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Happeo

Founded 2017 · 67 employees on LinkedIn · 10 known investors

Happeo is an intranet and enterprise search platform that integrates with Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, letting departments build no-code pages while IT retains security governance. It offers a unified, permission-aware search across connected systems like SharePoint, Slack, Salesforce, Jira, and Confluence, aimed at IT teams and organizations managing tool sprawl.

Also known as Happeo

Investors · 10

Also in the syndicate · 3

Ari KorhonenMikko KuitunenRajeev Suri

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$26M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2020–2022

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Happeo provides an intranet and knowledge-management platform designed as a single official location for company information such as policies, processes, onboarding materials and internal announcements. Its core modules are Pages (structured, template-based knowledge spaces for functions like HR, IT, sales, marketing, customer success and operations), Connected/Federated Search (a single search bar spanning Happeo content plus Google Drive, Gmail, Slack and other connected systems, with permission-aware results) and Internal Comms channels for targeted announcements with read tracking. Supporting features include a people directory and org chart auto-synced from the customer's workspace, permissions and governance based on existing groups, branding controls, usage and search analytics, email and chat notifications, personalized feeds, a mobile app and an app marketplace with third-party integrations such as Zoom, Freshdesk and Trustpilot.

The platform connects to Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and Slack for sign-in, permissions and file access, and also integrates with SharePoint, Salesforce and Confluence for unified search. Content governance features include real-time collaborative editing, version history, page ownership assignment, automated review reminders, flagging of outdated or orphaned content, language variants with automatic translation, and AI-driven identification of missing, outdated or incorrect content. Security and compliance claims on the company site include data storage in Google Cloud, ISO 27001 certification, GDPR compliance and SSO authentication.

Happeo positions itself around implementation speed, stating that deployments go live "in weeks" using templates and drag-and-drop editing rather than multi-month projects. Earlier company materials described the product as a social intranet and "virtual headquarters" combining a news stream and enterprise social network in a branded intranet environment.

Founding story

Perttu Ojansuu is identified as CEO and Founder of Happeo [6][7].

Business model

Happeo sells a B2B SaaS intranet platform to organizations, with published pricing and a demo-request sales motion on its website [0][5].

Software-as-a-service sold to companies; the website lists pricing pages and requests for personalized demos and consultations [0][5].

Traction

The company reports 500+ customer companies and, on its about page, more than 80 million in-app searches and over 1 million workdays spent in the product. At the 2022 Series B it reported more than 350 clients; at the 2020 Series A it reported over 300,000 employees using the platform, daily in-platform messages rising from 500,000 to over 2.5 million in Q1 2020, and 280% year-on-year growth [0][2][6][7].

Latest developments

Current positioning centers on an AI-powered intranet for small and medium companies, with Connected Search across Happeo, Google Drive, Gmail and Slack, AI insights into missing or outdated content, and deployments described as going live in weeks. The about page cites a team of 65+ from over 19 nationalities across Amsterdam, Helsinki, Cluj and London [0][2][5].

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

Positions itself as the top-rated intranet for Google Workspace with a 4.5/5 G2 rating and 500+ customer companies; in 2019 Gartner named Happeo a Cool Vendor and The Next Web listed it among Europe's fastest-growing scale-ups [0][7].

Emphasizes deep native integration with Google Workspace (and later Microsoft 365) and Slack, permission-aware federated search across tools, fast time-to-launch measured in weeks, ease of editing comparable to a Google Doc, and content-governance automation such as review reminders and detection of outdated content. Earlier positioning stressed unusually high intranet usage rates, with a reported 50% daily-active/monthly-active ratio [0][5][7].

Technology

Cloud platform hosted with user data stored in Google Cloud, featuring federated/connected search across Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, SharePoint, Salesforce and Confluence with permission-aware ranking; AI-powered search answers and AI insights that flag missing, outdated or incorrect content; page templates, drag-and-drop editing, version history, automatic translation and analytics; SSO authentication, ISO 27001 certification and GDPR compliance [0][2][5].

Go-to-market

Inbound demo requests and pricing pages on the website, a long-standing Google partnership and positioning as a top-rated intranet for Google Workspace, customer testimonials and case references, plus post-Series B investment in North American expansion while retaining its European base [0][4][6].

Small and medium-sized and fast-growing companies that have outgrown shared drives, email and chat, with buyer personas in People & Culture, Internal Communications, IT, operations and leadership; historically strong among Google Workspace organizations, and also serving Microsoft 365 environments. Named customers include Visma, Doctolib, Decathlon, Tide Cleaners, State Auto and Randstad Sourceright [0][4][6][7].

Geography

Headquartered activity centered on Amsterdam, with team members across Amsterdam, Helsinki, Cluj and London; earlier materials cite teams in the Netherlands, Finland, Romania and the United States, and post-Series B expansion focused on North America alongside its European home market [2][6][7].

History

Happeo raised a $12 million Series A led by INKEF Capital in May 2020, with prior investors DN Capital, Maki.vc and Vendep Capital participating, funding product development and team growth in the Netherlands, Finland, Romania and the United States. In July 2022 it raised a US$26 million Series B led by Endeit Capital, Smartfin and Evli Growth Partners, with earlier investors Inkef, Maki.vc and Vendep Capital plus angels Rajeev Suri, Mikko Kuitunen and Ari Korhonen. Around the Series B the company released a Microsoft integration, extending coverage beyond its long-standing Google partnership. The product has since evolved from a social intranet toward an AI-supported knowledge and search platform [5][6][7].

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
ClientsJul 2022350 clients
Customer companiesJan 2025500 companies
Daily active / monthly active user ratioMay 202050%
EmployeesJan 202565 people
Employees reached on platformMay 2020300,000 employees
G2 ratingJan 20254.5 out of 5
Google Workspace organizations using HappeoJan 2022400 organizations
In-app searchesJan 202580,000,000 searches
Workdays spent in-appJan 20251,000,000 workdays
Year-on-year growthMay 2020280%

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Timeline · 4

launches, deals, and filings
Jul 2022
Happeo raises US$26M Series B

Happeo announced a US$26 million Series B round led by Endeit Capital, Smartfin and Evli Growth Partners, with earlier investors Inkef, Maki.vc and Vendep Capital and angel investors Rajeev Suri, Mikko Kuitunen and Ari Korhonen, to fund product development and North American expansion.

$26M source ↗

Jul 2022
Microsoft integration released

Happeo announced a newly released Microsoft integration, enabling it to serve organizations using Microsoft Office 365 as well as Google Workspace.

source ↗

May 2020
Happeo raises $12M Series A led by INKEF Capital

Social intranet platform Happeo announced a $12 million Series A round led by INKEF Capital with participation from DN Capital, Maki.vc and Vendep Capital, to accelerate product development and grow teams in the Netherlands, Finland, Romania and the United States.

$12M source ↗

Jan 2019
Named a Gartner Cool Vendor

Gartner named Happeo a Cool Vendor in 2019; the same year The Next Web recognized Happeo as one of Europe's fastest-growing scale-ups.

source ↗

Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

In the news

Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Happeo do?
Happeo is a modern intranet platform that gives companies one searchable place for knowledge, policies and internal updates.
Who are Happeo's investors?
Happeo's investors include DN Capital, Endeit Capital, Evli Growth Partners, SmartFin, Vendep Capital, Inkef, Maki.vc.
How much funding has Happeo raised?
Happeo has disclosed $26M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.