# Hartmut Hahn

> Hartmut Hahn is the Munich-based German CEO and co-founder of Userlane. With Felix Eichler and Kajetan Uhlig, he built a business around guiding people through software inside the applications they use. His career spans consulting, corporate development and enterprise software, with Userlane evolving from interactive onboarding toward software-use analytics and contextual AI assistance.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Userlane
- **Organizations:** Userlane, Userlane Ltd, Mücke, Sturm & Company, Hubert Burda Media, Accelate
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** Copenhagen Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Userlane., Userlane raised €10 million in Series B funding in July 2020., Reported growth from three to more than eighty employees and more than 250 global customers in October 2020.

## Career timeline

- **Before Userlane; dates unverified** — Worked as an analyst at Accelate, in business and corporate development at Hubert Burda Media, and as a senior management consultant at Mücke, Sturm & Company.
- **2015** — Co-founded Userlane in Munich with Felix Eichler and Kajetan Uhlig.
- **2016** — Userlane received an HTGF seed investment.
- **2018** — Userlane completed a Series A; Hahn met Alexander Katzung through HTGF.
- **2019** — Userlane entered B. Braun’s accelerator collaboration process.
- **2020** — Userlane raised a €10 million Series B led by Five Elms Capital and won the HR Startup Award.
- **2021** — Appointed a director of Userlane Ltd on June 22.
- **2025** — Userlane announced fincite and Microsoft collaborations.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Userlane.
- Userlane raised €10 million in Series B funding in July 2020.
- Reported growth from three to more than eighty employees and more than 250 global customers in October 2020.
- Included in Business Punk’s Watchlist 2019 for recruiting and education.
- Userlane won the HR Startup Award 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Shared a Userlane release announcement for September 17 covering HEART Score efficiency and compliance risk, Assistant connections, and Goals.
- **2026-08** — Userlane updated its Microsoft collaboration announcement, describing the Assistant’s Microsoft 365 Copilot integration.
- **2025-07** — Userlane announced a Microsoft AI Design collaboration and an integrated enterprise assistant.
- **2025-01** — Userlane announced a fincite partnership to support wealth-management software adoption.

## Links

- Website: https://www.userlane.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hartmuthahn/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14