Hanno Renner
Unicorn founderFounder at Personio
Munich, Germany
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedPersonio$8.5B
About
Hanno Renner is the Co-Founder and CEO of Personio, an HR platform for small and medium-sized organizations. The company is used by over 14,000 organizations that collectively manage more than 1 million employees.
Founder at Personio
Intro paths
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Personio's investors · 13
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAlkeon InnovationNew YorkAppWorks VenturesTaipei · $200K – $15M checksGaldana VenturesBarcelonaGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGlobal Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksLa FamigliaBerlinLEA PartnersKarlsruheLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksNorthzoneLondon · $1M – $50M checksPICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checksVisionaries ClubBerlin · $900K checks
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Co-founders at Personio
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Arseniy VershininCo-Founder (former Chief Architect)
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Jonas RiekeCo-Founder & COO
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Roman SchumacherCo-Founder (former CPO)
Experience
- PersonioCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentMünchen und Umgebung, Deutschland
- Personio FoundationCo-Founder and Chairmancurrent2021 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate ActionMember of the Board "Junge Digitale Wirtschaft"2022 — 2025Berlin, Deutschland
- Quarterdeck Life LtdSkipper of Sailing Yachts2013 — 2016Mediterranean, Caribbean & Brazil
- FeedbackmeCo-Founder2015München und Umgebung, Deutschland
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship48Sales12Project Management24Start-ups14Business Strategy19Unternehmensberatung5HR Software10Unternehmertum14Marketing Strategy8Projektmanagement17Industrial Engineering1Continuous Improvement3
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MarktforschungMarket ResearchInnovation ManagementMarketingstrategieProduct DevelopmentErneuerbare EnergienManagement ConsultingRenewable EnergyLeadershipStrategyManagementSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch
- DSV Snowboardinstructor — Deutscher Skiverband e.V.
- RYA Yachtmaster — Royal Yachting Association
From Hanno's professional profile.
Network6
Bastian NominacherScout
Investor at Celonis
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Christian MeermannScout
Founding Partner at Cherry Ventures
Fabian HeilemannScout
Founder & CEO at AENU
Felix HaasScout
Investment Team at 10x Founders
Gavin ChristensenScout
Founder & General Partner at Kickstart Fund
Gloria BaeuerleinScout
Investor at Blume Equity
Investors connected to Hanno in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hanno Renner?
- Hanno Renner is the Co-Founder and CEO of Personio, an HR platform for small and medium-sized organizations. The company is used by over 14,000 organizations that collectively manage more than 1 million employees.
- Where does Hanno Renner work?
- Hanno Renner is Founder of Personio.
- What check size does Hanno Renner write?
- Hanno Renner typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Hanno Renner found?
- Hanno Renner founded Personio.
- Where did Hanno Renner go to school?
- Hanno Renner studied at Columbia University (Visiting Graduate Student, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Management); Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) (Honours Degree, Technology Management); Technical University of Munich (Master of Science (MS), Technologie- und Managementorientierte Betriebswirtschaftslehre).
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Also attended Columbia University726
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Also attended Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM)67
Gabriel MatuschkaPartner at Fly VenturesAnselm BauerCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALSebastian SchuonCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALFabian GrunerInvestor at HV CapitalNelly MarkovaPartner - Molten East at Molten VenturesDavid WehnerSenior Investment Manager at SHS Capital
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Also attended Technical University of Munich283
Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesNiklas Born de AndrésInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital
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Also attended HTWG Hochschule Konstanz – Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung2
Shared employers
Also worked at Personio24
Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesMichiel KottingPartner at NorthzoneIsaiah Baril-DoreInvestor at Index VenturesRytisInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedAnselm BauerCo-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITALRobin GodenrathFounding Partner & Managing Director at PICUS CAPITAL
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Also worked at Personio Foundation3
Also worked at Federal Ministry for Economics and Climate Action7
Lena ThiedeCo-Founder & General Partner at Planet A VenturesDr. Sophie PollokVenture Partner at AuxxoMagdalena OehlVenture Partner at AuxxoChristoph OstermannVenture Partner at eCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSSebastian BöhmerFounding Partner at First MomentumMarie AsanoPartner at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund
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