ClearCourse acquires e-commerce platform provider Sellerdeck

December 1, 2022

London | 01 December 2022 - ClearCourse, a leading group of innovative technology brands providing integrated software and payments solutions, today announces the acquisition of Sellerdeck. Founded in 1996, Sellerdeck provides a range of innovative platforms to help e-commerce businesses scale their operations and revenue by removing the technological challenges that hold back their growth. The company will form part of ClearCourse’s Retail Division and expands the latter’s established and growing footprint in the e-commerce space.


Sellerdeck’s solutions align with its clients’ commercial goals, catering to a wide range of businesses seeking to expand their online commerce operations by allowing them to focus on growth. Through its own proprietary SellerdeckDesktop platform and specialist partnerships with Magento and WooCommerce, the company helps businesses to speed up their sales and handle more orders, with thousands of businesses and organisations transacting over £11 billion in revenue. 


Sellerdeck acts as a valued expert advisor to all its clients. The firm prides itself on its transparency and competency, delivering solutions across all aspects of e-commerce including UI/UX, technical SEO, complex back-office integrations and maintenance. Through its expertise, Sellerdeck has supported pioneering brands, such as a leading UK animal rights charity, an international golf retailer and industrial aluminium solutions provider.


The company is based in Exeter, with team members throughout the UK and an international team based in Chennai, India. Sellerdeck shares a range of integration opportunities with ClearCourse’s existing software and payments offerings, creating significant extra value for customers. For instance, both Sellerdeck and ClearCourse’s EKM will benefit from the sharing of ideas, expertise and best practice with both brands serving different market segments. Sellerdeck will also be able to integrate ClearCourse’s own proprietary payments solution ClearAccept to complement its own Sellerdeck Payments, as well as industry-leading address lookup and data validation system Fetchify.

Gerry Gualtieri and Josh Barling enjoying a match at Exeter Chiefs Rugby

Following the deal, CEO Josh Barling will continue to lead the company, overseeing Sellerdeck’s operations and benefitting from strategic guidance from ClearCourse.


Gerry Gualtieri, CEO of ClearCourse, said: “I’m delighted to be able to announce the acquisition of Sellerdeck. It’s a fantastic company that was one of the first to recognise the importance of e-commerce and I can’t wait to get started working with its superb team. It’s an exciting time for ClearCourse’s Retail Division and our e-commerce offering, which is going from strength to strength. Sellerdeck will bring a great deal of deep expertise to ClearCourse, complementing EKM and developing integrations across the firm. A very warm welcome to Josh and the team.”


Josh Barling, CEO of Sellerdeck, said: “I’m very pleased to share the news that Sellerdeck is joining ClearCourse. At a critical time for our growth, we stand to benefit immensely from working with the group’s warm and highly capable team, with its impressive experience of integrating e-commerce systems. Integration with a diverse set of businesses brings us some promising new opportunities to add value to our customers and give them the best software solutions they need to run successful businesses.”


The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed. 

Software and Payments Specialist ClearCourse Acquires Leading Hospitality Software Provider, Rezcontrol by Avon Data Systems Ltd.

June 10, 2025
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