Keynote · Slush · 2024
Software for the physical world
Why the next decade of SaaS is in hard hats.
Helena BrandtAnnual report 2026
2026 in review
Building software for the people who build buildings.
Helena Brandt
Founder & CEO, Tessera
Berlin
The year in numbers
- €58M
- raised
- 120
- people
- 1,400
- sites
- 9
- countries
Letter from the founder
Dear reader,
I founded Tessera in 2019 to give construction teams software that works on a muddy tablet. We now serve 1,400 sites in nine countries with a team of 120.
Before that I ran operations at Delivery Hero and studied civil engineering. I advise climate and construction startups and sit on two boards.
Helena
Milestones
2019
Founder & CEO
Tessera
From a spreadsheet to €21M ARR; Series B led by Index Ventures.
2015
VP Operations
Delivery Hero
Scaled courier operations across eleven markets.
2011
Site Engineer
Hochtief
Bridges, mostly, and a lot of concrete.
Highlights
- 01Forbes 30 Under 30, EuropeIndustry2021
- 02Series B, €40MLed by Index Ventures2024
- 03Keynote, SlushSoftware for the physical world2024
- 04Board member, Bauwende e.V.2023
“Helena is the rare founder who can explain a load-bearing wall and a cap table in the same meeting.”
Governance & giving back
Keynotes
Construction, climate and company building.
Advisory
Two seed-stage companies a year.
Education
TU München
MSc Civil Engineering, 2006–2011