Relicense AG

What Relicense AG does

Relicense AG operates as the branded marketplace arm of Capefoxx AG, a privately held entity incorporated under the AG corporate form associated with Switzerland, Germany, and Austria. The company runs a digital marketplace that enables businesses to buy, sell, and transfer pre-owned software licenses, and additionally offers a hybrid licensing model ('Use') that allows companies to access software without committing to full ownership. Its customer base spans the full size spectrum, from 1-50 employee firms through enterprises of 10,000+ employees, addressing pain points around high software procurement costs, underutilized license inventory, and rigid vendor licensing terms. The platform is delivered through a multilingual, region-routed website covering Great Britain, Spain, France, and Germany in English, Spanish, French, and German, with a digital-first GTM built around an online software catalogue, self-service Buy/Sell/Use navigation, and quote-based sales engagement via structured contact forms.

The core product is the Relicense service line, comprising the used-software catalogue, a license purchase flow, a license resale/transfer flow, and a hybrid licensing arrangement flow. The underlying technology is a web-based marketplace with company-size-segmented inquiry capture and region/language selection; the source content does not disclose proprietary algorithms, data assets, APIs, or mobile applications, and no core technology stack is named. There are no disclosed integrations, SDKs, MCP endpoints, or third-party platform partnerships. The platform has no presence in app stores and no documented API surface.

Relicense generates revenue through marketplace commissions on license transactions it facilitates, with pricing negotiated on a per-transaction basis rather than via public list rates. Customer segmentation is horizontal across enterprise and mid-market companies, with no disclosed named logos, anchor enterprise customers, or segment-specific pricing tiers. The business has been operating since 2008 with no documented venture funding, no acquisitions, no disclosed partnerships, no management team biography, and no revenue or ARR disclosures, which materially constrains due diligence depth for an outside investor.

Name

Relicense AG

Legal name

Capefoxx AG

Website

https://relicense.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Relicense AG, operating as a branded service of Capefoxx AG, runs a European digital marketplace where companies buy, sell, and hybrid-license pre-owned software, serving clients ranging from 1-50 to 10,000+ employees across Great Britain, Spain, France, and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Software License Resale Marketplace

NAICS

Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (42343), Used Merchandise Retailers (459510)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro primary industry

Software License Resale & Optimization (Perpetual/Subscription) (BPAEAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Application License Advisory, Vendor Management & Optimization (BPAEAGAO)

Keywords

• Software license resale
• Pre-owned software marketplace
• Hybrid software licensing
• Software asset recovery
• License transfer services

Headquarters

HQ city

Inning Am Ammersee

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software License Trading: The company operates a marketplace for buying, selling, and hybrid licensing of software licenses. Revenue is generated through transaction fees on license sales and purchases facilitated through the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Relicense AG (legally Capefoxx AG) operates an online marketplace that enables businesses to buy discounted pre-owned software licenses, sell unused software licenses for cost recovery, and adopt hybrid software licensing arrangements. The platform exposes a software catalogue and supports inquiry-based transactions tailored to company size, with multilingual coverage of European markets.

Product overview

Relicense AG operates through Capefoxx AG as a single unified software licensing marketplace offering license resale and transfer services. The product portfolio centers on the Relicense platform which enables businesses to buy, sell, and transfer software licenses, with complementary services including a used software catalogue and hybrid licensing options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Relicense Marketplace Platform Digital marketplace operated by Capefoxx AG that enables businesses to buy discounted pre-owned software licenses, sell unused software licenses for cost recovery, and adopt hybrid software licensing arrangements. Targets companies ranging from 1 to 10,000+ employees across European markets.
• Buy Pre-Owned Software Licenses Service enabling businesses to purchase discounted pre-owned software licenses through the Relicense marketplace, with access to a catalogue of used software titles.
• Sell Unused Software Licenses Service enabling businesses to monetize unused or underutilized software licenses by listing them for resale on the Relicense marketplace.
• Use Hybrid Licensing Hybrid licensing service allowing companies to use software without committing to full license ownership, providing flexibility in software access models.
• Used Software Catalogue Browseable catalogue of pre-owned software licenses available for purchase through the Relicense marketplace.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• SHI International: Large US-headquartered IT reseller and software licensing specialist with European operations. Comparable software license sourcing and advisory services for enterprises, though software is one of many categories within a broad IT procurement offering.
• SoftwareONE: Swiss-headquartered global leader in software and cloud licensing services with a software resale and license optimization practice. Highly comparable as a European-rooted software licensing specialist, but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth including managed services.
• Insight Enterprises: Global IT solutions provider with a software licensing and asset management practice. Comparable software licensing advisory and procurement capability, but as part of a much broader hardware, services, and cloud portfolio.

Regional players

• Segunda Software: German-headquartered used-software marketplace serving European enterprises with pre-owned Microsoft, Oracle, and Adobe licenses. Highly comparable transaction model and product focus, with stronger DACH positioning relative to Relicense.

Direct peers

• Evernex: France-headquartered third-party hardware and software maintenance provider that also facilitates pre-owned software license transfers and refurbished IT assets. Comparable marketplace mechanism for secondary software and adjacent IT asset disposition services.
• Preowned Software Ltd: UK-based reseller of pre-owned software licenses serving European SMBs and enterprises. Closely mirrors Relicense's core buy/sell used-license offering, although with a narrower product mix and a primarily UK-centric footprint.
• Crayon: Norway-based software license optimization and cloud economics firm with a marketplace and advisory offering for buying, selling, and managing software licenses. Closest direct competitor in terms of secondary-license trading and license-cost-optimization focus, with comparable European footprint.

Others

• Lizengo (legacy): Defunct German used-software retailer that previously competed head-to-head with Relicense in the DACH market for pre-owned license resale. Illustrates the legal and operational risk profile of the European used-software category even though the entity is no longer operating.

Emerging players

• Renewate: European software license resale platform that enables companies to buy and sell pre-owned enterprise software licenses. Comparable marketplace mechanic and customer profile, though at an earlier stage and with a narrower vendor coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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