Interview

January 24, 2020

Meet the young German entrepreneur steering HR into the digital age

Munich-based HR tech startup Personio raised a $75m Series C this week led by Accel. But it's not just venture capital funds and customers it's attracting, heaps of people want to work there, too. Why?


Besides a part-time gig as a skipper, 29-year-old cofounder and chief executive of Personio Hanno Renner says he’s never worked a real job before. 

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The Personio team has doubled or tripled each year since 2015 with more growth expected. Photo: Personio
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Signs like this at the company's Munich headquarters help emphasise the company's goals to have a big impact. Photo: Personio
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