# Malte Kosub

> Malte Kosub is the co-founder and CEO of Parloa, a Berlin-born enterprise AI company building agentic AI for customer service. He started his first company in 11th grade, founded the conversational AI agency Future of Voice in 2017, and spun out Parloa in 2018. In January 2026 Parloa raised a $350M Series D at a $3 billion valuation - tripling its worth in eight months. Kosub has stated his ambition to build a $100 billion company out of Germany.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Parloa
- **Organizations:** Parloa, Future of Voice GmbH, Wandnotiz GmbH, Talented e.V.
- **From:** Hamburg, Germany
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** B.Sc. Business Administration, University of Hamburg, Studies, Harvard University, Studies, MIT
- **Known for:** Built Parloa to a $3 billion valuation within roughly six years of founding the platform, Raised more than $560 million in total venture funding in under four years, Grew Parloa to 400+ employees across Berlin, Munich and New York

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Founded Talented e.V., a nationwide school music contest, while still a student
- **2014** — Co-founded Wandnotiz GmbH, an e-commerce startup for print products (later sold)
- **2017** — Co-founded Future of Voice GmbH, a leading European conversational AI agency
- **2018** — Co-founded Parloa as a SaaS conversational AI platform; became CEO
- **2022** — Sold the consulting business; raised a ~4M euro seed round
- **2023** — Raised 20M euro Series A led by EQT Ventures
- **2024** — Raised $66M Series B led by Altimeter Capital; opened New York office
- **2025** — Raised $120M Series C at a $1B valuation, reaching unicorn status
- **2026** — Raised $350M Series D led by General Catalyst at a $3B valuation

## Achievements

- Built Parloa to a $3 billion valuation within roughly six years of founding the platform
- Raised more than $560 million in total venture funding in under four years
- Grew Parloa to 400+ employees across Berlin, Munich and New York
- Surpassed $50 million in annual recurring revenue
- Signed enterprise customers including Allianz, Booking.com, IKEA, SAP, Swiss Life and HealthEquity
- World Economic Forum Agenda contributor

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Parloa raised a $350M Series D led by General Catalyst at a $3B valuation, tripling its worth in eight months.
- **2025-08** — Discussed his vision of a personal AI agent for every customer on the Punk CX podcast.

## Links

- Website: https://parloa.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maltekosub/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/maltekosub

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