Fixico | Our story

2014

Starting from scratch

When co-founder Derk Roodhuyzen de Vries accidentally scratched his mother’s car, he expected to be able to quickly find a good body repair shop online. But he couldn't, and the idea for Fixico was born.

Amsterdam launch

Derk Roodhuyzen de Vries teamed up with Mark van Laar to found Fixico. After establishing a collaboration with certified body repair shops in and around Amsterdam, Fixico launched its app. Car owners could now upload photos of their damage and compare multiple offers online.

Nation-wide coverage

Only a few months after launching locally, Fixico had nationwide coverage and worked with more than 350 certified body repair shops.

2015

Early recognition and awards

Fixico was nominated for being the best new app in Apple’s app store, ranked top-5 in the Google Play store, listed as one of the 50 most innovative companies, was a finalist during the Accenture and Automotive awards, and selected as a startup or app of the week in multiple leading Dutch newspapers and magazines.

The 1 million milestone

Within a year, Fixico had handled 1 million euros worth of car damage repairs on its platform.

2016

Seed funding

Fixico closed a €2 million funding round, led by UK-Dutch tech fund Orange Growth Capital with participation from prior investors and shareholders. After the funding round, Fixico installed its supervisory board.

Germany launch

Fixico expanded its B2C platform to the European country with the largest automotive market: Germany.

First business partners

It became clear that Fixico’s core concept could be applicable to other markets and, most importantly, the B2B space. As a result, Fixico began developing its platform further to better serve the fleet, rental, and insurance industries.

2017

New office

As more and more talented professionals joined Fixico, the team had grown extensively, and it became time to move to a bigger office. Fixico’s new location on the Weteringschans is located in the heart of Amsterdam.

South Africa launch

Fixico launched its platform in South Africa, expanding beyond Europe.

2018

Belgium launch

In collaboration with global insurance leader and launching partner AXA, Fixico released its core and B2C platform in its neighbouring country.
The Belgian expansion received national news coverage.

Increasing traction

After further improving the repair management platform for fleets, together with Aon's claim management services in Belgium, Fixico’s traction increased. They started to work with more partners, such as Mastercard, Bosch, Danone, and Miele.

Fleet Europe Award

During Europe’s biggest fleet event, Fleet Europe, the jury recognised Fixico’s enormous growth and awarded the Dutch tech company with the Fleet Europe Award.

2019

Series-A round

In a round led by Silicon Valley-based investor Autotech Ventures, Fixico raised €7,000,000,- putting their total investment on €14,000,000. With these funds, Fixico aims to increase its international footprint and further digitalise the car damage repair industry.

Dell Entrepreneur Award

During the Dell technologies forum, Fixico won the 2019 ‘Dell for Entrepreneurs Award’.

2020

European Insurtech Award

During Plug and Play’s Expo day in Munich, Fixico won the European Insurtech Award.

FixiCover

At the beginning of an unprecedented pandemic, Fixico developed FixiCover, a polycarbonate non-permanent shield, which is easily installed and provides a necessary partition between drivers and passengers in motor vehicles.

2021

France launch

Fixico launches in Paris, Lyon, and Lille with launching partners Avis Budget Group, SHARE NOW, and Carlili.

Italy launch

Fixico is officially launched in Italy after beta testing in Milan and Rome areas.

Denmark launch

After months of testing and hard work of the team, Fixico launches in the major cities in Denmark.

Austria launch

Fixico launches in Austria, expanding its network throughout Europe.

2022

UK launch

Fixico expands to the UK, marking its tenth active market!

International Expansion

Fixico is now active in 10 countries and collaborates with over 3,000 certified body repair shops, and over 200 business partners.

2023

Fixico enters the EV after-sales market

Fixico launched its EV OEM proposition, partnering with VinFast to power the Vietnamese manufacturer's European body repair network and aftersales service infrastructure across France, Germany, and the Netherlands.

2024

Introduction of AI-powered damage intake

Fixico launches AI damage detection on its platform, automatically generating damage reports and work orders from vehicle photos, reducing manual intake work and getting vehicles into repair faster.

2026

Fixico One launch

Fixico launches Fixico One; repair and maintenance, all in one. The platform brings body, glass, mechanical, maintenance and tyre services together in a single AI-powered system, giving fleet operators full control over costs, lead times and quality across all vehicle services. Available from launch in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, with further European markets to follow throughout 2026.

Fixico’s growth journey