# Moritz Dausinger

> Moritz Dausinger is the Paris-based founder and CEO of Refiner, customer feedback software for software companies. Previously, he co-founded a ticketing business acquired by Weezevent and built Mailparser and Docparser, sold to SureSwift Capital in 2016 and 2018. His public interviews explore product focus, small teams and learning from a difficult restart.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Refiner
- **Organizations:** Refiner, Mailparser, Docparser, Weezevent, Fraunhofer Institute
- **Education:** Technical University of Munich
- **Known for:** Built and sold Mailparser and Docparser to SureSwift Capital., Co-founded a ticketing business acquired by Weezevent., Built Refiner after restarting its early product direction.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2014** — Worked in research in Germany, moved to France, co-founded a ticketing company acquired by Weezevent and became CTO at Weezevent; exact dates are not established here.
- **2016** — Sold Mailparser to SureSwift Capital and launched Docparser.
- **2017** — Appeared on episode 24 of the Indie Hackers podcast, published August 4.
- **2018** — Sold Docparser to SureSwift Capital.
- **2019** — Developed Refiner, then discarded much of the first implementation and returned to in-app surveys.
- **2020** — Publicly launched Refiner in March; his detailed first-person account dates the first paying customer to July.
- **2021** — Reported nearly fivefold Refiner monthly recurring revenue growth during the year.
- **2023** — Discussed Refiner’s small-team operations and founder journey on several podcasts.

## Achievements

- Built and sold Mailparser and Docparser to SureSwift Capital.
- Co-founded a ticketing business acquired by Weezevent.
- Built Refiner after restarting its early product direction.

## Latest updates

- **2023-07** — Spoke with Arvid Kahl about Refiner’s reset, Calm Company Fund investment, hiring and his preference for contributing to products.
- **2023-06** — Appeared on saas.unbound and Happy Bootstrapping to discuss Refiner and operating a small software business.

## Links

- Website: https://refiner.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moritzdausinger/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mdausinger

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/moritz-dausinger
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-15