Junto
Berlin, DE · Founded 2022 · 12 known investors
Junto describes its mission as helping the next generation of leaders drive change on their projects and teams, and the page is a careers/about section focused on hiring and company culture. It provides limited detail about a specific product or service.
Also known as Junto Education GmbH
Founders & leadership
Junto was founded in 2022 by Marius Hepp Kemper, Feliks Eyser, HR Tech Marius Hepp Kemper, and Johannes Schnell-Kretschmer.
Investors · 12
Also in the syndicate · 10
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Junto is a Berlin-based education technology company that provides digital, live leadership development training for companies. Its offering combines a scalable learning platform with interactive online sessions and a cross-company peer community, positioning itself against the largely offline corporate training market. Programs are cohort-based and run over a 12-week learning journey structured around a Learn > Practice > Apply loop, with modules designed so participants apply material to real workplace problems each week.
The catalogue includes Leadership Fundamentals for first-time managers, which teaches a "Team Operating System" covering leadership style, team vision, objective setting, 1:1s, coaching and team resilience; a High Performance program for middle and senior managers; and customizable programs co-created with client organisations by Junto's learning designers. Delivery follows a four-step journey: alignment of the program with company goals, a short leadership audit of manager capabilities before the start, live interactive modules led by executive coaches, and post-program reinforcement with impact measurement. Programs are contextualised to the systems, processes and tools of the client company.
Sessions are led by certified coaches and facilitators with senior operating experience at technology companies; at the time of its 2022 seed round the company cited a network of international experts including executives from Google, Amazon, Adobe, Delivery Hero, Gorillas and N26, and instructors from Delivery Hero, Penta and N26.
Founding story
Junto was founded in January 2022 by Marius Hepp and Johannes Schnell-Kretschmer, both serving as managing directors, together with Feliks Eyser as chairman. The founders had previously built and sold software companies. Their stated premise was that the most relevant business knowledge sits with a small group of leading tech operators and their companies, and that it should be made broadly accessible.
Business model
B2B: companies purchase leadership development programs for cohorts of their managers, delivered through Junto's platform and live sessions with external certified coaches and operator-instructors. Programs can be standardised or customised to the client organisation.
Revenue comes from corporate clients buying leadership development programs; the sources do not state pricing.
Traction
By August 2022 the company reported almost 100 corporate clients, including Everphone, Sendinblue and Hive. Junto's site reports participant survey results of 95% finding the training relevant, 93% satisfied and 88% reporting positive impact, and a course completion rate above 95%.
Latest developments
The company markets structured leadership programs (Leadership Fundamentals, High Performance and customizable formats) supported by a leadership audit and post-program impact measurement, and is recruiting for growth roles including a Sales Development Lead and an Entrepreneur in Residence internship in Berlin.
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Market position
Junto positions itself in the corporate training market, which it describes as worth €400 billion and around 90% offline, and differentiates from first-generation online course platforms such as Udemy, Coursera and LinkedIn Learning. EU-Startups categorises it as a German e-learning/edtech company with total funding between €5 million and €10 million.
A hybrid model pairing online content with live, cohort-based sessions and a cross-company peer community, instructors who are practising or former senior tech operators as well as certified coaches, contextualisation of content to the client's own tools and processes, and measurement of outcomes. The company states its cohort format yields course completion rates above 95%, versus under 13% for courses started on large self-paced platforms.
Technology
A proprietary software platform supporting cohort-based online learning, combining online content with live interactive sessions, a leadership audit before program start, and measurement of program success metrics after delivery. Part of the 2022 seed round was earmarked for further development of this platform.
Go-to-market
Direct enterprise sales to L&D and HR functions, with inbound "get in touch" contact and discovery-led program design; growth roles such as a Sales Development Lead and Business Development Lead are part of the team structure.
Companies and their people leaders — first-time managers as well as middle and senior managers — with a stated focus on scaleups and on corporate learning & development teams. Named clients include Everphone, Sendinblue and Hive.
Geography
Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with website content in English and German and open roles based in Berlin; it markets internationally to companies and talent "across the globe".
History
Founded in Berlin in January 2022, Junto raised €1.2 million via a convertible loan from around 40 business angels in May 2022, followed by a €5 million seed round in August 2022 led by Earlybird with Picus Capital, Emerge Capital/Emerge Education and more than 10 further angels — its first institutional investors. Proceeds were allocated to hiring, developing the proprietary software platform and expanding the content and instructor ecosystem.
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.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsJunto announced a €5 million seed round led by Earlybird with participation from Picus Capital, Emerge Capital (Emerge Education) and more than 10 business angels — its first institutional investors. Funds were designated for team building, development of its proprietary software platform, and broadening its content and instructor ecosystem.
According to media reports, Junto raised €1.2 million in the form of a convertible loan from around 40 business angels, including Christian Reber (Pitch), Felix Ohswald and Gregor Müller (GoStudent), Stephen Weich (Flaschenpost), footballer Mario Götze, and Diana zur Löwen and Céline Flores Willers.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Juntojunto.eu · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Junto do?
- Berlin edtech offering cohort-based digital leadership training programs for companies, delivered by executive coaches.
- Who founded Junto?
- Junto was founded by Marius Hepp Kemper, Feliks Eyser, HR Tech Marius Hepp Kemper, Johannes Schnell-Kretschmer in 2022.
- Who are Junto's investors?
- Junto's investors include BLN Capital, PICUS CAPITAL.
- Where is Junto headquartered?
- Junto is headquartered in Berlin, DE.