# Bastian Nominacher

> Bastian Nominacher is the Munich-based co-founder and co-CEO of Celonis, the enterprise software company he started in 2011 with fellow students Alexander Rinke and Martin Klenk. Raised in a five-generation Bavarian bakery family, he chose computers over the ovens, trained as an IT systems sales specialist, and helped turn a university consulting assignment into a global process-intelligence business. His operational remit spans Europe and Asia along with operations, HR, security and overall business strategy.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at Celonis
- **Organizations:** Celonis, Technical University of Munich, Academy Consult Munich
- **From:** Munich, Germany
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** Apprenticeship as IT Systems Sales Specialist, EBC-Computer Vertriebs GmbH, Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Management, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Bachelor of Arts in International Business Studies, University of Glamorgan, Master's in Finance and Information Management, Technical University of Munich
- **Known for:** Co-founded Celonis in 2011 and helped establish process mining as an enterprise software category., Bootstrapped Celonis with co-founders and early customers for its first five years before taking outside investment., Won the 2019 Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the German President's Award for Innovation in Science and Technology, with Alexander Rinke and Martin Klenk.

## Career timeline

- **2001-2004** — Completed an apprenticeship as an IT systems sales specialist at EBC-Computer Vertriebs GmbH in Markt Schwaben.
- **2005-2011** — Worked in leadership and consulting roles at the student consultancy Academy Consult Munich while pursuing university studies.
- **2007** — Completed an IT service management internship at Accenture in Munich.
- **2010** — With Alexander Rinke and Martin Klenk, applied process-mining research to an IT service project for Bayerischer Rundfunk and tested the results in a workshop using more than 300 printed process models.
- **2011** — Co-founded Celonis with Rinke and Klenk shortly after completing his master's degree.
- **2011-2016** — Helped build Celonis without external investment, funding the company through its early customers.
- **2018** — Celonis reached a reported $1 billion valuation, entering unicorn status.
- **2019** — Won the German Future Prize with co-founders Alexander Rinke and Martin Klenk for their work on process mining.
- **2022** — Celonis announced a $400 million Series D extension at a reported $13 billion valuation.
- **2026** — Marked Celonis's fifteenth anniversary while publicly emphasizing the role of business-process context in moving enterprise AI from pilots into production.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Celonis in 2011 and helped establish process mining as an enterprise software category.
- Bootstrapped Celonis with co-founders and early customers for its first five years before taking outside investment.
- Won the 2019 Deutscher Zukunftspreis, the German President's Award for Innovation in Science and Technology, with Alexander Rinke and Martin Klenk.
- Helped grow Celonis from an apartment-based student venture into a company operating across more than 20 countries.
- Serves as co-CEO with responsibility for Europe and Asia as well as operations, HR, security and overall business strategy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Featured by BR24 in a profile tracing his route from IT apprentice and baker's son to Celonis co-founder, with attention to applying process intelligence to bureaucracy.
- **2026-06** — Marked fifteen years of Celonis in a LinkedIn post, describing a company of roughly 3,500 employees across more than 20 countries and recalling early customer pitches from an unreliable car.
- **2026-04** — Discussed the operational lessons of his family bakery and their influence on Celonis in a Fortune profile.
- **2025-10** — Appeared as a keynote speaker at Celosphere 2025.
- **2024-03** — Joined the JUNIOR podcast to discuss his early student-company experience, founding motivations and Celonis's goals.

## Links

- Website: https://www.celonis.com/insights/authors/bastian-nominacher
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bastian-nominacher-82ba94b8/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAq2qqCUpbQ

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