Kilian Thalhammer

Managing Director | Global Head of Merchant Solutions & Fintech/Platform Sales at Deutsche Bank | Board Member | NED | Payments & Embedded Finance Growth Leader

📍 Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany🔄 Updated September 2026💼 22 investments📅 24 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Germany20+ investments
22
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8
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4
Mid stage
4
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24y
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Portfolio

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Investor
Nov 2024
Mit Startup Insider entsteht ein neues Branchenportal für die Startup-Szene in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Hier findet man Nachrichten aus allen Regionen und Industrien sowie eine Übersicht der wichtigsten Akteure und Events der deutschsprachigen Startup-Welt. Die Mission von Startup Insider ist es, Startups auf ihrem Weg zum Erfolg zu unterstützen. Wir helfen Startups und Grownups beim Knüpfen von Kontakten zu Investoren und Kunden, bei der Suche nach neuen Mitarbeitern oder durch mediale Sichtbarkeit auf Events oder Online, in Print oder Newslettern.
Angel Investor
Nov 2024
42CAP is currently investing from its 4th fund (€100m) in early-stage technology companies across Europe with global ambition. The team behind 42CAP are seasoned entrepreneurs turned investors. With Hybris and eCircle they previously built two of Europes largest B2B software companies culminating in $1.6b cash exits to SAP and Teradata respectively. The 42CAP credo “Peers amongst Entrepreneurs” is reflected in our investment approach, with which we support B2B data- and technology-driven business models, product-focused founders and sustainable venture development.
Investor
May 2023
Planet A is a venture capital fund supporting European green tech startups that have a significant positive impact on our planet. Our mission is to promote an economy within the planetary boundaries by supporting innovation in four key areas: climate mitigation, waste reduction, resource savings and biodiversity protection. At Planet A we rely on rigorous scientific impact assessments to inform investment decisions and empower founders to manage and improve their impact. We’re the first European VC with an in-house science team that calculates life cycle assessments to quantify the impact of a startup. Our scientists hold the power to veto investments if there is no significant positive and quantifiable impact.
Investor
Jun 2022
Motive Partners is a private investment firm exclusively focused on financial technology and technology-enabled business services companies, ranging from early-stage ventures to growth equity and buyout, primarily based in North America and Europe. The firm invests across five primary subsectors: Banking & Payments; Capital Markets; AI, Data & Analytics; Insurance; and Wealth and Asset Management; and Motive Partners portfolio companies benefit from the firm’s fully integrated, proven Investor, Operator, Innovator (IOI) model, which brings together world-class fintech leaders and capabilities with deep industry knowledge, insight and experience. With offices in New York City, London, and Berlin, Motive Partners delivers differentiated expertise, connectivity, and capabilities to create long-term value in financial technology companies. More information on Motive Partners can be found at www.motivepartners.com.
Network Partner - Investor
Jul 2021
Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow
Investor
Nov 2019
Consumer Edge (CE) is a consumer alternative data firm providing insights as a service solutions to the global investor community, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, corporates and data partners. Since its founding in 2009 CE has focused on the nexus of data, research, technology and partnerships to fuel the discovery of consumer insights and offer best in class services to our clients. We continue this focus today, delivering next-generation data tools designed to answer complex questions on consumer behavior.
Investor
Nov 2019
Qentnis was acquired by Consumer Edge. Please follow Consumer Edge on LinkedIn for updates.
Investor
Oct 2019
We support Tech- and SME companies to protect their digital assets and technology infrastructure from the consequences of a massive cyber-attack. Cyber risks have emerged as the second largest threat to corporate organizations. Transferring cyber risks to a third party has been acknowledged as a meaningful addition to comprehensive Risk Management strategies. CyberDirekt partners with the worlds leading Cyber Risk insurers with significant capacity for the German Market.
early stageInsurance
Investor
Aug 2019
Vantik hat seinen Betrieb eingestellt. Vielen Dank für dein Vertrauen. Erhalte mit der Vantikcard Cashback für deine Rente. Mit uns ist deine Altersvorsorge so einfach wie bezahlen. Wir sind ein Start-up aus dem Herzen Berlins, direkt in der Nähe der Hackeschen Höfe. Unser Ziel ist es, die Altersvorsorge radikal zu vereinfachen. Niemand braucht heutzutage mehr lange Vertragslaufzeiten für komplizierte Altersvorsorgeprodukte, die sich am Ende eh nicht lohnen. Mit der Vantikcard ermöglichen wir dir den Start in deine Altersvorsorge. Damit du ganz easy während dem Bezahlen einen kleinen Teil für deine Rente sparen kannst.
Investor
Sep 2018
Betriebliche Altersversorgung, einfach und digital! Komplette Online-Abwicklung der betrieblichen Altersversorgung für Unternehmen. Mit besseren Verträgen für Arbeitnehmer.
early stageInsurance
Investor
Sep 2018
LoanLink24 is Baufi24's English-language offering for international customers; LoanLink24 Mortgage GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of Baufi24 Baufinanzierung AG. LoanLink24 is Germany’s first digital mortgage broker. As an independent broker, LoanLink24 compares the conditions and interest rates of more than 400 banks with the aim of enabling faster mortgage commitments with less bureaucracy. An English speaking team is specialized to advice clients from all over the world. A mortgage approval service, if possible within 24 hours, and a free real estate appraisal complete the offer. The headquarter is Hamburg. All companies of the Baufi24 Group, which include Kredit24 GmbH, LoanLink24 Mortgage GmbH and FinLink GmbH, deliver fast and modern solutions in real estate financing. As an independent, founder-managed company, the Baufi24 Group drives innovation in the credit industry and enables a fair, personal and transparent customer experience. www.loanlink24.com
Investor
Aug 2018
FinCompare is a Berlin-based fintech startup with the vision to become Europe’s leading financing platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We are using technology to offer small businesses and entrepreneurs a convenient one-stop destination for all their financing needs. Created by experienced, pragmatic founders and supported by strong investors we are ready to embark on this exciting journey. Everyone in our team is an expert in their area, eager to go the extra mile and a lot of fun to work with! We have only just begun to reform the b2b financing market - and need you to continue the dynamic growth! So join us and take part in our success story!
Board Member
Feb 2017
Stocard is a fast-growing fintech and a global leader in mobile wallets. Klarna and Stocard have joined forces to revolutionize how people shop and pay. Together, we are an ecosystem of 400+ developers working on our apps with over 125M users. Our team is ready to fast-track to the future and create the smooothest shopping experience around the world. Our innovative and intuitive free Stocard app allows millions of consumers to turn their smartphone into a mobile wallet where they add loyalty cards from their favorite stores and sign-in new ones. They access personalized communications and offers, collect rewards and can pay directly with the app. We help retailers and brands profile, engage and drive consumers to stores and e-commerce - growing sales, loyalty and advocacy, campaign after campaign, visit after visit. To create a top-notch customer-experience in our app, maximize store/web traffic and measure campaigns ROI, Stocard’s algorithms and experts analyze millions of single sourced first party data points. We also use them to advise retailers and brands on their consumers’ true loyalty, win back lapsed ones or limit churn. We strive for building facts-based partnerships with top-tier retailers, brands and media agencies. For this, we believe our people are our most important asset. Therefore, could it be in London, Mannheim, Milan, Paris, Amsterdam, Sydney or Toronto, we care for a collaborative environment with strong team spirit. We want everyone to fulfill their potential, leave their footprint and be an essential part of our and our clients’ success.
Investor
Feb 2015
Lodgify is a constantly growing tech start-up, focused on building vacation rental software that enables vacation rental owners to independently manage and market their business online. We do so by providing them with easy-to-build websites, including a booking and reservation system, various synchronisation options, and payment collection options. We are +350 Lodgifiers strong, and you can find us working in Barcelona and all around the world! We are working in a hybrid mode and provide our team members with an option to work from home and spend additional time with their family, friends and pets. With more than 60 nationalities, we celebrate diversity daily! With 43% of female and 57% of male employees we are striving to establish a gender balance. Actions are continuously taken to include more women in our Tech teams.
Investor & Advisor
Oct 2014
SatoshiPay offers solutions for B2B cross-border money transfer and frictionless micropayment processing through its blockchain-based instant payments platform. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, with development led through its Berlin office. SatoshiPay is backed by Europe’s largest digital publishing house Axel Springer and San Francisco-based Stellar Development Foundation. Find frequent updates at satoshipay.io and Twitter @SatoshiPay.
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2024
Investor
Nov 2024
Mit Startup Insider entsteht ein neues Branchenportal für die Startup-Szene in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Hier findet man Nachrichten aus allen Regionen und Industrien sowie eine Übersicht der wichtigsten Akteure und Events der deutschsprachigen Startup-Welt. Die Mission von Startup Insider ist es, Startups auf ihrem Weg zum Erfolg zu unterstützen. Wir helfen Startups und Grownups beim Knüpfen von Kontakten zu Investoren und Kunden, bei der Suche nach neuen Mitarbeitern oder durch mediale Sichtbarkeit auf Events oder Online, in Print oder Newslettern.
Angel Investor
Nov 2024
42CAP is currently investing from its 4th fund (€100m) in early-stage technology companies across Europe with global ambition. The team behind 42CAP are seasoned entrepreneurs turned investors. With Hybris and eCircle they previously built two of Europes largest B2B software companies culminating in $1.6b cash exits to SAP and Teradata respectively. The 42CAP credo “Peers amongst Entrepreneurs” is reflected in our investment approach, with which we support B2B data- and technology-driven business models, product-focused founders and sustainable venture development.
Investor
May 2024
Giesinger Biermanufaktur & Spezialitätenbraugesellschaft mbH is a private brewery based out of München, Germany.
2023
Investor
May 2023
Planet A is a venture capital fund supporting European green tech startups that have a significant positive impact on our planet. Our mission is to promote an economy within the planetary boundaries by supporting innovation in four key areas: climate mitigation, waste reduction, resource savings and biodiversity protection. At Planet A we rely on rigorous scientific impact assessments to inform investment decisions and empower founders to manage and improve their impact. We’re the first European VC with an in-house science team that calculates life cycle assessments to quantify the impact of a startup. Our scientists hold the power to veto investments if there is no significant positive and quantifiable impact.
2022
Investor
Jun 2022
Motive Partners is a private investment firm exclusively focused on financial technology and technology-enabled business services companies, ranging from early-stage ventures to growth equity and buyout, primarily based in North America and Europe. The firm invests across five primary subsectors: Banking & Payments; Capital Markets; AI, Data & Analytics; Insurance; and Wealth and Asset Management; and Motive Partners portfolio companies benefit from the firm’s fully integrated, proven Investor, Operator, Innovator (IOI) model, which brings together world-class fintech leaders and capabilities with deep industry knowledge, insight and experience. With offices in New York City, London, and Berlin, Motive Partners delivers differentiated expertise, connectivity, and capabilities to create long-term value in financial technology companies. More information on Motive Partners can be found at www.motivepartners.com.
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