Fabien Pinckaers, CEO of Belgian-based enterprise software startup Odoo.
OdooOdoo, a startup taking on SAP in the realm of enterprise software, boosted its valuation to 5 billion euros ($5.3 billion) in a secondary share round led by Alphabet 's venture fund and Sequoia Capital.
"The reason everybody [has] failed [in this market] is that it's quite complex," Pinckaers told CNBC.
The last time Odoo secured primary funding was in 2014, when it raised $10 million in a Series B round.
Prior to the latest secondary round, Odoo was most recently valued by investors at 3.2 billion euros.
Persons:
Fabien Pinckaers, Odoo, Pinckaers, Andrew Reed, Reed, He's, Billings, aren't, Alex Nichols, CapitalG, he's, bootstrapping, Odoo hasn't, Wallonie
Organizations:
Belgian, SAP, Sequoia Capital, CNBC, Enterprise, Sequoia, Summit Partners
Locations:
Belgium, India, billings, Sequoia