Everstride advises Cropster and Verdane​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍​‌‍​​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‍​​​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍​‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍​‍‌‌

Cropster has acquired Firescope, extending its reach across the global coffee industry and into Asia. The acquisition makes Cropster the first coffee-software company to cover the entire coffee value chain, from nano roasters to large commercial operations.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍​‌‍​​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‍​​​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍​‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Everstride advised Cropster and Verdane as their exclusive buy-side advisor on the acquisition.

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria, Cropster is the leading software platform and IoT backbone across the coffee value chain, used by thousands of farmers, traders, roasters and cafés. Verdane, the European specialist growth investor, took a majority stake in Cropster in 2024, a transaction on which Everstride advised.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍​‌‍​​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‍​​​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍​‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​‌​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Based in South Korea, Firescope develops innovative roasting software for small and independent roasters, helping them make data-driven decisions. The company has shown impressive growth in Korea, Japan and other Asian markets, with a product philosophy that closely matches Cropster’s mission to serve businesses of every size.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍​‌‍​​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‍​​​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍​‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​‍​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Everstride supported on valuation and structuring of the transaction as well as on project management throughout the process until closing.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍​‌‍​​‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‍‍​​​‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌​‍‍‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‍‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‍​‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍​‍‌‌