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To allow everybody to better find, plan and live authentic outdoor experiences.
With the rise of mobile apps, using technology to access outdoor adventures has never been more popular. Komoot, founded in 2010, helps millions of people across Europe plan and enjoy hiking and cycling tours with its Android & iOS apps.
Komoot is aiming to become the go-to app for cyclists and hikers across Europe. To do this, it's growing its community status through competitive and friendly route-sharing technology, as well as increasing its brand awareness to compete with other apps such as Strava and MapMyRide.
With staff all over the world, this work-where-you-want operational structure makes Komoot well-placed to expand into new markets. With this strategy, Komoot is helping more and more people to enjoy exploring nature, by putting as little friction as possible between users and the outdoors - ultimately making the outdoors accessible for anyone with a smartphone, regardless of experience.
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Tobias Hallermann
(Co-Founder)After studying mechanical engineering at the University of Munich, they decided to become an entrepreneur and moved to Berlin. In January 2010, they co-founded Komoot.
Markus Hallermann
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied material science, they worked at SwissRe as a student trainee for over 2 years, before co-founding generation next consulting and working as a Research Associate at GE Global Research for 3 years. In January 2010, they co-founded Komoot as CEO.
Joined Komoot in April 2019 as Partnership Manager after a year at Mind Gym and 3 years at Cycling Sports Group. In October 2019, they were promoted to Director of Business Development.
After working in Marketing at Mehrner Quelle and XLETIX, they joined Komoot as a Content Editor intern in December 2016. Since July 2017, they have worked as a Marketing Manager. As of February 2022, they have been promoted to Senior Partnership Manager.
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