Maximilian Kempken

Growth Equity at Verdane | Helping ambitious tech-enabled businesses reach their next stage of growth

📍 Berlin, Berlin, Germany🔄 Updated September 2026💼 12 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Germany
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Board Member
Jun 2024
fiskaly develops state-of-the-art SaaS infrastructure for POS manufacturers and retailers in Europe. Our SIGN fiscalization software and APIs are designed to avoid tax tampering by generating unique digital signatures for transactions. 100% compliant with country-specific laws, we focus on cloud-based solutions without any additional hardware. Our certified TSS for Germany is the market leader in this area operating in more than 600 thousand cash registers. Millions of people get in touch with fiskaly’s services every day. By digitizing receipts in stationary outlets, we create a whole new customer experience through a sustainable, paperless alternative. Digital receipt by fiskaly enables companies to optimize their business processes and utilize an additional marketing channel. Our easy-to-integrate solutions and resource-saving mentality reflect our mission to make receipts simple. A dedicated team of more than 60 employees contributes to the companys success. Founded in Vienna in 2019, fiskaly now operates in Austria and Germany, running offices in Vienna, Berlin, and Frankfurt. fiskaly has been certified as Great Place to Work® since January 2023.
Investor
Jan 2024
Wir haben Papierchaos und Excel-Tabellen den Kampf angesagt und sind überzeugt: E-Learning in der Pflege funktioniert und begeistert. Wir setzen auf innovatives lebenslanges Lernen mit all den Möglichkeiten, die uns die Digitalisierung eröffnet. Wir wollen, dass Sie und Ihre Mitarbeiter die Freude am Lernen wiederentdecken. Dafür bieten wir eine Lernwelt, die Menschen in der Pflege dabei hilft, ihr Potenzial voll auszuschöpfen und ihre Zukunft zu gestalten. Inzwischen haben wir über 7.000 Kunden aus dem Verwaltungschaos und der analogen Welt befreit, doch das reicht uns noch lange nicht.
late stageE-learning
Board Observer
2019
The Chattermill Unified Customer Intelligence Platform helps businesses unlock their customer reality. Using Chattermill, companies can unify their customer feedback data across reviews, support tickets, conversations, and social media to uncover what customers want, need, and expect from their products and services. Chattermill unifies customer feedback, customer support, and product feedback into a single platform and uses deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse customer data at scale and provide actionable insights. The world’s leading brands like Amazon, Uber, Virgin Mobile, Zendesk, Tesco, JustEat, and H&M use Chattermill to transform their customer experiences and drive growth for their businesses. Chattermill is a private company headquartered in London, UK.
Board Observer
2019
Experiment tracker used by OpenAI to monitor & debug GPT-scale training. Monitor thousands of per-layer metrics—losses, gradients, and activations—at any scale. Visualize them with no lag and no missed spikes. Drill down into logs and debug training issues fast. Keep your model training stable while reducing wasted GPU cycles.
Investor
2018
DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 200,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. And, empower millions of individuals around the world to make sense of the world and express their ideas. Join us in exploring the possibilities of Language AI!
Board Observer
2016
CrediMarket es un comparador online de productos financieros para particulares. Nuestro objetivo es ofrecer la mejor información para seleccionar productos para particulares de entidades financieras (hipotecas, préstamos y tarjetas). Aquí te informamos de todas las novedades del sector.
late stageBanking
Board Observer
2016
COMPEON ist der führende produkt- und anbieterunabhängige Full- Service-Dienstleister für Mittelstandsfinanzierung in Deutschland. Unternehmen und ihre Berater, Freiberufler und Selbstständige finden über unsere Plattform www.compeon.de und www.compeon.at und mit Hilfe unserer unabhängigen Beratung schnell die für ihr jeweiliges Projekt beste Finanzierungslösung. Anbieterunabhängige Beratung, produktübergreifende Lösungen Wir arbeiten mit mehr als 300 etablierten Banken, Sparkassen und anderen Finanzierungspartnern zusammen. Neben Krediten, Darlehen und Leasing vermitteln wir auch Factoring und Alternative Finanzierungen wie Mezzanine-Kapital, Einkaufs- und Projektfinanzierungen oder Private Debt. Als Unternehmer, Berater oder Freiberufler können Sie Ihren Finanzierungsbedarf kostenlos auf unserem Portal anfragen und ausschreiben. Die angeschlossenen Banken sehen Ihre Anfrage und geben bei Übereinstimmung der Parameter ein Angebot ab. Bei der Auswahl des besten Angebots steht Ihnen ein COMPEON-Berater persönlich zur Seite, der Sie individuell berät und in der Kommunikation mit dem Finanzinstitut unterstützt. Unterstützung bei der Absatzfinanzierung Der COMPEON-Service ist nicht nur über die COMPEON-Webseite, sondern im Rahmen der Absatzfinanzierung für Hersteller oder Händler auch direkt aus ihrem eigenen IT-System oder über ihre Webseite verfügbar. So können deren Kunden durch eine Schnittstelle in das COMPEON-System beim Kauf des Hersteller-/Händlerprodukts direkt am Point of Sale die passende Finanzierung finden. Kontakt: COMPEON GmbH Am Wehrhahn 100 40211 Düsseldorf www.compeon.de und www.compeon.at info@compeon.de T 0211 9753 170
Board Observer
Oct 2015
Nestpick is the platform for On-Demand Housing, aka month to month rentals of furnished accommodation. Users can browse more than 2.5M+ listings in 2000+ cities and book their housing online. Founded in 2016 in Nestpick has offices in New York City and Berlin.
early stageReal Estate
Board Observer
Jan 2015
Since 2007, the Cologne-based label ARMEDANGELS proves that fashion can be different: innovative and timeless, produced according to responsible standards for people and planet. ARMEDANGELS is one of the largest Fair-Fashion labels in Europe today.
 We believe that we can do much more. And we need help to do that. You think outside of the box, ask many questions and want our mission to become reality? Then apply for a job with us.
Investor
2015
DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 200,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. And, empower millions of individuals around the world to make sense of the world and express their ideas. Join us in exploring the possibilities of Language AI!
Board Observer
2015
Getsafe is a digital insurance company that creates a better insurance experience for everyone. Powered by its unique technological platform, Getsafe makes insurance simple, fair and accessible. As Getsafe replaces complexity and manual paperwork with smart bots and automation, customers can file claims or change their coverage in real time with just a few clicks. Since launching in Germany in 2018, Getsafe has become one of the best-rated insurtechs in Europe, serving over 550,000 customers. After having started its UK operations in 2020, expanding to Austria in 2022, and entering the French market this year, Getsafe is looking to expand further in order to serve even more European markets. Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, with hubs in London and Berlin, the company employs more than 250 people. In 2021, Getsafe received its insurance license from Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin. With €120 million raised to date, it is one of Europe’s top 10 funded insurtechs.
early stageInsurance
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2024
Board Member
Jun 2024
fiskaly develops state-of-the-art SaaS infrastructure for POS manufacturers and retailers in Europe. Our SIGN fiscalization software and APIs are designed to avoid tax tampering by generating unique digital signatures for transactions. 100% compliant with country-specific laws, we focus on cloud-based solutions without any additional hardware. Our certified TSS for Germany is the market leader in this area operating in more than 600 thousand cash registers. Millions of people get in touch with fiskaly’s services every day. By digitizing receipts in stationary outlets, we create a whole new customer experience through a sustainable, paperless alternative. Digital receipt by fiskaly enables companies to optimize their business processes and utilize an additional marketing channel. Our easy-to-integrate solutions and resource-saving mentality reflect our mission to make receipts simple. A dedicated team of more than 60 employees contributes to the companys success. Founded in Vienna in 2019, fiskaly now operates in Austria and Germany, running offices in Vienna, Berlin, and Frankfurt. fiskaly has been certified as Great Place to Work® since January 2023.
Investor
Jan 2024
Wir haben Papierchaos und Excel-Tabellen den Kampf angesagt und sind überzeugt: E-Learning in der Pflege funktioniert und begeistert. Wir setzen auf innovatives lebenslanges Lernen mit all den Möglichkeiten, die uns die Digitalisierung eröffnet. Wir wollen, dass Sie und Ihre Mitarbeiter die Freude am Lernen wiederentdecken. Dafür bieten wir eine Lernwelt, die Menschen in der Pflege dabei hilft, ihr Potenzial voll auszuschöpfen und ihre Zukunft zu gestalten. Inzwischen haben wir über 7.000 Kunden aus dem Verwaltungschaos und der analogen Welt befreit, doch das reicht uns noch lange nicht.
late stageE-learning
2021
Board Member
Jun 2021
Meister makes stunningly-designed, team-focused and user-friendly software that brings joy to work and simplicity to collaboration. Our users, products and team all work beautifully together. The Meister Suite is a collection of intuitive productivity tools that teams simply love to use. Meister’s product portfolio includes MindMeister, MeisterTask and MeisterNote. These smart and intuitive apps – for web and mobile – help teams of all sizes achieve seamless, end-to-end workflow management. With award-winning tools for mind mapping, task management and online documentation, connected by flawless integrations, the path from idea to reality has never been clearer. Our ambitious, well-funded company has the potential to drive innovation on the market. To achieve our goals, we’re always searching for talented, creative individuals to join our growing hubs in Vienna, Munich and Seattle. Join the team. Write the story. Need help? Visit the Meister Community: 👉 https://bit.ly/Meister_Community
Director
Jan 2021
Verdane is a specialist growth buyout investment firm that partners with tech-enabled and sustainable businesses that help to digitalise and decarbonise the European economy. Verdane funds have the most flexible mandates in the industry. The firm can invest as a minority or majority investor, replacement or growth capital, in single companies or in portfolios of companies. Verdane has over €8 billion in assets under management and its funds have made more than 200 investments in fast-growing businesses since 2003. Verdane’s team of over 150 investment professionals and operating experts is based out of Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London, Oslo and Stockholm, and combines deep sector expertise with deep local networks and presence in core European markets. Verdane is also a certified B Corporation, the most ambitious sustainability accreditation globally. The firm only backs businesses that pass its 2040 test, which indicates whether the company can thrive in a more sustainable future economy. Verdane is partly owned by the Verdane Foundation, which is focused on two areas: climate change and more equitable and inclusive local communities. Further information: www.verdane.com
2019
Board Observer
2019
The Chattermill Unified Customer Intelligence Platform helps businesses unlock their customer reality. Using Chattermill, companies can unify their customer feedback data across reviews, support tickets, conversations, and social media to uncover what customers want, need, and expect from their products and services. Chattermill unifies customer feedback, customer support, and product feedback into a single platform and uses deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse customer data at scale and provide actionable insights. The world’s leading brands like Amazon, Uber, Virgin Mobile, Zendesk, Tesco, JustEat, and H&M use Chattermill to transform their customer experiences and drive growth for their businesses. Chattermill is a private company headquartered in London, UK.
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