The Dutch unicorn-Mews will most likely list in the United States instead of in Europe if the Hospitality Management Company goes public, said his CEO and co-founder Matthijs Welle to TNW.
“An IPO is one of the options that we would consider for the future, and if we put this route off, a list in the USA is the most likely option, although it is too early to specify further details about a potential list,” said Wellele.
“Most of the other vertical SaaS companies that are comparable to us are listed in the USA, where there are deeper capital markets and a strong presence of SaaS-focused investors and analysts.”
However, shaft emphasized that its current priority is growth.
“While we have thought about a possible exit, we are currently very focusing on one of the most exciting brands for the world's hospitality technology and undertakes to build one of the most exciting hotels for the hospitality technology,” he said.
MEWS, based in TNW City in Amsterdam, has built a cloud-based system that helps hotels and other hospitality companies to do tasks such as booking rooms, to get in and out of guests, to process payments and to manage household management. It also offers tools for reporting and analysis.
At the beginning of this month MEWS raised $ 75 millionAccording to the PitchBook data to $ 411 million to $ 411 million. So far, the company has acquired 12 competitors to increase its market share.
The scaleup rides rides persistent growth On a global journey to fuel its expansion. MEWS recorded growth of 50% in 2024 compared to the previous year, with the payment volume of more than $ 10 billion being processed and sales of $ 200 million exceeded. Last year, the Scaleup also received a unicorn status after collecting $ 110 million with $ 1.2 billion.
While things are going well at Mews, Welle is of the opinion that the Dutch government does not do enough to support entrepreneurs. “There is no plan for tech startups” in one recent interview. “That is the biggest problem.”
Growing concerns about Dutch plans for startups
Welle is not the only Dutch technology leader who is frustrated by the lack of support for aspiring companies.
Robert Vis, co -founder and CEO of Bird, announced last month that the company is planning to do most of his oooPerations from the Netherlands. He didn't crush his words either.
“Both the Haag and Brussels like to be more in meetings and talk more than they make shit” TNW toldAnd added that EU -political decision -makers “kill innovation”.
Job van der Voort, CEO and founder of Remote, an HR platform worth over 3 billion USD, believes that Europe as a whole does not do enough to promote the next big tech success stories.
Van der voort also warns that Strain of technical regulation Encouraging moves beyond the continent. “It always becomes unattractive to start and maintain a business here,” he told TNW last month. “That's why I say startups that they should leave Europe if they want to be successful.”
Van der Voort has followed his own advice. After he and Marcelo Lebre founded a remote in 2019, the partners decided to support the company in San Francisco. “It was just easier to start it there,” he said.
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