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This year, we celebrate 15 years of simplifying work for more than 2,000 organisations worldwide.
What began in 2010 as a small Dutch product team has grown into a pan-European scale-up with over 300,000 employees using our adaptive digital workplace every day, supported by a network of more than 130 global partners.
From simplicity to scale
Workspace 365 was founded with a simple but powerful vision: to strip away the complexity of enterprise software.
“Back in 2010, workplace tech products were being built with layer upon layer of features and increasing levels of complexity, all of which distracted from what mattered most: the person using them,” says Erik Nicolai, our CEO and co-founder. “We wanted to make work simpler, not harder.”
In our early years, we focused relentlessly on simplicity , learning to say no to unnecessary features and co-creating every step with our customers and partners. By 2015, we had evolved from a product-led startup into a company ready to scale.
This year marks another major milestone as we announced our strategic partnership with Aries Global. This partnership gives us the scale engine and marketplace expertise to accelerate international growth while remaining founder-led and product-centric.
Evolving our platform
What started as a clean launchpad for apps has evolved into an adaptive digital workplace, a true ecosystem. Workspace 365 now brings together business applications, workflows, and communication in one place, helping employees cut through digital noise and focus on what truly matters.
We’re proud to serve customers across healthcare, local government, and education, including Allerdale Borough Council, Larkmead School, Gemeente Almelo, ActiVite, Argos Zorggroep, and ZorgAccent.
We’re also ISO 27001:2022 certified, reflecting our ongoing commitment to security and process maturity.
Our milestones
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2010: Founded in the Netherlands
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2014: Finalist, The Next Entrepreneur
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2021: UK expansion and Manchester hub launched
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2023: Ranked #3 in TechRound 100
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2024: Finalist, Prolific North Champions Awards (Tech Platform of the Year)
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2025: Strategic partnership with Aries Global
Staying true to our values
Even as we grow, one value remains at our core: simplicity. Every month, we hold ‘Simplification Days’ to ensure our products, processes, and workflows stay intuitive and efficient.
“For us, innovation isn’t about adding features, it’s about saving people time,” Erik explains. “We continuously refine our platform with our customers and partners to keep it simple, relevant, and impactful. At the same time, we invest heavily in integrations to ensure every improvement delivers measurable value for employees.”
Looking ahead
As digital transformation and AI reshape how organisations work, we see our role evolving, not just as an aggregator of applications, but increasingly as an aggregator of data and insights.
“For 15 years, our mission has been to make work simpler, not harder,” Erik adds. “As AI becomes central to how we work, employees don’t need more tools, they need less effort. Workspace 365 will continue to cut through the noise and help people make better, data-driven decisions, all while ensuring enterprise-grade governance.”
Our future growth will focus on regional and European expansion, deepening our partner ecosystem, enhancing enterprise security, and advancing AI-assisted workflows such as smarter search, activity prioritisation, and micro-apps for everyday business processes.
By remaining vendor-agnostic, doubling down on integrations, and harnessing AI for proactive workflow automation, we’re ready to deliver on our ambitious growth trajectory.
“Today’s milestone isn’t just about Workspace 365, it’s about the thousands of organisations and employees who use our platform every day,” Erik concludes. “From healthcare to local government to education, our customers continue to inspire us to keep things simple and human. Together with our partners and end users, we’ve built a workplace that truly adapts to people, not the other way around. That focus will always guide us.”
