A mission to ensure good recovery without losing the good customer relationship.

The short story
Debbie is a SaaS-based recovery platform.
The target group is both companies that want a customer-oriented, digital debtor service (and possibly self-collection) and professional collectors such as lawyers and collection companies.
The company behind the platform was established in 2018 by Emil Brandt, a software architect and full stack developer, and Michael Brandt, a lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in debt collection and large recovery portfolios.

After several years of development, the first professional debt collectors were connected to the recovery platform, which in 2022 was split into Debbie Dunning, focusing on the reminder process, and Debbie Collect, focusing on the subsequent debt collection process.

In late 2022, the company also developed Debbie Freezing for the Parliamentary Winter Package at the request of several utility customers already using Debbie Dunning and Debbie Collect.
Where we are
Our head office is in Copenhagen FinTech Lab, Applebys Plads 7,
1411 Copenhagen K.
Day-to-day operations are in the hands of Jimmie Villadsen (CEO), Emil Brandt (founder and CTO), Frederrick Hamann (CSO).

"My goal as CEO of Debbie is to build on the strong foundation that has been created and continue to deliver innovative solutions that help companies optimize their collection processes in a respectful and customer-centric way.

My motivation stems from a belief that financial health and great customer experiences can go hand in hand. Debbie creates value by putting the customer journey at the center, and it's a core value I am dedicated to further developing.

We are focused on solving complex challenges for growing and transforming businesses. Our mission is to be a strategic partner that makes it easier for our clients to maintain relationships, strengthen liquidity, while taking care of their brand and reputation.

I am proud to lead Debbie as we make a difference for businesses across industries and geographies every day."

Jimmie Villadsen

CEO

"My wish was to create a solution where recovery and debt collection are done in a respectful way to retain customers and with a focus on reputation management. And I am proud that we have succeeded.

There was a specific need from my father's law firm, which was responsible for large recovery portfolios, and it has been optimal to develop the solution based on real cases, real clients and for real case handlers.

Debbie has evolved from only being used for debt collection by collection agencies and lawyers to also being used for debtor services in companies, so now we deliver customer-oriented recovery from invoice to overdue and bailiff to prescription."

Emil Brandt

Founder and CTO

"I've always been driven to create commercial growth with meaning - where technology, people and business come together.

At Debbie, I get to help shape a new standard for how companies work with payment flows and customer experiences.

As CSO, I'm responsible for developing and executing our commercial strategy with a focus on growth and scaling in the Nordics. I'm committed to ensuring that our solutions not only deliver results for our customers, but also set new standards for what to expect from a modern, value-driven SaaS business.

Debbie combines the best of both worlds: a strong purpose and a scalable technology that creates real impact - both on the bottom line and in the relationship with the end customer. That's exactly what motivates me every day."

Frederrick Hamann

CSO

"At Debbie, I help bridge the gap between technology and people - and that's where I feel I create the most value.

I work every day to ensure that our customers not only get off to a good start with Debbie, but also get full value from the solution on a daily basis. As Customer Success Lead, I am responsible for onboarding, operating and developing our partnerships, and I am passionate about making complex processes simple and value-creating.

My background in consulting, account management and digitization has given me a strong understanding of customer reality - and what it takes to create trust and progress. I thrive in dialog with people, and I work in a structured and data-driven way to ensure we reach common goals."

Jonas Brauer

Customer Success Lead

Board and advisory board
Emil Brandt
Founder, CTO, Board Member
Nikolaj Opstrup
Board Member
Ulrik Falkner Thagesen
Advisory board
Henrik Brandt
Board Member
Christian Peytz
Board Member
Michael Brandt
Board Member
Debbie is a proud member of the Copenhagen FinTech Lab, which is housed at the Danish Finance Association in Christianshavn and has fostered several successful Danish startups.
The strategic partners in Copenhagen FinTech are the Danish Finance Association, the Confederation of Danish Industry, Finans Danmark, Forsikring & Pension, the Ministry of Education and Research and the Danish Business Promotion Board.
Debbie is financed by private investors complemented by loans from the Growth Fund.
The Growth Fund is the government's financing fund. In partnership with banks and private investors from Denmark and abroad, the Growth Fund selects and develops the companies that Denmark must not miss out on. Vækstfonden has the experience and expertise to make things grow and companies expand - from digitising a craft company in Sallingsund to launching a robotic arm in Silicon Valley. Innovation, social return and responsibility are the benchmarks the Growth Fund uses when assessing projects. "But we never forget that the companies we select and develop must make things happen and put people to work. Throughout Denmark."

We make sure you get started with Debbie quickly and take full advantage of your new digital resource in your customer service.