Smartbox Group Acquires Nordic Experiences Platform Truestory

Selene Brophy

August 14th, 2023 at 4:33 AM EDT

Photo Credit: Theme park in Sweden. Unsplash / Unsplash

European-based experience gift platform Smartbox Group has acquired the Scandinavian experiences platform Truestory.

Lasse Kjær, founder of Truestory, announced the acquisition in a LinkedIn post, stati

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