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Plato

Backed byAtomico
Total raised$21.0M
StageSeed
Hiring pace1 roles / 90d
Founded2023
Team size11-50
HQBerlin, Germany
IndustriesSaaS

About Plato

Plato is a company aiming to transform the wholesale industry, a sector valued at $48 trillion globally. It was founded by individuals with deep experience in both wholesale and technology, who saw wholesalers struggle with outdated ERP systems. Plato built an AI-driven platform that overlays existing ERP systems to provide real-time insights, automate manual processes, and enable smarter decision-making without requiring ERP replacements. Its mission is to make advanced AI accessible to wholesalers of all sizes and to level the playing field so these vital businesses can thrive. The company is backed by top-tier EU and US venture capitalists and advised by executives from Miro, Celonis, and Microsoft, with a founding story rooted in saving a family wholesale business from closure.

Open positions · 1

Company at a glance

Location
Berlin, Germany
Websiteplatoapp.ai
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Founders & Leadership

MH

Matthias Heinrich

Co-Founder & CPO @ Plato | Building the AI Operating System for Wholesale Distribution | We’re hiring!

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OB

Oliver Birch

Co-Founder/CTO Plato | AI workflow software for distributors

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BN

Benedikt Nolte

Co-Founder @ Plato | The AI sales platform for distributors | Grew up in wholesale, building for its future 🚀

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JK

Jasper Krewinkel

Putting Customers at the Heart of Growth

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Investors

Location

About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering36%
  • Sales24%
  • Operations20%
  • Leadership12%
  • Product & Design4%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Technical University of Munich
  2. 2.WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
  3. 3.National University of Singapore
  4. 4.University of Cambridge
  5. 5.Zeppelin University

Team Worked At

  • McKinsey & Company
  • Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
  • Celonis
  • Accenture
  • PwC

Team Composition

35 people
  • Engineering10
  • Entrepreneurship3 senior4
  • Business Development1
  • Customer Success and Support1 senior1
  • Human Resources1
  • Product Management1
  • Research1
  • Sales1

Funding History

Cumulative Funding

Life at Plato

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