Vend (software)

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Vend Limited
Company type Private
Industry Point of sale
Founded2010
FounderVaughan Rowsell
Headquarters
Auckland
,
New Zealand
Area served
 United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand
Key people
Ana Wight (CEO)
Services
  • Point-of-sale
  • Ecommerce
  • Retail training
Owner Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.
Number of employees
459 (2019)
Website vendhq.com
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Vend is cloud-based point-of-sale and retail management software company, based in Auckland, New Zealand. The company was founded in 2010 by Vaughan Rowsell. It was acquired by the Australian software company Kounta.

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History

Vend was launched in August 2010 [1] by software developer Vaughan Rowsell. [2]

In 2013, Vend raised NZ $8 million of funding from investors in Australia and New Zealand. [3] Further capital has also been raised from existing investors including Point Nine Capital in Berlin.

The following year, Vend closed US $20 million (NZ $25 million) in Series B funding. The funding round was co-led by Peter Thiel and Square Peg Capital in Australia. [4] Later in 2014, the company also opened offices in Toronto and London. In August 2015, Vend announced that it had raised NZ $12 million, mainly from existing investors along with new entrant Punakaiki Fund.

In 2015, Vend launched Vend Ecommerce. [5] It also announced a partnership with UK payments provider iZettle, [6] and North American payments provider Mercury (now Vantiv).

In 2016, the company partnered with Square to enable retailers who use Vend's software to process payments with Square. [7]

In 2016 Vend also launched an app for inventory management named Counter. [8]

At the end of 2016, Vend raised a further US $9 million (NZ $13 million) led by existing investors, and with significant new investment from fund manager Movac. In 2016 Vend grew its UK staff to 20 and opened a new office in East London. [9]

In 2017, Vend renamed its inventory app Counter to Scanner by Vend. [10]

On 12 March 2021, Vend was sold to Lightspeed POS Inc. for US $350 million (NZ $455 million). [11]

Features

Vend's services include web-based POS software, inventory management, E-commerce, customer loyalty, and reporting analytics. Vend integrates with other business and payments applications including Shopify, Square, Xero and PayPal. [12]

Vend's software allows merchants to generate reports on sales, inventory, and customer behavior. Vend Ecommerce and integrations with partners like Shopify and WooCommerce enable retailers to sell online. [13]

Technology

Vend uses HTML5 features in Google Chrome and Safari to implement offline processing capabilities. [2]

Vend works with mobile browsers as well as their iOS app called Vend Register. [14]

Awards and recognition

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