Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 4, 2026

LeanIX

LeanIX is a German software company, founded on January 10, 2012 by Jörg Beyer and André Christ in Bonn, Germany. LeanIX is known for its enterprise architecture solutions.

Last revised
Jun 4, 2026
Read time
≈ 3 min
Length
592 w
Citations
26
Source
Wikipedia ↗
LeanIX
IndustrySoftware
FoundedJanuary 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)
FounderJörg Beyer, André Christ
Headquarters
Bonn
,
Germany
ProductsEnterprise Architecture
WebsiteLeanIX.net

LeanIX is a German software company, founded on January 10, 2012 by Jörg Beyer and André Christ in Bonn, Germany. LeanIX is known for its enterprise architecture solutions.123

On November 8, 2023, it was announced LeanIX became part of SAP.4

History

In August 2012, LeanIX launched its first public version of the Enterprise Architecture Management software.567

In February 2015, Capnamic Ventures and Iris Capital invested $2.5 million in a Series A financing round.89

LeanIX opened its first US office in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 6, 2017, and in July 2017, LeanIX raised $7.5 million in a Series B financing round led by Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners Management GmbH.510

On December 6, 2018 of the same year the company raised $30 million in a Series C financing round led by Insight Venture Partners.111213

On July 8, 2020, LeanIX raised $80 million in a Series D funding round led by Goldman Sachs.581415

On March 2, 2021, LeanIX acquired the US-based company Cleanshelf and expanded its product offering with SaaS management capabilities.1617

On November 3, 2021, LeanIX launched a new Value Stream Management solution.1819

On June 9, 2022, LeanIX expanded its partnership with SAP.2021

On September 7, 2023 it was announced that SAP has entered into an agreement to acquire LeanIX. On November 8, 2023 it was announced LeanIX became part of SAP.4

LeanIX is headquartered in Bonn, Germany, with additional offices in Boston (USA), London (UK), Paris (France), Amsterdam (Netherlands), and Ljubljana (Slovenia).14

References

References

  1. Girschner, Stefan (2021-02-10). "Enterprise Architektur: Wandel zur Leitlinie aller Aktivitäten machen". Digitalbusiness Cloud Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. O'Hear, Steve (2020-07-08). "Enterprise architecture software company LeanIX raises $80M Series D". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. Miller, Ron (2023-09-07). "SAP nabs German startup LeanIX to help companies modernize faster". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  4. "SAP buys software management company LeanIX". Reuters. 7 September 2023.
  5. Kerkmann, Christof (2020-07-08). "Start-up LeanIX erhält 80 Millionen Dollar für sein "Google Maps für die IT"". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  6. "Zwölf Millionen US-Dollar für Code Intelligence". Universität Bonn (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  7. Christ, André (2021-02-25). "Wie sich die Rolle des Enterprise Architekten wandeln muss". CloudComputing-Insider (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  8. Rinke, Florian (2020-07-08). "80 Millionen Dollar von Investoren: Goldman Sachs steigt bei Bonner Start-up Leanix ein". RP ONLINE (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  9. Türling, Veerle (2021-07-05). "Cloud Ecosystem LIVE – mit André Christ von LeanIX ⋆ Cloud Ecosystem". Cloud Ecosystem (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  10. "Enterprise Architekten übernehmen Schlüsselrolle in der Krise – Onlineportal von IT Management". www.it-daily.net (in German). 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  11. "Wir messen unseren Erfolg nicht an der Firmenbewertung". deutsche-startups.de (in German). 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  12. "LeanIX 10. am schnellsten wachsendes Technologieunternehmen in Deutschland in Deloittes 2018 Fast 50 Liste – Greatreporter". 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  13. O'Hear, Steve (2018-12-06). "LeanIX, the SaaS that lets enterprises map out their software architecture, closes $30M Series C". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  14. Hüfner, Daniel (2020-07-08). "71 Millionen für Leanix – Goldman Sachs steigt ein". Business Insider (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  15. O'Hear, Steve (2020-07-08). "Enterprise architecture software company LeanIX raises $80M Series D". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  16. "Bonner Start-up LeanIX kauft US-Konkurrenten – "Google Maps für die IT"". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  17. Rinke, Florian (2021-03-24). "Hilfe bei der Software-Organisation: Bonner Start-up LeanIX übernimmt US-Anbieter Cleanshelf". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  18. Scritchfield, Russ. "Value Stream Management solution announced by LeanIX". App Developer Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  19. Augsten, Stephan; Hensel, Martin (2021-11-25). "LeanIX Value Stream Management gestartet". CloudComputing-Insider (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  20. Heckel, Manuel (2020-09-24). "Software-Start-ups: Die SAPs einer neuen Generation". www.wiwo.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  21. "Handelsblatt". www.handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 2025-04-10.