FTAPI

📂 Cybersecurity📂 Software Enterprise📍 Munich🗓️ Founded: 2010

FTAPI provides encrypted mail, data rooms, forms and workflow automation for sharing sensitive information across businesses, public bodies and healthcare organisations.

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About FTAPI

FTAPI Software GmbH was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Munich. Its offering addresses exchanges of confidential information between organisations and outside recipients. Products cover encrypted mail, shared document rooms, structured data collection through forms and process automation. A CeGaT case study describes using the platform to deliver genetic reports and reduce manual processing. FTAPI sells cloud services to organisations and operates a reseller programme. Modules can be combined and connected with other systems; end-to-end encryption is an optional capability rather than a blanket description of every service. The ownership history includes QSC buying 51% in February 2014 and a management buyout in 2017. Digital+ Partners, now Yttrium, invested in 2021, with company sources reporting conflicting amounts of €15 million and €14.5 million. In February 2025, Armira Growth and Tikehau Capital announced a €65 million transaction in which Yttrium exited. Since the primary component is not separately disclosed, this amount remains in the ownership notes. Ari Albertini is the current CEO according to the website and legal notice.

The Story

Founded in autumn 2010, with its first verified funding announcement in 2012. The complete original founding team has not been reconciled across sources.

How FTAPI works

Business Model

B2B software for businesses, public bodies and healthcare providers, sold directly and through resellers.

Revenue Model

Contracted cloud services with agreed functionality and separately chargeable add-ons.

Products & Services

Key Products

  • SecuMails
  • SecuRooms
  • SecuForms
  • SecuFlows Advanced

Core Use Cases

  • Encrypted document delivery
  • Sharing information through data rooms
  • Collecting data through forms
  • Automating document workflows

Market & Clients

Key Customers

Public, healthcare and industrial organisations; documented customer CeGaT uses the service to deliver genetic reports.

Geographic Presence

DE

How FTAPI competes

Competitive Advantages

  • Combinable modules for exchange and automation
  • German hosting as stated by the supplier

How FTAPI grows

Growth Strategy

Expand from Germany, Austria and Switzerland into other European markets and broaden the product portfolio, according to the 2025 announcement.

Distribution Model

Direct sales through initial consultations and a reseller programme offering commercial and technical support.

Regulatory Context

The supplier describes encryption and controls for exchanging personal data under the GDPR.

Strategic Insights

  • The plan announced in 2025 includes European expansion and acquisitions.
  • The 2025 transaction involved Yttrium selling its entire stake.

Funding & Investors

Total Funding

€15M nella tabella: una Series A quantificata secondo il comunicato del 18/10/2021 (la retrospettiva aziendale indica €14,5M). Totale storico non verificato; seed non quantificato e operazione 2025 escluse.

Funding Rounds

  • 2021 - Series A: €15M

Key Investors

Armira GrowthTikehau CapitalYttrium (già Digital+ Partners)High-Tech GründerfondsBayern KapitalGebrüder Mende

Founding Team

Founders

Stephan NiedermeierCo-founder
Daniel NieslerCo-founder; Advisory Board member

Key Executives

  • Ari Albertini - Chief Executive Officer
  • Michael Krinninger - Chief Technology Officer
  • Max Beyer - Chief Financial Officer

Key Metrics

Organizzazioni clienti dichiarateoltre 2.000 (2025)

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Sources

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