Berlin, August 22, 2025 – YPOG has advised the shareholders of Taxy.io on the sale of the AI company to Visma, a leading European provider of mission-critical business software. With this acquisition, Visma further strengthens its offering for tax advisors and corporate tax departments in the DACH region.
Founded in 2018 as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University, Taxy.io pioneered the use of AI in tax advisory and today supports more than 1,500 tax firms and corporate tax departments across Germany. Its AI tax assistant helps advisors handle complex tax inquiries efficiently and precisely and recently became the first digital assistant to pass the official German tax advisor exam. Co-founders Daniel Kirch and Sven Peper will continue to lead Taxy.io as Co-CEOs, while fellow co-founder Steffen Kirchhoff remains in his role as CTO.
The acquisition by Visma marks the next step in Taxy.io’s growth journey. By joining an international leader in tax, accounting and legal software, the company will benefit from expanded resources, market access and long-term strategic support to further scale its innovative AI solutions for the professional services sector.
About Taxy.io
Taxy.io is a German legal technology company specializing in AI-driven solutions for tax advisory. Founded in 2018 as a spin-off from RWTH Aachen University, the company develops intelligent assistants that help tax professionals and corporate departments process complex tax inquiries more efficiently. Today, Taxy.io serves more than 1,500 tax firms and in-house tax teams across Germany and is recognized as an innovation leader in digital tax advisory.
Further information: www.taxy.io
Team
Dr. Frederik Gärtner (Lead, Transactions), Partner, Berlin
Jörg Schrade (Tax), Partner, Munich
Anja Schindler (Transactions), Senior Associate, Berlin
Sjard Seeger (Transactions), Associate, Berlin
Dr. Christoph Cordes (IP/IT/Data Protection), Associate, Berlin
Cyra Dittberner (Transactions), Associate, Munich
Ninetta Kleindienst (Tax), Associate, Munich
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