Daniel Kirch

CEO

Berlin, Berlin, Germany16 yrs 4 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • CFO of a leading AI-driven tax solution.
  • Extensive experience in venture capital and startup investments.
  • Reserve officer involved in DefenseTech and NATO initiatives.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in AI-driven SaaS and venture capital.

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Skills

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Decision-MakingInternational LawInternational PoliticsFitness TrainingPoliticsCombat medicShootingMilitary LawMilitary LeadershipLeadershipVenture CapitalArtificial IntelligenceEntrepreneurshipStart-upsSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

Experience

16 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Cognee

Investor

Jan 2026Present · 3 mos · San Francisco, CA

Visma

Investor

Sep 2025Present · 7 mos · Norway

  • Visma is a leading provider of mission-critical business software, with recurring revenue of € 2.8 billion in 2025, 17,500 employees and 2.4 million customers across Europe and Latin America. By simplifying and automating the work of SMBs and the public sector, we help unleash the power of digitalization and AI across our societies and economies.

Taxy.io

3 roles

Member of the Advisory Board

Aug 2025Present · 8 mos

  • We're on a mission to lead in GenAI and AgenticAI for Tax, Legal and other regulatory domains.
  • We help tax & legal professionals to advise their clients in a faster and better way. Our AI has answered millions of tax questions and processed millions of tax statements. Our Agentic AI was the first software world-wide to pass the official German tax advisor exam.
  • Since the acquisition in 2025, Taxy.io is part of the international Visma Group.

Managing Director / CFO

Apr 2018Present · 8 yrs

Founding Investor

Apr 2018Present · 8 yrs

  • Acquired by hg-backed Visma

Atmos space cargo

Investor

Apr 2025Present · 1 yr · Space

  • Space return logistics

Expeditions fund

Limited Partner

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Fund investments include:
  • AMI
  • UFORCE
  • ProjectQ
  • Orasio

The nordic web ventures

Limited Partner

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Scandinavia

  • Fund investments include:
  • Lovable
  • Motorica
  • Kernel

Project a ventures

Limited Partner

Oct 2023Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Nap

Limited Partner

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · Europe

Earlybird venture capital

Limited Partner

Mar 2023Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Europe

J14 capital

Managing Partner

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Europe

  • J14 Capital is an emerging venture capital fund of funds investing in Europe's technology sovereignty and resilience.

Arx robotics

Investor & Advisor

Dec 2021Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · Germany, Ukraine, United Kingdom

  • Autonomous systems for security applications

Bundeswehr (german federal armed forces)

Air Force Officer (Reserve)

Jan 2021Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

  • Commissioned reservist in the Cyber and Information Domain Command
  • Involved in DefenseTech startup and venture capital activities (NATO Innovation Fund, NATO DIANA)

Miso legal

Investor

Mar 2019Aug 2025 · 6 yrs 5 mos · United Kingdom

  • Liquidation

Entrafin

Board Member

Nov 2017Feb 2018 · 3 mos · Germany

  • Liquidation

Aquila biolabs

Board Member

May 2017Feb 2018 · 9 mos · Germany, Sweden, USA

  • Acquired by Scientific Bioprocessing, Inc.

Picavi

Board Member

May 2016Feb 2018 · 1 yr 9 mos · Germany, USA

  • Acquired by TeamViewer

Hemovent gmbh

Board Member

Jan 2016Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Germany

  • Acquired by MicroPort

Techvision fonds

Senior Investment Manager

Jan 2015Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Germany

Precire technologies gmbh

Board Member

Jan 2015Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Germany, USA

  • Acquired by HDI

Cognesys gmbh

Board Member

Jan 2015Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Germany

  • Acquired by VIER

Antibodies-online.com

Board Member

Jan 2015Feb 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Germany, USA, China

  • Acquired by Rockland Immunochemicals, Inc.

Nevisq gmbh

Investor & Advisor

Dec 2014Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Germany

  • Exit to remaining shareholders

Capgemini invent

Management Consultant

Jan 2014Dec 2014 · 11 mos · Germany, France, USA

  • Industrial Innovation and Digitalization

Werkzeugmaschinenlabor, wzl der rwth aachen

Researcher

Apr 2013Oct 2013 · 6 mos · Aachen, Germany

  • Innovation Management and New Product Development

Tongji university

Project Manager

Oct 2012Mar 2013 · 5 mos · Shanghai City, China

  • Startup Incubation and Acceleration

Dhl

Junior Consultant

Apr 2012Sep 2012 · 5 mos · Bonn, Germany

  • Operations Research project to optimize the German-wide package delivery

Werkzeugmaschinenlabor, wzl der rwth aachen

Research Assistant

Nov 2011Jul 2012 · 8 mos · Aachen

  • Factory Design and Production Management

Ethen rohre gmbh

Working Student

Jul 2010Sep 2010 · 2 mos · Kreisfreie Stadt Aachen Area, Germany

  • Industrial Quality Management

Fir an der rwth aachen

Research Assistant

Sep 2008Jun 2010 · 1 yr 9 mos · Aachen

  • Technology Management

Bethlehem gesundheitszentrum stolberg ggmbh

Social Service Worker

Jul 2006Mar 2007 · 8 mos · Stolberg

Education

University of St.Gallen

Finance

Jan 2026Present

Military Academy of the German Armed Forces | Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr

Oct 2025Nov 2025

HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Venture Capital & AI

Mar 2025Present

Officer School of the German Air Force | Offizierschule der Luft

Air Force Officer — Military and Strategic Leadership

Oct 2023Apr 2024

Officer School of the German Army | Offizierschule des Heeres

Military and Strategic Leadership

Jan 2023Sep 2023

Technical University of Munich

Certified Private Equity Analyst – CPEA — Corporate Finance

Jan 2016Jan 2017

RWTH Aachen University

Master of Science (M.Sc.) — Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration

Jan 2011Jan 2013

Tongji University

Entrepreneurship — Doing Business in China

Jan 2012Jan 2013

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2011Jan 2011

RWTH Aachen University

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) — Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration

Jan 2007Jan 2011

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