Where it all began

Our company began in 2019 after merging three customer-obsessed hosting groups: Combell Group, TransIP Group, and Register Group. Since then, many new businesses have joined team.blue, and we are constantly welcoming new brands into the team.blue family.

Where we are now

Since 2019, we have scaled significantly, acquiring many businesses across Europe. This has expanded team.blue's operations to 22 European countries and across multiple new online solutions. Our customer-obsessed team is ideally positioned to enhance SMEs' online growth through innovation, gaining brand recognition so they can attract more customers. 

Our timeline

1995

∘ Register Group (previously DADA) was founded in Florence, Italy, with a focus on serving B2B and B2C customers all over Europe.

1999

∘ Combell Group was founded by Jonas Dhaenens in Belgium and quickly became a leading digital enabler for entrepreneurs and small businesses across Northwest Europe with customers in Belgium, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland.

2003

∘ TransIP Group was founded in the Netherlands, using automation and self-sufficient technology to make life simpler for its customers.

2019

∘ With such close alignment in their goals, it became clear that the three companies would be stronger together. team.blue was formed through the merger of Register Group, Combell Group and TransIP Group to provide comprehensive digital support to SMEs across Europe. It brought together brands from Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, France, Portugal, the UK, Spain and Switzerland. Jonas Dhaenens, founder of Combell Group, was appointed CEO of the newly formed team.blue.

2020

∘ In 2020, team.blue expanded its reach across Europe to build out its web hosting services offer to SMBs across Turkey, Bulgaria and the Central and Eastern Europe region through strategic investments in established, market-leading companies.

2021

∘ team.blue continued to make targeted investments in the digital space, stepping into e-commerce as the group expanded its software focus to help SMBs grow their business online. Additionally, team.blue expanded its reach and welcomed new brands from Greece into its ecosystem.

2022

∘ Deputy CEO, Claudio Corbetta was announced as CEO of team.blue, bringing more than 25 years of experience in leadership roles, including as CEO of Register Group, one of the three founding companies. team.blue founder Jonas Dhaenens moved to a role of President and Dawn Marriott from Hg Capital was appointed as Executive Chair.

Under Claudio Corbetta’s leadership, team.blue’s strategy continues to focus on building out its software offer for SMBs, making a range of investments from compliance to lead generation. team.blue continued to expand its reach by welcoming brands from Germany into the group.

2023

∘ team.blue progressed its investment in more market-leading digital products for SMBs across Europe, from booking and invoicing platforms to Point of Sale solutions, and expanded its reach to countries such as Cyprus and Slovakia.

The Group launched its first Impact Report, which reflected its ongoing ESG efforts, ambitious sustainability goals and unwavering dedication to fostering a supportive and responsible workplace.  

2024

∘ While software investments remain a key focus in helping SMBs succeed online, team.blue has expanded its service offerings across Europe, enhancing its presence in domain names, websites, and email solutions in countries such as Hungary, Finland, Serbia, Austria and Sweden.

Additionally, team.blue has advanced its B2B SaaS strategy by introducing new tools for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and marketing agencies, reflecting team.blue's ambition to curate a complete set of SaaS tools to make our SMB customers' digital journeys simpler and more successful. With all these new joiners, team.blue has boosted its total workforce to over 3,000 employees.

We’re just getting started

Our company is proud to serve over 3.3 million customers and strives on becoming the most trusted online enabler in Europe by sharing our knowledge and ideas.

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