Kickscale Funding News- Austrian startup Kickscale Raises €2.1M To Challenge US Sales Platforms

Kickscale’s platform uses AI to capture, analyze, and organize real and virtual sales conversations. It turns this data into valuable insights, helping sales teams forecast better, spot at-risk deals, and replicate successful strategies.

Unlike US-based solutions like Gong, Kickscale’s technology is designed specifically for European SMEs, meeting data privacy standards and supporting multilingual and regional needs.

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Since its launch in 2024, Kickscale has gained over 100 B2B clients across the UK, Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Japan. Some of their clients include HILL International Group, Haufe Group, KK Company, ApprovalMax, and bookingkit.

Customers have seen up to a 24% improvement in sales closing rates and an average saving of 40 hours per sales rep on routine tasks.

Kickscale helps sales, marketing, and product teams work together using customer insights. The platform offers features like automated note-taking, detecting key moments, and tracking rep performance. This reduces manual work and allows managers to coach their teams more effectively.

The latest funding round was led by aws Gründungsfonds, with support from altitude VC, Calm/Storm Ventures, and Carinthian Venture Fond. Existing investors, including Julius Göllner, Michael Kamleitner, and Bitmovin co-founders Stefan Lederer and Christopher Mueller, also continue their support.

“Kickscale is designed specifically for European SME and Mid-Market companies with unwavering commitments to data privacy, seamless usability, and sophisticated multilingual capabilities that understand the nuances of European dialects and business cultures.", said Gerald Zankl, Kickscale’s CEO and co-founder.

“For far too long, European businesses have relied on US tech giants for critical sales intelligence tools. Today's political uncertainties make it clear that Europe needs more sovereign technology solutions. We're building an alternative to US platforms that currently dominate the global market.”

Ingo Drexler, Partner at āltitude and Kickscale investor, said:

“We've invested in Kickscale precisely because they offer European businesses the sovereign technology alternative they need. Every day that European SMEs continue to rely on US sales platforms is another day of unnecessary vulnerability to American political whims. The time for digital independence is now and we are proud to be growing together with the excellent Kickscale team."

Hans Christian Heinemeyer, Chief Revenue Officer at bookingkit, said:

"We've looked into several US-based platforms, but it felt like they were built for a different business culture and mostly for big enterprises. Their approach simply didn't match how we build and maintain client relationships in the DACH region and in Europe in general. Furthermore, GDPR and legal compliance is a crucial requirement for us."

About Kickscale

Kickscale was founded by Gerald Zankl, Markus Jenul, Fabian Riedlsperger, and Herwig Gangl. They’ve helped grow successful tech companies like Bitmovin, Anyline, and Holo-Light, which together are worth over $500 million.

Kickscale makes sales teams more efficient by reducing manual work and helping sales, marketing, and product teams work better together using smart data insights.