# Tom Michels

> Tom Michels is the Luxembourg-based co-founder and CEO of Salonkee. Trained in business informatics at Saarland University, he helped develop the business from salon visits and an online booking idea into software spanning payments, inventory, marketing and operations. He won Luxembourg’s Creative Young Entrepreneur competition in 2020. By April 2026, Salonkee served more than 10,000 European salons.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Salonkee
- **Organizations:** Salonkee
- **Nationality:** Luxembourgish
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Business Informatics, Saarland University
- **Known for:** Winner, Creative Young Entrepreneur Luxembourg 2020, organised by JCI Luxembourg., Co-founded and led Salonkee through its €1 million seed, €6.2 million Series A and €28 million Series B rounds., Helped build Salonkee into a platform serving more than 10,000 European salons by April 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2014–2016** — Studied for a master’s in Business Informatics at Saarland University.
- **2016** — Began developing the idea that became Salonkee with four co-founders.
- **2017** — Salonkee launched commercially in March; public professional biographies date his CEO role to January.
- **2018** — Salonkee graduated from Luxinnovation’s Fit4Start programme.
- **2019** — Salonkee announced a €1 million seed round in January.
- **2020** — Won the Creative Young Entrepreneur Luxembourg competition in November.
- **2021** — Salonkee raised a €6.2 million Series A co-led by Fortino Capital and Newion.
- **2023** — Salonkee raised a €28 million Series B led by PeakSpan Capital.
- **2024** — Reported expansion to Austria and approximately 200 employees across six countries.
- **2025** — Salonkee launched a B2B supply shop in the fourth quarter.
- **2026** — An April interview reported that Salonkee had surpassed 10,000 European salons.

## Achievements

- Winner, Creative Young Entrepreneur Luxembourg 2020, organised by JCI Luxembourg.
- Co-founded and led Salonkee through its €1 million seed, €6.2 million Series A and €28 million Series B rounds.
- Helped build Salonkee into a platform serving more than 10,000 European salons by April 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Reported more than 10,000 European salons using Salonkee and discussed ambitions for Germany and the B2B shop.
- **2026-04** — Discussed the B2B supply shop launched in Q4 2025; the launch month was not specified.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-michels-200aa982/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25