Without lifting of rowdy funds, without offices, without excessive buzz, ScrapingBee has just signed one of the most exemplary exits of the French startup landscape. Founded in 2019 by Wulf stone And Kevin Sahinthe French startup specializing in web scraping has just been acquired by OxylabsEuropean leader of the Data Collection-A-A-Service, based in Vilnius. The amount of the operation would exceed the ten million eurosentirely funded by the Oxylabs group on equity.
A product designed for developers, not for pitch decks
Born from a side project, ScrapingBee was thought from the start for developers and SMEs needing to easily access public online data. Where the major players bet on complex offers for large accounts, the French startup has chosen a simple, efficient, and affordable productentirely API-STURS that meets. The startup quickly finds its growth rate, a solid customer base, and an enviable reputation in international tech circles.
The choice of remote and independence
ScrapingBee is part of the trend zero office, distributed team, no external investor. The founding duo assumed a bootstrapped approach from the start, refusing the sirens of a hyper-growth under the venture capital infusion. This frugal model, often discredited in the French ecosystem, is now paid.
“From a passionate project to a strong growth company, ScrapingBee has exceeded all our expectations,” confirm the founders in their press release. “Join a major actor with a common vision opens up new perspectives for our teams as well as for our customers. »»
A strategic acquisition in the data war
For Oxylabs, this acquisition aims to Open up to the direct-to-consumer marketso far largely dominated by Anglo-Saxon actors. By integrating ScrapingBee, the Lithuanian group diversifies its portfolio and strengthens its position on a market in full transformation. Web scraping, long seen as a niche tool, becomes a Strategic brick for data access As part of the development of generative artificial intelligence.
ScrapingBee will continue to operate independently, with its founding team always in control and an intact brand. Oxylabs, however, provides for a strengthening of teams, with targeted recruitments in the Scraping web industry.
