Circula

Circula, a Berlin software company, automates the paperwork around business spending. Its platform brings employee and travel expenses, company cards, incoming supplier invoices and staff benefits into one place. Over 2,800 organisations run it, by its own figure, ranging from small firms to large corporations.

What Circula offers

• Expenses and travel costs — receipt scanning with OCR, automatic per diem and mileage figures, approval flows and local tax rules.
• Company cards — physical and virtual Visa cards with spending limits that create expense entries automatically.
• Accounts payable — an invoice inbox with OCR, approval flows and links to DATEV and SEPA.
• Staff benefits — lunch, mobility, internet, wellbeing and voucher allowances handled through payroll.

Who it works with

Circula is made for finance teams, accountants, HR managers and tax advisers. Telekom, Bain & Company and SportScheck are among the customers it names.

Key facts

• Based in: Berlin, Germany
• Users: more than 2,800 organisations
• Partnership: DATEV premium partner