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▶ 37:19 · $TACTILE · $TIGER-GLOBAL · Klöckner: Tactile (AI for KYC/regulated finance) raised $130-160M from Tiger Global, potential decacorn
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Tech analyst Philipp Klöckner in conversation with Conor McNamara

2026-06-30 · 10 company · 8 thematic
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philipp klöckner

Philipp Klöckner is a German tech analyst and investor who hosts a podcast where he made early calls on Anthropic's revenue expansion. He invests in early-stage startups (e.g., Tactile) and advises on German/European tech ecosystem strategy. He has a background in business administration but advocates for engineering-led innovation.

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“tactile just announced a new round uh led by Tiger I think they raised 130 160 million something so likely a unicorn that not a lot of people know know about um it's yeah from the regulated financial industry AI for KYC process etc. I thin…”
—philipp klöckner
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$ANTHROPICbullish· highphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: Anthropic revenue expansion hit 500%, customers spend 5x more YoY
Anthropic's revenue expansion rate of 500% (customers spending 5x more year-over-year) is unprecedented for a software vendor and signals a fundamental paradigm shift in AI-driven…
$MNDY···bullish· mediumphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: SaaS selloff overdone, Monday.com and ServiceNow are buying opportunities
The 75% selloff in software stocks is an emotional overreaction; systems of record like Monday.com and ServiceNow are hard to replace due to maintenance, compliance, and integrati…
$NOW···bullish· mediumphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: ServiceNow system of record moat protects it from AI replacement
ServiceNow's value lies in its deep integration as a system of record; replacing it would require 2-4 year projects and C-level risk, creating a durable moat against AI-native alt…
$SAP···bullish· mediumphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: SAP's ERP moat is tax regimes across 210 countries, not the frontend
SAP's defensibility comes from encoding complex global tax and compliance logic across 210 countries, which AI cannot easily replicate; switching ERPs is a 2-4 year project that o…
$ORCL···neutral· lowphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: Oracle grouped with SAP and Salesforce as irreplaceable systems of record
Oracle is cited alongside SAP and Salesforce as a system of record that stores critical client data and is extremely difficult for companies to rip out.
$CRM···neutral· lowphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: Salesforce grouped with SAP and Oracle as irreplaceable systems of record
Salesforce is cited alongside SAP and Oracle as a system of record that stores critical client data and is extremely difficult for companies to rip out.
$BNTX···bullish· mediumphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: BioNTech proved Germany can build $100B biotech; needs 10 more like it
BioNTech (founded by immigrants) briefly reached $100B valuation, demonstrating Germany's potential in AI-enabled biotech; Klöckner argues Germany should build 10 more such compan…
$GOOGL···bearish· lowphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: Google DeepMind's life sciences unit is a competitive threat to European biotech ambitions
Google DeepMind's internal life sciences division aiming to build cancer drugs represents a well-resourced competitor that could challenge European biotech startups in AI-driven d…
$TACTILEbullish· medium· posphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: Tactile (AI for KYC/regulated finance) raised $130-160M from Tiger Global, potential decacorn
Tactile serves the regulated financial industry with AI for KYC processes; its deep vertical focus in a high-compliance niche could make it a billion-dollar company and potentiall…
$TIGER-GLOBALneutral· lowphilipp klöckner
Klöckner: Tiger Global led Tactile's round; Klöckner sold secondary shares when Tiger reinvested
Tiger Global's participation in Tactile's follow-on round signaled validation, prompting Klöckner to take partial profits in secondaries, which he later regretted.