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ZappTax, tax-free shopping on your mobile
BRUSSELS, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium
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Product: company launched in 2017 an app-based tax-free shopping solution to simplify the tax refund experience of travelers coming to the EU.
Market: 110 million non-EU residents traveling yearly to the EU, yet due to inefficiencies, less than 15% make use of scheme.
Value proposition: seamless 3-step tax refund claims on all purchases in all stores in France, Spain and Belgium with 24/7 flexible customer...
Product: company launched in 2017 an app-based tax-free shopping solution to simplify the tax refund experience of travelers coming to the EU.
Market: 110 million non-EU residents traveling yearly to the EU, yet due to inefficiencies, less than 15% make use of scheme.
Value proposition: seamless 3-step tax refund claims on all purchases in all stores in France, Spain and Belgium with 24/7 flexible customer support.
Pandemic impact: in 2019 ZappTax launched a tax refund scheme for EU-outbound e-commerce transactions (50% of turnover in 2020).
Source of revenue: commissions levied on the amount refunded to travelers (20% of VAT with average per transaction of 30€).
Current marketing focus: 2 m French and 300 k Belgian expats residing outside of the EU.
Financials: turnover doubled in 2020 to 600€K (overall market lost 90% of its volume in 2020!). Pandemic-conservative FY21 forecast of 900€K (50% traveler / 50% parcels).
Next steps: increase speed.
Sought: 5m€.
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Start in 6th February 2017
6th February 2017
Founding of ZappTax by Thomas Roussarie, Michel Wodon and Jean-Marie Wodon.
1st July 2017
ZappTax app 1.0 released. Jean-Marie drives to Brussels airport to congratulate 1st customer.
15th December 2017
Launch of first marketing campaign targeting French and Belgian expats in China.
1st January 2018
Dual office in Chongqing China (Thomas & Jean-Marie) and Brussels (Michel)
1st June 2019
Convertible note funding of 750€ k secured.
to be continued ...