A Home for Compliance
A place where values and trust are lived, and compliance is more than just a concept.
Our Values
Our vision and mission inspire us to shape the future of effortless compliance, and our values reflect this drive.
We take initiative and act with purpose, driving projects forward independently. Our ambition pushes us to tackle challenges head-on and seize every opportunity to grow.
We set high standards for ourselves and strive to outperform expectations internally and externally. Committed to quality and impact, we deliver work that sets the benchmark for success.
We take bold steps into the unknown, confidently exploring new ideas and possibilities. We experiment, fail fast, and iterate, knowing that innovation is built through curiosity and action.
We believe in caring personally while challenging directly. By balancing honest and open communication with empathy, we foster a team culture where trust thrives, and everyone feels empowered to grow.
Let's shape the future of effortless compliance together!
At Kertos, we empower companies to rethink compliance—making it simple, efficient, and innovative. We create genuine value by automating complex processes, paving the way for sustainable solutions. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do: we listen, understand their challenges, and deliver results that truly make a difference. As a team, we boldly explore new paths, continuously grow, and strive for excellence. Openness and strong collaboration define our culture. Together, we are crafting a future where compliance is not only easier but also better.
Kertos at a Glance
Kertos is the no-code solution for intuitive compliance. We help fast-growing companies like Enpal, Blacklane, and Flink automate their data privacy and information security processes, saving them hundreds of hours of manual work.
With offices in Berlin and Munich, we’re driving Kertos forward at the heart of innovation.
Over 45 talented colleagues are shaping the future of compliance with us.
We’re proud of our team’s diversity but know there’s still room to grow.
Our team combines perspectives from 15 nationalities, fueling our success.
CEO
Dr. Kilian Schmidt
Kilian had an early and strong focus on legal processes and began his career at Home24 as Senior Legal Counsel and Data Protection Officer for the Home24 Group. After a stint at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, he moved to TIER Mobility, where, as General Counsel, he grew the company's legal and public policy departments from one to 65 cities and from 50 to 800 employees. Driven by the lack of technology in the legal sector, and confirmed by his consulting work at Gorillas Technologies, he decided to found Kertos to develop the next generation of data protection technology – made in Europe.
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Johannes Hussak
Kertos is already Johannes' third founding venture. Following his two master's degrees (Mechanical Engineering and International Management) from the Technical University of Munich, as well as the UnternehmerTUM entrepreneur program "Manage&More," he founded his first e-commerce company. Johannes then joined a Munich-based research and development company, where he led the innovation department for more than two years. In 2020, Johannes founded Aitaro GmbH, a development and consulting company focusing on data-driven innovation, before taking on the challenge of developing the next generation of data protection solutions – Kertos. Johannes is passionate about product development and operations, elevating Kertos to a new level.
CTO
Alexander Prams
Alexander holds a master's degree in computer science from the Technical University of Munich. He started programming at the age of 11, contributed to the development of a game engine at 16, and published two apps in the App Store during his bachelor's studies, gaining initial entrepreneurial experience. He worked for more than five years at a Munich-based research and development company, where he headed the artificial intelligence and computer vision department. In 2020, Alex co-founded Aitaro GmbH with Johannes. Today, he is driven by the desire to take the burden of data protection off the shoulders of engineers and to create the easiest-to-integrate no-code solution for implementing data protection.
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