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Personio

Software·Germany·Active·10yr hold

Personio is a software company, headquartered in Germany.

Entry
2016
Hold
10yr
Status
Active
Est. EV
–

Who owns Personio?

Personio is currently owned by Global Founders Capital through GFC Global Founders Capital Fund I (2013 vintage), since 2016. Across its history, Personio has been through 2 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Global Founders Capital
Most recent investor
Global Founders Capital
GFC Global Founders Capital Fund I · 2013 · VC
2 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQGermany
SectorSoftware

Ownership history

2 ownership periods · co-invest detected

Active
Co-held by Picus Capital and Global Founders Capital since 2016.
Co-invest · 2 holders · 2016 · present
Picus Capital
Picus CapitalActive
2016 · present · Picus Capital Evergreen (Balance Sheet) · 1991 · Evergreen
MOIC
–
Global Founders Capital
Global Founders CapitalActive
2016 · present · GFC Global Founders Capital Fund I · 2013 · VC
MOIC
–

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