Hypatos
Hypatos sells AI software that automates business processes like procurement and HR for enterprises, claiming 90%+ automation rates and 20x productivity gains. The Potsdam-based company has 104 employees and raised $15M in a 2022 Series A.
The growth story
Hypatos grew from 46 to 104 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $15M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2022.
About
Hypatos develops AI agents that handle end-to-end business processes including procurement, order-to-cash, and HR tasks. Its software targets enterprises seeking to automate repetitive workflows, with customers across Europe and North America.
The company has grown to 104 employees since its 2018 founding, supported by $15M in Series A funding raised in 2022 from investors including BlackFin Capital Partners and DN Capital. Its workforce has a median tenure of 2 years.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Hypatos' largest function with 24 employees. The company's leadership team spans Germany and North America, with investors from both regions participating in its Series A round.
The Hypatos org chart
Uli Erxleben (Founder & CEO) leads 43 mapped leaders with 11 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 22 (+22% YoY), Information Technology 16 (+23% YoY), Sales 12 (+50% YoY), Business Development 9 (0% YoY), Operations 9 (+50% YoY), Customer Success and Support 6 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
Hypatos recruits heavily from enterprise software and consulting firms, with Salesforce, SMACC, Dell, EY, SAP and Accenture being top talent sources. Alumni frequently move to other AI and enterprise software startups, with Otera and Causa Prima being common destinations.
Most common previous employers of Hypatos staff: Salesforce (4), SMACC (4), Dell Technologies (4), EY (3), SAP (3), Accenture (3). Former Hypatos employees most often moved to Otera (3), Causa Prima (2), Accenture (2), AIMultiple (1), Kubermatic (1), Hivebuy (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Hypatos mafia
Hypatos alumni have founded 6 companies, including Hivebuy (14 staff), peopleIX (11 staff) and Causa Prima (7 staff). These startups focus on areas like AI, enterprise software and e-commerce.
6Bettina Fischer, was Expert Product & Delivery // Entrepreneur in Residence until 2021Nick Stodt, was VP Finance until 2023Maex Ament, was Board Member until 2026Ronja Dornfeld, was Head of Business Development until 2021Chris Sorg, was Business Delivery Manager until 2021Eryk Panter, was DevOps & Cloud Engineer until 2020Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 47% direct, 39% search, 3% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Hypatos: Project Management (41), Management (30), SQL (29), English (25), Microsoft Office (23), Leadership (23), Strategy (21), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (20).
Where the team actually sits
Hypatos people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (15), Wroclaw Metropolitan Area (5), Germany (4), Berlin Metropolitan Area (4).
Search footprint
Hypatos attracts about 199 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 32 ranking keywords and lost 32 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Hypatos has 104 employees as of September 2026.
Hypatos has raised $15M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2022.
Hypatos was founded in 2018 by Uli Erxleben, Janosch Novak, Dr. He Zhang.
Uli Erxleben (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Hypatos's reporting structure, with 11 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Hypatos staff are Salesforce (4 people), SMACC (4 people), Dell Technologies (4 people).
Former Hypatos employees most often move to Otera (3), Causa Prima (2), Accenture (2).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Hypatos, including Hivebuy, peopleIX, Causa Prima.
Hypatos attracts about 199 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Hypatos staff are Project Management, Management, SQL, English, Microsoft Office.
Hypatos staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (15), Wroclaw Metropolitan Area (5), Germany (4).
Hypatos has about 22 people in Engineering, up 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Hypatos has about 16 people in Information Technology, up 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 90 current and 91 former Hypatos profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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