The Platform Group AG, a leading software company for platform solutions, has published its comprehensive long-term corporate development plan called Vision 2030, outlining aggressive growth targets through the end of the decade. The company aims to achieve revenue of at least €3 billion with gross merchandise volume exceeding €4.5 billion by 2030, representing substantial expansion from current levels. A key objective involves significantly improving profitability, with the Group's margin targeted to rise into double-digit percentage territory for the first time. This represents a notable improvement from the 5% margin recorded in 2023 and the 8% margin achieved as of September 2025.
The strategic plan includes three core growth pillars that will drive this expansion. The SCALE initiative focuses on organic growth through partner expansion, with TPG planning to increase its connected partners from the current 15,900 to over 40,000 by 2030. This represents a continuation of the impressive growth momentum that saw the company expand from 5,000 partners in 2023 to over 15,900 in 2025. Parallel to this partner growth, the number of listed products is expected to increase by more than 200% by 2030. SYNERGY forms the second growth pillar, involving expansion across industries and customer segments. TPG plans to expand from covering 28 industries currently to more than 50 industries by 2030, leveraging its TPG ONE software platform as the scalable technological foundation.
The company also aims to significantly increase its B2B customer share, targeting over 59% of revenue from B2B customers and other segments compared to the current 62% from Consumer Goods. International expansion includes generating relevant revenue and earnings in the U.S. market through a risk-mitigated entry strategy beginning in 2026. The third growth driver continues TPG's proven M&A approach, with the company planning to maintain its acquisition pace of 3-8 transactions annually. Since 2020, TPG has completed more than 35 acquisitions, successfully integrating them into the Group and achieving an average 42% increase in acquired companies' adjusted EBITDA compared to pre-acquisition levels.
Margin optimization represents a critical component of Vision 2030, with several targeted measures planned to achieve double-digit profitability. Internal improvements include increasing average order value through a more efficient product mix, reducing discount levels applied more selectively, raising partner commissions on at least 70% of platforms, and decreasing the share of free shipping orders from 89% to below 80%. Portfolio optimization involves divesting minor participations with low revenue contribution, with three such holdings representing less than 0.2% of Group revenue identified for sale. The AI first strategy represents a fundamental shift in TPG's operational approach, with all processes, new hires, and projects first evaluated for AI optimization.
The company has established a dedicated AI Department staffed with experts and provides weekly AI workshops to all employees. By 2030, TPG aims to automate and optimize over 60% of its internal processes using AI, particularly in software development, online marketing, HR, finance, and content creation. The company expects efficiency and cost savings of €8-15 million per year from this initiative. Financial discipline remains a cornerstone of the strategy, with TPG targeting a leverage ratio below 1.8x by 2030, down from 2.7x in 2023 and 2.2x in 2025. The company maintains a conservative financing strategy with a diversified funding base consisting of long-term bank loans, equity, and bonds. Operating cash flow is expected to continue increasing in the coming years while leverage declines further, supporting both organic and inorganic growth initiatives. Additional information about the company's strategic direction is available on their corporate website at https://corporate.the-platform-group.com.
