Limetax Raises €36 Million to Bring AI Into Germany’s Tax Industry

Berlin-based Limetax has raised €36 million to modernise Germany’s tax and accounting industry with AI. The funding consists of €6 million in pre-Seed equity and a €30 million credit facility, giving the young company significant capital to build its technology and acquire established tax firms.

A Different Approach to TaxTech

Rather than simply selling another software tool to tax advisers, Limetax is taking a roll-up approach. The company is acquiring established tax and accounting firms and integrating its AI platform directly into their day-to-day operations.

The idea is straightforward: combine the experience and client relationships of traditional tax firms with modern AI technology to make routine work faster and allow professionals to spend more time on higher-value advisory services.

€36M Funding Round

The €6 million equity round was led by New York-based Motive Partners, with participation from Activant and Heliad.

The round also attracted several prominent angel investors, including Christian Lindner, Germany’s former finance minister, Alexander Kudlich, co-founder of 468 Capital, and Anton Rummel and Ante Spittler, founders of German fintech company Moss.

The remaining €30 million comes through a credit facility provided by a consortium of German banks. The financing will help Limetax accelerate its acquisition strategy while continuing to invest in its AI platform.

Founded by Razor Group and N26 Alumni

Limetax was founded in January 2026 by Christoph Gamon, Maximilian Meyer and Christoph Dansard.

The founding team brings significant experience from fintech, investment banking and scaling businesses.

Gamon previously co-founded Razor Group, where he served as CFO. Meyer was part of Razor Group’s founding team and later led an operations division of more than 100 employees, having previously worked at Lazard and N26. Dansard was a founding engineer at German-American fintech Augustus.

Their experience scaling Razor Group is particularly relevant to Limetax’s strategy: instead of building software and waiting for firms to adopt it, Limetax plans to acquire firms and introduce its technology from within.

AI Built Around DATEV

Limetax’s technology is designed to work on top of DATEV, the software backbone widely used by Germany’s tax profession.

Its AI platform supports areas including bookkeeping, payroll and financial statement preparation. However, Limetax does not remove humans from the process. AI-generated work is reviewed by professionals, with tax advisers retaining responsibility for the final output and client advice.

From 20 Hours to 6 Hours

Early results suggest the technology could significantly reduce the amount of time spent on repetitive accounting work.

According to Limetax, its initial bookkeeping tools have reduced the time required to process a client each month from approximately 20 hours to just 6 hours.

The company has also moved quickly since its launch. Within just eight months, Limetax had acquired four tax firms across seven locations, grown to around 150 employees, and reached annualised revenue in the double-digit millions.

Why Germany’s Tax Industry?

Germany has a large and fragmented tax and accounting market, with tens of thousands of firms serving businesses and individuals. At the same time, tax rules are becoming increasingly complex while firms face challenges recruiting enough qualified professionals.

Limetax believes AI can help solve this capacity problem by taking over repetitive tasks such as data collection, bookkeeping and deadline management, allowing advisers to focus more heavily on consulting and client relationships.

A New Model for Professional Services

Limetax’s strategy is more ambitious than building another accounting SaaS product. The company is attempting to combine technology, acquisitions and professional expertise into a single operating model.

Motive Partners sees professional services as an area where AI adoption is still at an early stage, particularly because the biggest constraint in accounting and tax is often capacity rather than demand.

The approach does come with challenges. Tax and accounting are highly regulated industries, and successfully integrating multiple firms while maintaining professional standards will be critical to Limetax’s long-term growth.

For now, however, the company is moving quickly — and its €36 million funding package gives it the resources to continue acquiring firms and expanding its AI platform across Germany.