Author-e

What Author-e does

Author-e BV is a privately held Dutch software company, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands (Horsten 1, 5612 AX), that develops professional authoring solutions for universities and research institutes. The company is small — between 1 and 10 employees — and is structured around a multi-disciplinary team of domain specialists, interaction designers, programmers, helpdesk staff, and application managers.

Its single core product, the Author-e Suite, is a browser-based application platform for designing, building, and hosting web applications. The Suite enables structured document creation, multi-author project coordination, automated budget generation, and partner-deliverable verification, and is explicitly positioned around complex multi-partner research workflows including EU Horizon 2020 grant applications. Reference customers include Wageningen University & Research, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Maastricht University, and the company is ISO/IEC 27001 certified for information security management.

Author-e distributes the Suite through a partner-led model in which domain-specialist partners (including change2twin.eu and FP-Tools EU) implement the product for their clients in specific markets and feed product feedback back into the platform. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the company shows no evidence of external institutional investment, parent-company ownership, or public listing in the available source material. Revenue mechanics are therefore best understood as a mix of software licensing and partner-supported services to European universities and research institutes.

Name

Author-e

Legal name

Author-e BV

Website

https://authore.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Author-e BV is a Dutch software company that builds the Author-e Suite, a browser-based platform for document structuring, multi-author coordination, and automated budget generation used by universities and research institutes across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research Collaboration & Document Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Publishing & Author Platforms (BPAMAJAF)

Keywords

• Document management software
• Research project collaboration
• Browser-based authoring platform
• Workflow automation tools
• Multi-partner coordination software

Headquarters

HQ city

Horsten

HQ country

Netherlands

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Author-e BV develops and sells the Author-e Suite, a browser-based application platform for document management, collaboration, and workflow automation. It enables universities and research institutes to create structured documents, coordinate multi-author projects, and generate automated outputs such as project budgets and reports, complemented by system integration services to ensure interoperability with existing enterprise systems.

Product overview

Author-e BV offers a single unified product called the Author-e Suite, which is a browser-based application platform. The suite enables users to design, build, and host applications directly in the browser. It provides document structuring, multi-author coordination, automated budget generation, and partner collaboration capabilities. The platform is designed for user-friendly and intuitive interfaces that promote successful adoption, and is complemented by system integration services to ensure interoperability with existing enterprise systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Author-e Suite: Browser-based application suite for document management, project coordination, and collaboration used by universities and research institutions

Products and services

• Author-e Suite A browser-based application platform designed for document management, collaboration, and workflow automation, enabling users to create structured documents, coordinate multi-author projects, and generate automated outputs such as budgets and reports. Targeted at universities and research institutes running multi-partner research projects and grant applications (including H2020).

Quantifiable outcome

• Automated budget generation eliminates need for Excel files
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• change2twin.euminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with change2twin.eu partner to implement Author-e Suite for specific market applications. Partners work closely with Author-e to enhance the product's applicability in their respective domains.
• FP-Tools EUminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFP-Tools EU partner implementing the Author-e Suite. Partners know how to implement the solution optimally for their clients and work closely with Author-e to improve product applicability.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• iSpring Solutions: iSpring offers a browser- and desktop-based content authoring platform for creating structured documents, courses, and assessments. Comparable to Author-e as a specialized authoring tool with workflow automation features, though iSpring skews toward eLearning rather than research grant workflows.
• DominKnow: DominKnow provides a cloud authoring and content management platform with collaborative workflows for producing structured deliverables. Comparable to Author-e on browser-based, template-driven, multi-author document production.
• Elucidat: Elucidat is a cloud-based collaborative authoring platform aimed at enterprise teams producing structured, template-driven content. Direct overlap with Author-e on browser-based authoring, structured templates, and multi-author workflows.
• ClickHelp: ClickHelp is a browser-based authoring tool for technical and structured documentation with collaboration features. Direct overlap with Author-e on browser-native authoring, structured outputs, and team workflows.
• Submittable: Submittable is an application and review management platform used by funders, including research-oriented foundations, for collecting and evaluating submissions. Comparable to Author-e in structured application intake, multi-reviewer coordination, and reporting workflows.
• InfoReady (now Anthology Research): InfoReady is research administration software used by universities to manage internal grants, limited submissions, and project workflows. Closest functional analog to Author-e's research-grant coordination use case within a more comprehensive administrative suite.

Broad incumbents

• Articulate: Articulate (Storyline, Rise) is a broad incumbent in the authoring tools space, serving enterprise learning and content teams globally. Overlaps with Author-e in template-driven authoring, but Articulate's scale and eLearning focus make it a broader, less specialized competitor.
• Notion: Notion is a widely adopted collaborative document and workspace platform used by universities and research teams. Overlaps with Author-e on structured collaborative authoring, though Notion's horizontal scope and free-tier adoption create bottom-up pressure.
• Atlassian (Confluence): Confluence is the dominant collaborative document and project workspace for enterprise teams, including research institutions. It competes with Author-e for collaborative, structured document authoring in the same institutional buyer base, though at much broader scope.
• Adobe (FrameMaker / RoboHelp): Adobe's FrameMaker and RoboHelp serve structured technical and research-grade documentation authoring in large enterprises. Comparable authoring capabilities to Author-e, but distributed as part of a much broader content and creative software portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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