Sunhat
Sunhat is a German software company that automates compliance documentation for businesses, pulling from existing systems to generate audit-ready reports. The 73-person startup raised $16M in Series A funding in September 2025.
The growth story
Sunhat grew from 1 to 73 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $16M along the way, most recently a Series A in September 2025.
About
Sunhat's platform connects to a company's internal systems to automatically compile policies, certificates and reports into formatted proof for auditors and regulators. It targets businesses that face frequent compliance requests, eliminating manual report assembly.
The company has grown to 73 employees since its 2022 founding, with its Series A round led by Capnamic and CommerzVentures. Nearly 10% of staff come from the University of Cologne, reflecting strong local hiring.
Founders and leadership
Customer success is Sunhat's largest department with 11 staff. The leadership team includes alumni from SAP LeanIX and BearingPoint, with a median employee tenure of one year.
The Sunhat org chart
Lukas Vogt (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 32 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Customer Success and Support 15 (+200% YoY), Sales 10 (+67% YoY), Business Development 10 (+43% YoY), Engineering 10 (+43% YoY), Marketing 6 (+500% YoY), Entrepreneurship 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Sunhat recruits heavily from the University of Cologne, which supplies 9 employees. Former staff have founded one known startup (Uncovered) and frequently move to venture capital firms like Capnamic.
Most common previous employers of Sunhat staff: University of Cologne (3), Interzero (3), SAP LeanIX (3), Capnamic (2), GOKIXX (2), BearingPoint (2). Former Sunhat employees most often moved to Capnamic (2), Powernaut (1), Uncovered — Competitive Intelligence (1), Impactility (1), FOUNDERSHAIN (1), BlueGate Consulting (1).
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Sunhat: Project Management (28), Microsoft Office (23), English (20), Marketing (19), Communication (16), Teamwork (15), Analytical Skills (14), Python (Programming Language) (13).
Where the team actually sits
Sunhat people are concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (24), Germany (8), Berlin, Germany (7), Hamburg, Germany (4).
Search footprint
Sunhat attracts about 95 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 70 ranking keywords and lost 43 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Sunhat has 73 employees as of September 2026.
Sunhat has raised $16M in total, most recently a Series A round in September 2025.
Sunhat was founded in 2022 by Lukas Vogt, Alexander Behr, Ali Kamalizade.
Lukas Vogt (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Sunhat's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Sunhat staff are University of Cologne (3 people), Interzero (3 people), SAP LeanIX (3 people).
Former Sunhat employees most often move to Capnamic (2), Powernaut (1), Uncovered — Competitive Intelligence (1).
Sunhat attracts about 95 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Sunhat staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, English, Marketing, Communication.
Sunhat staff are concentrated in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (24), Germany (8), Berlin, Germany (7).
Sunhat has about 15 people in Customer Success and Support, up 200% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Sunhat has about 10 people in Sales, up 67% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 56 current and 19 former Sunhat profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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