GymBeam secures €30 million investment from PortfoLion and the EBRD
24/11/2025
GymBeam has once again claimed the top spot with the largest e‑commerce investment in Slovakia. As one of the fastest-growing fitness and nutrition brands in Europe, it has completed a €30 million investment round led by PortfoLion Capital Partners with participation by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). This transaction represents, following the entry of Crowdberry investors in 2019, another significant milestone in GymBeam’s journey toward becoming a European market leader, operating in more than 16 countries and serving over 2 million customers.
In the first investment round in 2019, contributions from 150 private Crowdberry investors enabled GymBeam to achieve more than a tenfold growth in revenues and workforce (currently 640 employees), expand into Western Europe, and subsequently secure a fivefold larger investment of €30 million from institutional investors. The new capital will support the company’s continued expansion, including acquisitions of companies in Western and Central European markets, strengthen distribution infrastructure, implement advanced automation solutions, and facilitate a strategic acquisition in Germany.
The transaction was supported by Rothschild & Co (with CORPIN), AKF Legal, BCG, PwC, Dentons (GymBeam), Ernst & Young, Havel & Partners, Deloitte Legal, and CMS (investors), as well as A&O Shearman (Crowdberry).
Secondary trading via Crowdberry’s Bulletin Board of Offered Shares
Secondary trading represents a crucial step in enhancing investment liquidity. Through the Bulletin Board of Offered Shares, investors can offer their acquired shares or previously provided loans for sale to other investors who, for example, missed a particular investment round or are interested in acquiring shares of a specific company.
Currently, it is possible to trade stakes in companies such as MultiplexDX, Senior House Dúbravská oáza, Isadore, and GymBeam, with several successful transactions already completed in the case of GymBeam.
