Aria

🚀 Exciting news from Aria! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce that Aria has successfully raised €15 million in our Series A funding round! This significant milestone, featured in a recent Forbes article by David Prosser, marks a new chapter in our journey towards redefining the B2B payments landscape. Since our expansion into the UK, Aria has experienced rapid growth, processing over €500 million in payments for approximately 30,000 businesses and freelancers. Our unique approach to invoice finance has empowered countless small businesses and sole traders, addressing the critical need for timely payments in an increasingly challenging economic environment. Our mission at Aria is not just about speeding up payments – it's about transforming the way B2B transactions are conducted. With this new funding, we're set to expand our product offerings. We're making strides towards a future where B2B marketplaces, SaaS companies and ERPs alike are able to offer a frictionless and efficient payment experience to their users. We're grateful to our investors at 13books Capital, Adevinta, Ankaa Ventures, Otium Capital and our angel investors for believing in our vision. A huge thank you to our co-founders Clément Carrier and Vincent Folny, and the entire Aria team, whose relentless dedication and innovative spirit have brought us here. Here's to the future of #Fintech and a more seamless B2B payment experience! https://lnkd.in/eW-Eupiz

5% of our clients operate in the construction sector, where payment challenges are especially intense. But why is this industry so affected? Imagine waiting 94 days to get paid. For many in construction, that’s the norm, as highlighted in a report by PYMNTS. Yet, cash flow is critical to keeping operations running smoothly. In 2023, 73% of contractors had to cover material costs upfront due to late payments. Meanwhile, 72% of subcontractors faced delayed payments, often resulting in missed or postponed wages for their workers. Aria is changing that. Our clients now experience payments in just 15.79 days on average—reshaping their cash flow management. No matter your industry, let’s work together to reduce your payment delays.

Today, we celebrate freelancers, independent contractors, small business owners, and all those who have chosen the path of independence 💪 In 2023, self-employed workers contributed over €1 trillion to the European economy according to Malt report, a figure that highlights the immense value and impact of independent work across the continent. At Aria, we get it—our roots are in the freelancing world. Aria was born from the firsthand experience of two former freelancers who faced the same struggles with late payments and income uncertainty. Today’s a perfect moment to reflect on our story. To reaffirm our mission. And to give a nod to all those independent workers driving our clients' success. Happy Independent Worker Day ☀

Happy Global Fintech Day 🌍 To celebrate, here are 6 key datas on the ecosystem: • By 2030, fintechs related to banking will represent a quarter of bank valuations. • While the last growth period in the sector was driven by payments, B2B and B2B2X will drive the upcoming growth. • Surpassing the United States, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is set to become the world's largest fintech market by 2030. • In France, nearly $10 billion was invested in fintech in the last quarter of 2020. • Digital payments and money transfers are the most globally adopted fintech services. • Crowdfunding is rapidly expanding, with the market expected to double between 2021 and 2028. Aria is evolving in a fast-changing environment resulting in a 75% growth rate in the first semester of this year, driven by new clients, verticals and international expansion 💪 Let’s make the fintech world move 🚀

Say hello to the latest team members who joined Aria 👋 Each is bringing fresh perspectives and expertise to the team. 👋 Hawaï Maarek - Strategy Team 👋 Lison Sorin - Product Team 👋 Bastien Hourman - Data Team 👋 Gabrielle Delefortrie - Account Management Team 👋 Sarah MIMIETTE - Operations Team In parallel, we started redefining how to onboard our new comers. See below our process: • A thorough recruitment process with 5 interviews, including a case study and a coffee fit to get to know each other better, IRL too! • Provision of equipment, calls set-up with all each departments and team lunch organized for any new arrival! • Mandatory training about our dashboard and API integration & awareness session on the risks & legal aspects of the embedded payment sector. 🫶 Bonus with some Aria goodies! More than 3 job offers are still waiting for you. To apply, link is available in the comments.

Aria seamlessly integrates invoice financing solutions into your ERP system. How does it work ?👇 Thanks to our unique API integration, we can plug into any ERPs system. This full integration enables the system to be completely automated. It saves your teams valuable time in managing and monitoring operations. It also reduces the risk of errors associated with manual processing. Here's how it works, in 3 simple steps: • Aria collects supplier information and invoices from the ERP • Payment is made to the supplier as soon as the invoice is issued. • Aria is repaid later by the buyer. Easy, isn't it?

Healthcare establishments are seeing an 6.8% increase in their average payment times compared with 2022, now reaching 61.2 days. According to the Rapport de l’Observatoire des Délais de Paiement (2023) published in June 2024: • It exceeds not only the regulatory deadline of 50 days, but also the level of 2020 (55.1 days) during the Covid-19 health crisis. • The proportion of public healthcare institutions exceeding the deadline has increased from 37.5% in 2022 to 41.5% in 2023. 10% of Aria’s clients are from the health sector and use our solution to tackle these issues. Now we’re allowing 475 debtors to have a smooth financial situation. Choose our solution to ensure legal compliance and timely payment 🦾

⭐️ 4 years in the business and we've accelerated over half a billion euros in payments for our customers! In H1 alone, we're thrilled to announce a growth rate of >75% driven by new clients, verticals and international expansion 🚀 Here are some H1 highlights vs 2023: • Accelerating international expansion, with 33% of sales now generated outside of France • 160% Quarter on Quarter UK revenue growth in H1 • The launch of new risk features such as “Quotes", a new feature enabling customers to obtain an instant response to a financing quote ahead of a transaction being made or completed. • +25 new customers, including BtoB marketplaces and SaaS verticals, in the tech, hospitality and construction sectors Keeping our ultimate goal in mind : solidifying our position as the go-to provider for established B2B platforms & offering personalized, customizable and scalable payment and credit solutions.

 A little sneak peek into Aria's daily ops 👀 These tools help us build our tech solution and satisfy our +60 clients: • Metabase : Business intelligence tool to create analysis dashboards • Linear : For technical, design and data project management • Pipedrive & lemlist : To streamline our Revenue strategy • Figma : Our design tool with a collaborative interface •  Notion & Slack : For project management & internal communications Swipe to discover our team members favorite features and why. Which ones do we have in common? Share yours! 👇

Big day for Aria's French team ⭐ We're thrilled to announce that we are relocating our office in Le Marais, the center of Paris. Our new location is ideal to welcome our team members, clients, partners and new prospects (don’t hesitate to come say hi!) First time having our own office. This move marks a meaningful and significant milestone in Aria's journey. Enjoy some photos of our new home👇