Founder Profile
Maximilian Tayenthal
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Maximilian Tayenthal?
Maximilian Tayenthal is a founder of N26, which was founded in 2013 with Valentin Stalf.
- Company founded
- N26
- Founded
- 2013
- Co-founders
- Valentin Stalf
Background
Austrian; studied law and business in Vienna and worked in consulting before co-founding N26.
Founding Story
Maximilian Tayenthal co-founded N26 and oversaw finance, regulatory, legal and operations, including securing the 2016 banking license and the remediation under BaFin's 2021-2024 growth cap. He left his co-CEO role at the end of 2025 ahead of Mike Dargan's arrival and remains a shareholder. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
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