Tacto
Tacto develops AI-powered procurement software for manufacturers, aiming to optimize supply chain costs and complexity. The Munich-based company has raised $61M, including a Series A in December 2023, and employs 160 people.
The growth story
Tacto grew from 20 to 160 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $61M along the way, most recently a Series A in December 2023.
About
Tacto sells software that helps manufacturers manage procurement and supply chain operations. Its AI tools aim to balance cost, quality, and timing across complex supplier networks, addressing inefficiencies in traditional ERP systems and manual processes.
The company has grown rapidly since its 2020 founding, reaching 160 employees. Its $61M funding includes backing from Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures, signaling strong investor confidence in its approach to modernizing manufacturing procurement.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Tacto's largest function, with 39 employees. The company's leadership includes founders with backgrounds in manufacturing and supply chain technology.
The Tacto org chart
André Petry (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 45 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: Sales 39 (+50% YoY), Engineering 33 (+3% YoY), Business Development 20 (+33% YoY), Operations 18 (+50% YoY), Entrepreneurship 8 (+60% YoY), Information Technology 8 (+100% YoY).
Talent flow
Tacto recruits heavily from German industrial and consulting firms, with BMW, BCG, and Siemens being top sources. Its workforce includes graduates from Technical University of Munich and other leading German institutions.
Most common previous employers of Tacto staff: BMW (11), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (8), Siemens (8), KPMG Deutschland (7), Celonis (7), SAP (5). Former Tacto employees most often moved to Luminovo (7), Avelios Medical (4), Bain & Company (3), UVC Partners (2), Google (2), Finto (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Tacto mafia
Tacto alumni have founded at least 10 companies, including Feldwerke (21 staff) and Finto (11 staff). Several startups are in early stages, like Hey Telo, which joined Y Combinator's Winter 2025 batch.
10Marco Mielenz, was Founders Associate until 2024Mathis Stolz, was Entrepreneur in Residence until 2022Linda Karger, was Entrepreneur in Residence until 2022Linus Boehm, was Engineering Lead until 2025Christopher Grittner, was Product Manager until 2021Guilherme Coelho, was Design Lead / Advisor until 2025
Jonathan Laib, was Data Engineering and Automation until 2025
Vincent Jeltsch, was Software Engineer until 2024
Dominic van Almsick, was Software Engineer until 2024
Jonas Muth, was Marketing & Business Development Intern until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 44% direct, 44% search, 3% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Tacto: Project Management (45), Microsoft Office (41), Microsoft Excel (38), Microsoft PowerPoint (30), Teamwork (28), Python (Programming Language) (28), Business Development (24), English (23).
Where the team actually sits
Tacto people are concentrated in Bavaria, Germany (82), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (16), Germany (15), New York City Metropolitan Area (2).
Search footprint
Tacto attracts about 77,620,000 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $293M a month if bought through ads. It gained 19,158,400 ranking keywords and lost 9,639,919 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Tacto has 160 employees as of September 2026.
Tacto has raised $61M in total, most recently a Series A round in December 2023.
Tacto was founded in 2020 by André Petry, Johannes Groll, Nico Bentenrieder.
André Petry (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Tacto's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Tacto staff are BMW (11 people), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (8 people), Siemens (8 people).
Former Tacto employees most often move to Luminovo (7), Avelios Medical (4), Bain & Company (3).
At least 10 companies have a founder who previously worked at Tacto, including Feldwerke, nexwise, Primogene.
Tacto attracts about 77,620,000 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $293M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Tacto staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Teamwork.
Tacto staff are concentrated in Bavaria, Germany (82), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (16), Germany (15).
Tacto has about 39 people in Sales, up 50% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Tacto has about 33 people in Engineering, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 129 current and 210 former Tacto profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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