Kolsquare, Europe’s leading influencer marketing technology and Certified B Corporation, announces its acquisition by team.blue one of the largest private tech companies in Europe.
Team.blue, a leading digital enabler for businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe, operates in 23 countries—including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK. It’s comprised of more than 60 brands in web hosting, domains, e-commerce, online compliance, lead generation, application solutions, and, most recently, social media.
This acquisition marks a significant milestone for team.blue as it expands further into the SaaS (Software as a Service) market, reinforcing its mission to become the most trusted online platform for businesses and agencies in Europe.
Founded in Paris in 2018 by CEO Quentin Bordage, Kolsquare has grown rapidly, employing over 50 experts to become Europe’s n°1 influencer marketing platform. It provides a data-driven solution for scaling influencer marketing strategies through authentic KOL (Key Opinion Leader) partnerships. Kolsquare’s platform offers sophisticated analytics, a user-friendly interface, and access to an exhaustive database of influencers with over 5,000 followers on six major social networks—Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, and X (formerly Twitter)—across 180 countries.
Kolsquare’s all-in-one platform allows marketing professionals to efficiently manage every aspect of their influencer marketing campaigns, from outreach to reporting while also providing tools for benchmarking performance against competitors through its social listening module.
As a Certified B Corporation, Kolsquare is committed to promoting responsible influence by championing transparency, ethical practices, and meaningful collaborations.
By joining the team.blue ecosystem, Kolsquare will continue to lead the charge in promoting ethical practices within the influencer marketing industry.
“Joining team.blue group is a major step for Kolsquare in our path to becoming the leading Influencer Marketing technology in the world. As a Benefit Company, I also see it as a catalyst for driving positive change at a larger scale than what we managed to do so far on stand alone. One of the largest private tech companies in Europe, team.blue’s culture of innovation and excellence will contribute to creating more value for our clients, and significantly reinforce the achievement of our mission: empowering tomorrow’s brands with the superpowers of influence. We are very much looking forward to the coming period.” – said Quentin Bordage, Fondateur & PDG
Through this acquisition, team.blue’s 30,000 agencies and 3.3 million SMB customers will now have the opportunity to leverage the power of influencer marketing, expanding their digital reach and building stronger brands online.
“We are delighted that Kolsquare is becoming a part of the team.blue ecosystem, providing us with strong exposure to the rapidly growing Influencer Marketing space. Designed with simplicity and intuitive user experience in mind, Kolsquare is the ideal platform for our customers to help drive online success across all Social Media networks, maximizing their marketing ROI’s while saving valuable time and energy. This transaction is an important step in our continued commitment to transforming team.blue into a one-stop shop for SMBs and agencies to grow their businesses online.” said Claudio Corbetta, CEO at team.blue
Kolsquare’s rapid growth across France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the UK will be further accelerated by team.blue’s resources, enabling continued expansion throughout Europe and beyond. By leveraging team.blue’s capabilities, Kolsquare will drive growth in product development, marketing, and channel access. team.blue will also support Kolsquare’s strategic acquisition ambitions, further fueling the company’s impressive track record of profitable growth.
