# Moritz Thoma

> Moritz Maria Thoma is the co-founder and CEO of Grips Intelligence, formerly peekd.ai, an e-commerce data business serving retailers, brands, and financial institutions. He previously co-founded the German property-agent platform 123makler, acquired by PlanetHome in 2018. His public work centers on making sales and competitive performance more visible.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Grips Intelligence
- **Organizations:** Grips Intelligence, 123makler, Cross Platform Solutions GmbH, DZ BANK AG
- **Education:** Touro University, Schule Schloss Salem
- **Known for:** Co-founded 123makler, which PlanetHome acquired in October 2018., Led Grips during its announced $12 million Series A in October 2022., Built a business supplying e-commerce intelligence to financial-services and corporate customers.

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Worked as a real-estate analyst at DZ BANK AG; co-founded 123makler in late 2014, with its market launch reported as January 2015.
- **2016** — Became CEO of Cross Platform Solutions GmbH, according to MarketScreener’s executive record.
- **2018** — Returned to Schule Schloss Salem to discuss founding companies; PlanetHome acquired 123makler in October. Thoma later dated the founding of Grips in Berlin to 2018.
- **2020** — Grips began providing online-sales data to the financial services industry, according to Thoma’s 2022 interview.
- **2021** — Featured as peekd CEO and founder in BattleFin’s June 23 DataDrop with M Science.
- **2022** — Grips announced $12 million Series A funding on October 25 and launched its transaction-intelligence platform for corporate customers.
- **2023** — Participated in Grips’ State of E-Commerce webinar, summarized on February 17.
- **2024** — Listed for a data-driven e-commerce insights presentation at the New York eCommerce Summit; Grips also announced his attendance at The Lead Summit with Daniel Suchi.
- **2025** — Quoted as Grips co-founder and CEO in the January 21 Datos reseller-partnership announcement.

## Achievements

- Co-founded 123makler, which PlanetHome acquired in October 2018.
- Led Grips during its announced $12 million Series A in October 2022.
- Built a business supplying e-commerce intelligence to financial-services and corporate customers.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Datos announced a commercial partnership to resell Grips data, quoting Thoma as CEO and co-founder.
- **2024-07** — Grips announced that Thoma and COO Daniel Suchi would attend The Lead Summit.

## Links

- Website: https://gripsintelligence.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moritzthoma/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24