nexmart

B2B eBusiness Platformnexmart.com

nexmart is a privately held German B2B eBusiness platform, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Stuttgart, that connects 300+ manufacturers with 8,000+ trading partners across 69 countries through EDI, AI-powered product data management, e-invoicing, and field sales solutions for industrial and tools sectors.

Company typePrivate
Founded2002
HeadquartersStuttgart, Germany
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What nexmart does

nexmart (legal entity nexMart GmbH & Co. KG) is a German-founded B2B eBusiness platform company headquartered in Stuttgart that connects more than 300 manufacturers with 8,000+ trading partners across 69 countries, primarily in industrial, tools, hardware, construction, and adjacent sectors. Founded in 2002 by approximately 30 associates, the company built its initial Online Market as a B2B marketplace for specialist retailers and has since expanded into a portfolio of interconnected solutions covering the full order-to-cash cycle, including EDI Connect for electronic data interchange, Data Engine for AI-assisted product data management, Documents to EDI for automated document recognition, Retail Connect for B2B Buy Now functionality, Business App for field sales enablement, E-Invoicing for Peppol-certified electronic invoicing, and Data Cockpit for analytics.

The underlying technology stack supports integrations with major ERP, PIM, DAM/MAM, and CRM systems (including SAP), exposes a proprietary Data Engine API and FTP-based data exchange, and applies AI/ML in the background to classify and enrich product data in 100+ output formats and to process unstructured documents with a documented sub-1% error rate. Security and regulatory posture includes ISO 27001 certification and certified Peppol Access Point status, with specific compliance adaptations for the Polish KSeF system and EU VAT directives.

nexmart generates revenue primarily through SaaS/subscription platform fees for Online Market, EDI Connect, Data Engine, and related modules, supplemented by system partner licensing (resellers and integrators such as TecCom by TecAlliance bundle nexmart solutions), and professional services for enterprise implementation. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales through dedicated regional eBusiness Managers covering Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, the UK, Scandinavia, Spain, Benelux, USA, and Canada, supported by a channel partner program and a self-service registration flow for Online Market. The company is privately held under a founder/partnership model, with no institutional funding rounds or acquisitions disclosed in the available data.

nexmart firmographics

Firmographics

Name: nexmart
Legal name: nexMart GmbH & Co. KG
Website: https://nexmart.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2002
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: nexmart is a privately held German B2B eBusiness platform, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Stuttgart, that connects 300+ manufacturers with 8,000+ trading partners across 69 countries through EDI, AI-powered product data management, e-invoicing, and field sales solutions for industrial and tools sectors.
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nexmart industry classification

Industry

Product category: B2B eBusiness Platform
NAICS: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)
akta.pro primary industry: B2B Marketplaces & Wholesale Platforms (BPAMAGAD)
akta.pro secondary industry: Wholesale/B2B Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAF)

Keywords

B2B eBusiness platform
Electronic data interchange
Product data management
Electronic invoicing software
B2B marketplace platform

Where nexmart is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Stuttgart
HQ country: Germany
HQ region: Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

nexmart business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

SaaS/Subscription Platform Fees: nexmart operates as a B2B eBusiness platform charging subscription or usage-based fees for access to Online Market, EDI Connect, Data Engine, and other solutions. Pricing varies by solution tier and transaction volume.
System Partner Licensing: Revenue from system partners who integrate nexmart solutions (Data Cloud, Data Engine, EDI Connect, Retail Connect) into their offerings for end customers.
Professional Services: Implementation, consulting, and customization services for enterprise clients requiring system integration with ERP, PIM, and CRM systems.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Freemium	Monthly	Data Cockpit Basic Package - Free for nexmart solution users
Subscription	Monthly	Data Cockpit Extended Package - Paid customizable analytics

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

nexmart product offering

Product offering

Core offering

nexmart operates a B2B eBusiness platform that connects over 300 manufacturers and brands with 8,000+ trading partners across 69 countries. The core offering centers on an interconnected suite of solutions covering online B2B ordering (Online Market), automated order processing and document exchange via EDI (EDI Connect, Documents to EDI), AI-powered product data distribution in 100+ formats (Data Engine), Buy Now functionality connecting manufacturers' websites to retailers (Retail Connect), mobile field sales enablement (Business App), Peppol-certified electronic invoicing (E-Invoicing), and analytics dashboards (Data Cockpit).

Product overview

nexmart is a B2B eBusiness champion offering a comprehensive platform portfolio connecting over 8,000 trading partners with 300+ manufacturers across 69 countries. The core platform consists of Online Market (B2B marketplace) and Data Engine (AI-powered product data distribution in 100+ formats). Supporting solutions include EDI Connect for automated order/document exchange, Documents to EDI for converting documents to EDI format, Retail Connect for B2B Buy Now functionality, Business App for field sales enablement, E-Invoicing for Peppol-certified e-invoice exchange, and Data Cockpit for analytics. Additional features include Dealer Locator for store finding. The platform processes millions of transactions annually and serves 100+ employees across multiple international offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Online Market

Quantifiable outcome

80% time savings in business processes
+13 more outcomes

Companies that use nexmart

Customer profile

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

nexmart technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

nexmart partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

TecCom (by TecAlliance)coreTechnology or IntegrationTecCom, a business unit of TecAlliance, collaborates with nexmart to enable B2B platforms in automotive and construction sectors to create automated ordering processes. This partnership connects TecCom's industry expertise with nexmart's EDI and data exchange infrastructure.
hünersdorff GmbHcoreTechnology or Integrationhünersdorff uses Documents to EDI for rapid and reliable order entry essential for customer satisfaction. The partnership enables automated document processing for packaging and container system orders.
System Partners NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributornexmart's system partner program allows partners to offer Data Cloud, Data Engine, EDI Connect, and Retail Connect solutions through a single interface, accessing 300+ suppliers. Partners include Premium partners who benefit from joint marketing actions and premium support for new projects.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

nexmart competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

TecAlliance (TecCom): TecAlliance operates TecCom, a B2B eBusiness platform for the automotive aftermarket with EDI ordering processes — overlapping directly with nexmart's EDI/data exchange infrastructure and shared customers in automotive and construction. Nexmart also lists TecCom as a strategic technology partner.
Mercateo: Mercateo runs a European B2B procurement marketplace aggregating multiple suppliers, similar in concept to nexmart's Online Market and serving a comparable industrial/specialist-retailer customer base across DACH.

Broad incumbents

SAP Ariba: SAP Ariba is the dominant enterprise B2B procurement and supplier-collaboration platform, often integrated with SAP ERP. It competes with nexmart's EDI Connect and broader supplier-connectivity value proposition as part of a much wider suite.
Coupa Software: Coupa provides a broad business spend management (BSM) platform including supplier connectivity, invoicing and procurement — overlapping with nexmart's E-Invoicing, EDI and supplier-network capabilities at the enterprise end of the market.
Amazon Business: Amazon Business is a large, generalist B2B marketplace increasingly used by industrial and facilities buyers as an alternative to specialist platforms — a structural competitor to nexmart's Online Market for retailer procurement behavior.
Alibaba.com: Alibaba.com operates one of the largest global B2B marketplaces, connecting manufacturers with wholesale buyers worldwide — competing for cross-border industrial B2B trade flows that nexmart also targets.

Emerging players

Mirakl: Mirakl provides a marketplace-as-a-service platform enabling manufacturers and retailers to launch B2B and B2C marketplaces — adjacent to nexmart's platform capabilities and increasingly used by large enterprises to internalize marketplace functionality.
BigCommerce: BigCommerce offers a SaaS eCommerce platform with B2B edition supporting EDI, wholesale pricing and multi-store capabilities — competing with nexmart for mid-market manufacturers wanting integrated online B2B storefronts.
Shopify (B2B): Shopify has expanded into B2B commerce with wholesale channels, net terms and B2B catalog features, giving manufacturers a familiar platform alternative that overlaps with nexmart's Online Market and Retail Connect use cases.

Others

Würth Group: Würth is a major global industrial distributor of fasteners, tools and hardware with its own substantial B2B eCommerce and field-sales platform — not a direct competitor, but operates an adjacent model that large manufacturers in nexmart's network (e.g. HECO, fischer) benchmark against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

nexmart compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance3 records

nexmart financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

nexmart leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

nexmart subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries3 records

nexmart funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

nexmart M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about nexmart

What does nexmart do?

Is nexmart a public or private company?

nexmart is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was nexmart founded?

nexmart was founded in 2002. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is nexmart based?

nexmart is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does nexmart make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. SaaS/Subscription Platform Fees are the primary driver. The others are system Partner Licensing and professional Services.

Who are nexmart's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are TecAlliance (TecCom) and Mercateo. Broad incumbents are SAP Ariba, Coupa Software, Amazon Business and Alibaba.com. Emerging players are Mirakl, BigCommerce and Shopify (B2B). Würth Group is listed as an others.

Does nexmart have an API?

Yes. nexmart offers a proprietary Data Engine API that enables customers to connect their existing systems (PIM, ERP, DAM, MAM) to the Data Engine platform. The API supports data exchange for processing, merging, structuring, and classifying product data. Alternative data exchange is also possible via FTP server. The E-Invoicing solution offers Peppol Access Point connectivity for standardized e-invoice exchange.

What industry is nexmart in?

nexmart's product category is B2B eBusiness Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAMAGAD, B2B Marketplaces & Wholesale Platforms, with a secondary code of CRAFAAAF, Wholesale/B2B Generalist Marketplaces. Its NAICS code is 51821.