Fideus raises €900,000 in pre-seed round

Fideus secures financing round for a platform that automatically manages holding companies

Berlin, May 21, 2025 - Berlin-based FinTech startup Fideus has raised 900,000 euros in a pre-seed financing round. The company intends to use the capital to further develop its platform for digital tax advice and launch it on the German market. The target group is particularly start-ups and investors with holding structures - an area that has often been underserved to date.

Support from prominent investors

Supporters of the round include NCA, Shio Capital, the business angel syndicate Blackdor, entrepreneur Diana zur Löwen (Rawr Ventures), AI expert Max Brenner and founders from the FinTech and TaxTech environment, including Daniel Hanemann (Wundertax).

We see great demand for digital, structured solutions in the area of holding management. Many law firms are still working too manually, while there is a lack of qualified specialists.

Kai Klapal, co-founder of Fideus

Automation and conversational AI

Fideus is developing a platform that uses conversational artificial intelligence and automated processes to support tasks such as deadline monitoring, document reconciliation and Opos reconciliation. The aim is not to replace tax advisors, but to relieve them.

A particular focus is on the user experience (UX) for founders. In a next step, the direct integration of tax firms into the platform processes is planned in order to enable structured handovers.

First customers already connected

The first clients are already using Fideus via a partner law firm that supports more than 200 holding companies. The long-term vision: a central platform for all tax and administrative processes relating to holding companies, including tax reporting, asset management and treasury.

Many founders can't even find a tax consultant willing to advise them. I've experienced that myself. Fortunately, AI can reduce the workload for all parties and thus also effectively support smaller holding companies.

Daniel Bartholomae, CTO and Co-Founder Findeus

A growing market with challenges

The tax consulting market is facing structural challenges: The shortage of specialists, increasing private equity investments in law firm networks and the growing complexity of corporate structures call for new solutions. Studies show that up to 100 percent of the tasks performed by tax clerks could be automated.

This is precisely where Fideus comes in. The company plans to use the capital it has now received to further expand the platform and the team.