after 30 minutes included.
4. Grain Testing Services: Pre-shipment analysis services ordered through the platform, sent to certified laboratories. Pricing varies by grain type (e.g., 400 kr for feed grains).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Skira operates Sweden's digital auction marketplace for grain, connecting farmers (sellers) with mills, feed producers, and food manufacturers (buyers) for direct, transparent trading. The platform handles listing, bidding, secure escrow payment, logistics coordination via Skira Transport, certified grain quality testing, and market intelligence through the Lumen tool. Revenue is primarily earned via a 40 kr/ton commission on successful sales, plus annual subscription fees for premium tiers.

Product overview

Skira operates as an all-in-one digital agribusiness platform for grain trading in Sweden, combining a core marketplace with modular add-on services. The main platform (Skira Marknadsplats) enables auction-based buying and selling of grain between farmers and mills. Around this core, Skira offers complementary modules: Lumen for market price intelligence, Skira Transport for logistics, Skira Betalning for secure payments, Grain Testing (Spannmålsprov) for quality analysis, a CRM system with multiple deployment options, a MarketMovements API for data integration, and white-label e-commerce capabilities for flour mills. Together these create a complete digital supply chain solution for the agricultural sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lumen: Skira's own market intelligence tool providing grain price information, final prices, news, and international exchange data for agricultural professionals.
• Skira Transport
• MarketMovements API

Products and services

• Skira Marknadsplats (Skira Marketplace) Core digital marketplace platform enabling farmers and mills in Sweden to list, bid on, and trade grain via auction. Handles listings, auctions, real-time bidding, secure payment, digital invoices, and certificates. Free to register; commission only on successful sale.
• Lumen Market intelligence tool providing grain price information, final prices, news, national and international exchange data, and historical transaction data. Allows farmers and buyers to compare prices across Sweden free at farm location and understand how quality factors affect pricing. Available as 7-day free trial; 2,490 kr/year with SMS market insights.
• Skira Transport Logistics service handling all transport company communication, scheduling, weighing at certified scales, quality analysis, and invoicing. Includes 30 minutes of loading/unloading time; standby at 13 kr/minute after. Costs borne by buyers.
• Skira Betalning (Skira Payment) Secure escrow-based payment service ensuring sellers are always paid and buyers only pay for what they receive. Skira acts as intermediary guaranteeing the transaction; payment released when goods are ready to be delivered.
• MarketMovements API Data channel aggregating insights related to the food supply chain for integration into existing applications. Provides regionally hosted APIs in a unified developer portal with documentation, configurable solutions, and a full user interface ready for integration.
• White-labelled E-Commerce White-label solution enabling flour mills to bring existing customers into digital grain trading, leveraging Skira's platform for their operations.
• Spannmålsprov (Grain Testing) Grain analysis service letting users order test envelopes, collect representative samples, and receive certified laboratory results within 3 business days. Covers feed grains, legumes, mill grains, and oilseeds (e.g., 400 kr for feed grains).

Quantifiable outcome

• Farmers achieve >10% better prices compared to traditional trading methods
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Ludvig & CoflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 October 2022Partnership launched in September 2022 where Ludvig & Co joined as a collaborative partner in Skira's digital marketplace. Ludvig & Co educates individual farmers about digital trading opportunities. As one of Sweden's largest advisory companies with presence in 130 locations and ~70,000 customers, Ludvig & Co provides market insights and business advisory to Skira users. Farmers using Skira Lumen receive free business advisory on markets from Ludvig & Co. The partnership aims to increase farmer profitability through digital trade with greater transparency and better prices.
• Ålö/AngolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2021Ålö (trading as Angol) was first to launch traceability technology for grain in May 2021. They introduced a special all-Swedish beer where consumers can easily trace raw materials using technology. This traceability capability can increase the value of growers' products and is part of Skira's broader sustainability and traceability initiative.
• OatlycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOatly appears as a buyer/customer using Skira's marketplace platform for grain procurement. Listed among select buyers on the platform alongside mills, feed manufacturers, and other food production companies.
• Berte QvarncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBerte Qvarn is a mill operating as a buyer on Skira's marketplace platform. Listed among partner logos on the platform homepage.
• Svenska FodercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSvenska Foder is a feed company operating as a buyer on Skira's marketplace platform. Listed among partner logos on the platform homepage.
• AAKcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAAK is a food production company operating as a buyer on Skira's marketplace platform. Listed among partner logos on the platform homepage.
• AbdoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAbdon is a mill operating as a buyer on Skira's marketplace platform. Listed among partner logos on the platform homepage.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Agri Marketplace: European B2B digital marketplace connecting farmers and buyers of agricultural commodities, including grains. Similar PLG marketplace model targeting European agricultural producers and processors.
• GrainChain: US-based grain trading and settlement platform using blockchain for traceability and payment. Comparable as a digital marketplace addressing grain trade inefficiencies, with a similar emphasis on transparency and supply chain data.
• Commoditrader: A European digital marketplace for grain and oilseed trading connecting farmers and buyers across Denmark, Germany, and other European markets. Directly comparable as a regional digital grain marketplace with auction/listing-based trading for agricultural commodities.
• AgriDigital: Australian blockchain/cloud platform for grain trading, logistics, and settlement. Closely mirrors Skira's combination of marketplace, logistics coordination, and payment intermediation in a regional grain market.
• Bushel: US-based digital platform powering grain trading and farm data management for elevators, cooperatives, and farmers. Comparable as a digital infrastructure layer for grain commerce, though focused on US Midwest grain flows.

Broad incumbents

• Farmers Business Network: US-based farmer-to-farmer commerce and data platform with grain marketing capabilities. Comparable as a digital commerce platform serving farmers, though broader in scope (inputs, agronomy, financing).
• Cargill: Global grain trading and agricultural commodities giant that increasingly invests in digital procurement and farmer-facing platforms. Represents the dominant incumbent Skira would face in any international expansion.
• Indigo Agriculture: Large US agtech company operating digital marketplaces for grain and sustainability credits. Much broader in scope and significantly better capitalized, but addresses the same digital grain commerce opportunity at greater scale.
• ADM: Global agricultural commodities major with growing digital trading tools (e.g., GrainBridge, digital farmer programs). Comparable as the type of scaled incumbent that could disintermediate smaller digital marketplaces.

Emerging players

• AgriPlace: European supply chain data and compliance platform for the agri-food sector. Comparable as an adjacent emerging player building digital infrastructure around agricultural supply chains, including traceability similar to Skira's sustainability features.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skira

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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