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Hrmony
Techstars '15Berlin, DE · Founded 2015 · 33 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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Hrmony provides a digital platform for managing employee benefits, enabling companies to offer modern compensation packages that integrate seamlessly with payroll and HR systems. The platform centralizes all employee benefits in a single app and helps organizations improve retention and recruitment through tax-efficient benefit programs.
Also known as Hrmony GmbH · Lunchio
Founders & leadership
Hrmony was founded in 2015 by Dennis Ortmann.
Investors · 3
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Hrmony is a Berlin-based provider of a digital employee benefits platform for employers in Germany. The company bundles tax-advantaged and tax-free benefits into a single system: a meal allowance (Essenszuschuss) of more than €100 per month toward meals and groceries, a €50 monthly non-cash benefit (Sachbezug) redeemable as vouchers and subscriptions from over 200 partner brands across eight categories, a benefit card (Sachbezugskarte), gifts for special occasions, a mobility subsidy toward public-transport tickets, an internet allowance of up to €50 per month, and a recreation subsidy listed as coming soon. Additional benefits such as bike leasing, a home-office internet tariff and pension provision are offered through partners.
The platform has two main surfaces: an admin portal where HR teams configure and administer benefits digitally with a connection to their payroll software, and an employee app available on iOS, Android and in the browser, where staff see enabled benefits, submit receipts, choose vouchers and track their remaining budget. A benefit-integration feature allows employers to display non-Hrmony benefits alongside Hrmony products in the same place, and Hrmony+ provides employees with discounts and offers at no extra cost. The website also hosts a content and tools library, including a blog, HR glossary, webinars, a benefit report and calculators for salary, turnover costs and absence costs.
Business model
Hrmony sells a B2B software platform to employers, who fund tax-advantaged benefit budgets for their staff. Companies administer benefits through the Hrmony Admin Portal, while employees access budgets, submit receipts and select vouchers in the Hrmony app. A pricing page is offered on the website, and the platform integrates with customers' payroll and HR systems so that reimbursements flow through regular payroll runs. Some benefits, such as bike leasing and a home-office internet tariff, are delivered through partners, and Hrmony+ discounts are provided free of charge to app users.
The company offers its benefit platform to employer customers with published pricing; benefits such as Hrmony+ discounts are provided free to employees using the app, and certain products such as bike leasing are described as cost-neutral for companies.
Traction
The company reports more than 1,900 employers as customers, over 18,000 newsletter subscribers, vouchers from more than 200 partner brands, and a stated benefit usage rate above 90%. It has grown partly by acquisition, taking over Benefitsy and HelloBonnie.
Latest developments
Recent announcements include the acquisition of HelloBonnie to add a card solution to the multi-benefit platform, the introduction of a digital mobility budget for companies using tax advantages available from 2025, and an initiative to treat employee benefits as infrastructure by opening the platform to technology partners, accompanied by an 'Hrmony Embedded' product. A recreation (Erholung) benefit is listed as coming soon, and recent blog posts address 2027 meal-allowance reference values and a draft German income tax reform.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Hrmony describes itself as a leading benefits provider in the German market and states that more than 1,900 employers use its platform. It is classified as a Berlin-based human resources platform startup with a B2B customer focus and 11-50 employees.
Hrmony positions its offering around breadth of tax-optimised benefit types in one app, payroll and HR-system integration that avoids paper-based and email-driven administration, and low implementation and administration effort. The company cites an employee usage rate of over 90% for its benefits and offers a benefit-integration module that also displays third-party benefits, plus an embedded product for technology partners.
Technology
Hrmony operates a web-based admin portal for employers and a mobile and browser-based employee app (iOS and Android) covering receipt submission, voucher selection and budget tracking. The platform connects to customers' payroll software and HR systems so that benefit reimbursements are settled with payroll, supports integration and display of third-party benefits, and offers an embedded product for technology partners.
Go-to-market
The company markets directly to HR and payroll departments through its website with demo requests and self-serve sign-up, a sales phone line and email contact, and a referral programme. Content marketing plays a large role: a blog on payroll and tax developments, downloadable guides and checklists, webinars, an HR glossary, a benefit report, and free online tools such as a salary calculator, turnover-cost calculator and benefit calculator. A newsletter reaches over 18,000 recipients, and a press area publishes product and company announcements.
Employers in Germany and their HR and payroll teams, ranging from mid-sized companies to larger organisations; cited customers include Bank Vontobel Europe AG, Lecos GmbH and Financial Software Architects GmbH. End users are the employees of those companies.
Geography
Hrmony is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and its products are built around German payroll and tax rules (for example the €50 non-cash benefit allowance, meal subsidy reference values and income tax reform changes discussed in its blog). Customer references cited include German-market employers such as Bank Vontobel Europe AG, Lecos GmbH and Financial Software Architects GmbH.
History
The business previously operated under the name Lunchio, offering a digital meal subsidy positioned as a replacement for traditional paper meal vouchers, and was rebranded as Hrmony. It received a Red Dot Award for its brand identity. Hrmony acquired Benefitsy and migrated that product into the Hrmony Sachbezug voucher benefit, introduced a mobility product designed around tax advantages available from 2025, and acquired HelloBonnie to add a card-based benefit solution to its multi-benefit platform. More recently it announced opening the platform to technology partners, with an embedded offering (Hrmony Embedded) listed as new.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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Timeline · 6
launches, deals, and filingsHrmony announced positioning employee benefits as infrastructure and opening its platform to tech partners, alongside an 'Hrmony Embedded' offering listed as new on the website.
Hrmony announced the acquisition of HelloBonnie, extending its multi-benefit platform with a card-based solution. The press area also offers logo downloads relating to the HelloBonnie takeover.
Hrmony GmbH introduced a digital mobility budget for companies, expanding its multi-benefit platform with tax-advantaged subsidies for public transport tickets and sustainable mobility.
Hrmony announced the takeover of Benefitsy; the Benefitsy product was subsequently rebranded as the Hrmony Sachbezug (non-cash benefit / voucher product). A March 2023 deal round-up listed Benefitsy among the day's transactions.
Hrmony received a Red Dot Award for its brand appearance.
The company's digital meal subsidy business, previously operating as Lunchio, was rebranded as Hrmony.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Hrmonyhrmony.de · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Hrmony do?
- Berlin-based platform that lets German employers administer tax-advantaged employee benefits in one app linked to payroll.
- Who founded Hrmony?
- Hrmony was founded by Dennis Ortmann in 2015.
- Who are Hrmony's investors?
- Hrmony's investors include LeadX Capital Partners, Techstars, IBB Ventures.
- Where is Hrmony headquartered?
- Hrmony is headquartered in Berlin, DE.