Engagement — Platform Due Diligence
Code & Co. provides Tech & Product Due Diligence to Lightrock and Partech ahead of their lead investment in Makersite, an award-winning data software company that develops next-generation product data management tools.
Makersite has secured €60 million in Series B funding to accelerate its mission of creating a world where every product manufactured is the most affordable, safe, and green it can be through intelligent automation, deep product knowledge and integrations. The round was co-led by Lightrock and Partech, and joined by SE Ventures. All of Makersite’s Series A investors – including Hitachi Ventures, KOMPAS VC, Translink Capital, and Planet A – participated in the round.
Scope of Work
Code & Co. reviewed Makersite’s AI-driven supply chain management platform, assessing its architecture, infrastructure, technology stack, and security measures, and applied AI capabilities.
Additionally, Code & Co. evaluated the company’s product roadmap, integration approach, and operational scalability.
The review concluded with an assessment of the engineering organization, software development lifecycle, and quality practices.
About Makersite
Makersite is an award-winning data software company that develops next-generation product data management tools for the global manufacturing industry. The platform is the only cloud-based platform combining data aggregation and live applications for agile product life cycle management.
Makersite empowers companies to manage product sustainability, cost, and compliance. The state-of-the-art approach to product data management has allowed companies of all shapes and sizes to take advantage of what it has to offer. For larger enterprises, the reduction in complexity and increase in agility is the main aim, while for small businesses, the search for cost effective solutions is the main driving force. Through a cutting-edge technology, big data, and breakthrough algorithms, companies can track a product’s emission footprint throughout the entire supply chain, including Scope 3 emissions, bringing carbon accounting to the next level.
For more information, visit: www.makersite.io
About Lightrock
Lightrock is a global investment platform committed to building a sustainable future. Operating across private and public markets, Lightrock manages over $5.5 billion in assets and invests in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Lightrock is a certified B Corp with a dedicated team of over 130 professionals working across a network of six offices.
Lightrock’s private market investing is focused on backing purpose-driven entrepreneurs tackling the world’s biggest challenges. Lightrock has invested in more than 90 companies that pursue scalable and tech-driven business models around the key impact themes of people, planet, and productivity.
For more information, visit www.lightrock.com
About Partech
Partech is a global tech investment firm headquartered in Paris, with offices in Berlin, Dakar, Dubai, Nairobi, and San Francisco. Partech brings together capital, operational experience, and strategic support to back entrepreneurs from seed to growth stage. Born in San Francisco 40 years ago, today Partech manages €2.7B AUM and a current portfolio of 220 companies, spread across 40 countries and 4 continents.
Partech Impact is Partech’s growth impact fund. Partech Impact invests in European impact technology champions that have already demonstrated a proven business model and aim to accelerate their growth. Partech Impact invests in companies that want to fundamentally change the value chains in which they operate in industry, environment, agriculture, cities, and healthcare.
For more information, visit www.partechpartners.com