What does Spryker do?

Spryker is a Berlin-based enterprise commerce platform with a composable, modular, API-first architecture for B2B, marketplace and self-service models.

Spryker was founded by Boris Lokschin.

Who are Spryker's investors?

Spryker's investors include TCV, Cherry Ventures, One Peak, Project A Ventures, STATION F.

Where is Spryker headquartered?

Spryker is headquartered in Berlin, DE.

Spryker

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Spryker offers a composable, modular, API-first commerce platform that lets businesses build and scale digital commerce operations including B2B, B2C, marketplace, and omnichannel models. Its headless architecture, packaged business capabilities, and integration tools serve enterprise retailers, manufacturers, and consumer goods companies.

Also known as Spryker Systems

E-commerce Enterprise Software SaaS

Founders & leadership

Boris Lokschin inCo-Founder, Shareholder & Strategic Board AdvisorBoris Lokschin co-founded Spryker, a cloud-native B2B commerce SaaS platform that grew to serve 150+ enterprise clients including ALDI, Toyota, and Siemens, with operations across 40 countries and 700+ employees. Previously, he built digital commerce platforms and has since invested in companies including Anthropic, SpaceX, and Perplexity, with involvement in healthtech ventures.

Stefan RopersinCEO

Franziska von ArniminCFO

Alexander FrankeinEVP Customer Value & Experience

Alexander GalychinSVP Technology

Karl BischoffinVP Product

Patrizia PrzybylskiinVP People & Culture

Investors · 5

TCV✓ verifiedMenlo Park · $10M – $500M

Cherry VenturesBerlin · $2.2M – $7.7M

One PeakLondon · $15M – $150M

Project A VenturesBerlin · $1.1M – $6.6M

STATION FParis

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Spryker provides an enterprise-grade digital commerce platform built on a headless, API-first, modular architecture that customers can compose from packaged business capabilities rather than adopting a single fixed suite. The platform supports B2B, B2C, D2C, enterprise marketplace, unified/omnichannel commerce, and business intelligence use cases on one code base, with multi-language, multi-currency and multi-region capabilities for international rollouts. Core technical components include the GLUE API layer for connecting storefronts and third-party touchpoints, Data Exchange APIs for integrating ERP, PIM, CRM and other systems, the Spryker State Machine for configuring custom workflows in a low-code environment, and a PaaS cloud offering for running and upgrading deployments.

Around the core platform, Spryker operates the App Composition Platform (ACP) Marketplace of pre-built integrations with third-party technology vendors such as Algolia, Stripe and Vertex, and offers Front End Enablement Services, a Composable Value Service for adoption support, and a Self-Service Portal for B2B after-sales. Operational tooling includes Spryker PaaS+ and the Spryker Code Upgrader, which run scheduled automated upgrade checks and open pull or merge requests in customer repositories, with pipelines deployed via AWS CodePipeline and CI workspaces built with Terraform. The company positions its more recent product direction around a model-agnostic AI foundation, agentic AI for complex B2B processes, and AI-assisted developer productivity.

Founding story

Spryker was founded in 2014 by Boris Lokschin and Alexander Graf. The company's first customer was Siroop, with which it developed a marketplace project. The first version of its composable commerce operating system, Spryker OS, was released in 2016.

Business model

Spryker licenses its commerce platform to enterprises, delivered as a headless PaaS cloud offering alongside professional services, partner-led implementation and a Composable Value Service for adoption support. It maintains an app marketplace (ACP) of technology-partner integrations and a network of solution partners that deliver implementation and consulting work.

Enterprise platform and cloud (PaaS) commercial relationships, complemented by services such as Front End Enablement Services and the Composable Value Service; specific pricing terms are not disclosed in the sources.

Traction

Customer deployments cited include Ricoh Australia, which anticipates an 80% reduction in logistics administration costs and a 30% reduction in call volume, and Daimler Truck Overseas, which built a marketplace architecture with customer-specific pricing and real-time inventory starting with parts in Australia and South Africa. The company reports enterprise customers including ALDI, Siemens Healthineers, International Motors, Scania and Ricoh, a global certified partner network, and repeated analyst recognition from Gartner, Forrester, IDC and Paradigm B2B. Awards in 2025 include RetailTech Breakthrough's Ecommerce Solution of the Year and a Silver Stevie Award for Technology Excellence.

Latest developments

On December 11, 2025, Spryker announced a completed financing round led by TCV and One Peak with support from Project A, directed at product innovation and profitable growth in Europe and global B2B commerce markets, with emphasis on AI capabilities. Earlier in 2025 the company appointed Stefan Ropers as CEO effective September 1, announced a new executive leadership team in September, and launched its Self-Service Portal for B2B after-sales in August. Its leadership page lists Sebastiaan Verhaar, previously CEO of Sana Commerce, as CEO.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies

Market position

Spryker positions itself as an enterprise composable commerce platform focused on B2B, marketplace and self-service use cases. It was named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce (positioned furthest for Completeness of Vision per the company), has been repeatedly rated a Visionary in that Magic Quadrant, was recognized as a global leader in the 2025 Gartner Critical Capabilities report for Digital Commerce, and was rated a Strong Performer in the 2024 Forrester Wave for B2B Commerce Solutions. Commonly cited competitors are commercetools, Adobe Commerce (Magento) and Shopify Plus.

The company differentiates on modularity and extensibility: enterprises compose only the capabilities they need from API-first packaged business capabilities, customize at code level while remaining upgrade-safe across releases, and avoid the constraints of monolithic suites. Additional stated differentiators are the visual state machine for complex workflows, well-documented APIs and data exchange tooling for integrating existing IT landscapes, and a vetted global partner network.

Technology

Headless, API-first, fully modular cloud platform assembled from packaged business capabilities. The GLUE API layer orchestrates data to any storefront or touchpoint; Data Exchange APIs connect ERP, PIM and CRM systems; the Spryker State Machine allows low-code configuration of complex workflows; and modules can be modified at code level with upgrade-safe extension points. Cloud delivery runs as PaaS, with PaaS+ and the Spryker Code Upgrader automating CI/CD and version upgrades using AWS CodePipeline, Buddy-powered workspaces and Terraform. Recent product messaging cites a model-agnostic AI foundation, agentic AI for B2B processes, and AI-assisted developer tooling.

Go-to-market

Spryker uses a partner-led go-to-market alongside direct enterprise sales. Solution Partners provide consulting and delivery capacity, while Technology Partners supply integrations across payments, search, PIM, personalization and tax. A partner training and certification program launched in 2019 underpins the network, and the company markets through analyst recognition, customer case studies and press announcements.

Enterprise and mid-market organizations with complex commerce requirements, including manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and service companies operating B2B, B2C, D2C, marketplace and self-service models. Named customers include ALDI, Siemens Healthineers, International Motors, Scania, Ricoh (including Ricoh Australia), Daimler Truck Overseas and Meusburger.

Geography

Headquarters in Berlin, with the December 2025 announcement issued from Berlin, Hamburg and New York and describing headquarters in Berlin and New York. The company operates worldwide, with people operations spanning more than 40 countries and customer deployments in markets including Australia and South Africa.

History

Following its 2014 founding and the 2016 release of Spryker OS, the company reached 100 employees in 2018 and established its partner training program in 2019, which grew into a global certified partner network. In 2020 it raised $130M in Series C funding. In 2022 it rolled out the App Composition Platform (ACP) and Front End Enablement Services. Gartner named Spryker a Leader in its 2024 Magic Quadrant for Digital Commerce, and Forrester rated it a Strong Performer in its 2024 evaluation of B2B commerce solutions. In 2025 the company launched a Self-Service Portal for B2B after-sales, announced Stefan Ropers as CEO effective September 1, 2025, unveiled a new executive team later that month, and in December 2025 announced a new financing round led by TCV and One Peak with support from Project A.

Risks & controversies

Spryker's Chief Marketing Officer, Anton van Deth, died in a plane crash on June 20, 2025. The company has also had recent turnover in its top leadership, with a new CEO announced in August 2025 and a new executive team in September 2025, and its leadership page subsequently listing a different CEO.

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

Key figures

latest reported

Countries with employeesJan 202540+

Customer-reported reduction in call volume (Ricoh Australia)Dec 202530%

Customer-reported reduction in logistics administration costs (Ricoh Australia)Dec 202580%

EmployeesJan 2018100 people

FoundedJan 20142,014

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

Timeline · 16

launches, deals, and filings

Dec 2025

Spryker completes financing round led by TCV and One Peak

Spryker announced a new financing round led by TCV and One Peak, supported by Project A, to fund product innovation and growth across Europe and global B2B commerce markets. Amount not disclosed.