Deepskill receives seven-figure financing

The start-up intends to use the money to further develop its platform and expand its team. Thomas Leidinger, who used to work at Statista, will become Head of Technology.

Deepskill has received a seven-figure sum in its pre-seed financing. The High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and the Cologne-based management consultancy Kienbaum invested. Ina Schlie, Co-Chair of the Encourageventures investor network, and Tandemploy co-founder Anna Kaiser also participated.

Miriam Mertens and Peter Goeke founded Deepskill in 2020, a start-up that has developed a digital platform for holistic personnel development and emotional skills. Employees can take part in individual and group coaching sessions and strengthen their so-called "deep skills", such as empathy and cooperation skills. The start-up's customers include Mazars, Ströer and Mediq Deutschland.

"We are delighted that HTGF, Kienbaum and our other investors believe in our mission to bring emotional skills to the wider workforce using smart technology," says Deepskill co-founder Miriam Mertens. "With this investment, we will continue to expand our platform and drive our growth." The technology, sales and content teams are also to be expanded.

As part of the financing round, Thomas Leidinger will also join Deepskill as Head of Technology. He previously helped build up Statista. He will now be responsible for the further development of Deepskill's learning platform. "I am very optimistic that together we can take the learning platform to a new level and bring emotional skills closer to even more customers and learners," says Thomas Leidinger.