Michael Langguth departs Poq for Carbon13

Michael Langguth has stepped down from the position of COO at Poq, the mobile app specialist that he co-founded with Øyvind Henriksen almost 10 years ago.

He will retain some involvement in the startup as a part time board member.

“Founding Poq has been an amazing journey and I am truly thankful for everyone who believed in us. Leaving was always going to be hard,” Langguth said in a LinkedIn post.

“The months of coronavirus lockdown have given me time to reflect and I have decided now to follow my passion for social and sustainable entrepreneurship. That’s why I am super excited to announce that I am joining the founding team of Carbon13 - the venture builder to tackle the climate emergency.”

In a blog post, meanwhile, he noted that, over the past decade, Poq has grown to 100 people in two countries, clients on three continents and $0.5 billion in annual platform revenue from its apps.

“Plus, we got recognised by Forrester as the only SaaS provider in our industry and have won pretty much all the industry awards in retail, as well as my favourite startup one: being part of the Deloitte Fast50 - the UK's 50 fastest growing companies for two years in a row.”

He signed off by thanking “the people that have made Poq possible: our employees who have often worked day and night for our mission, our advisors, our partners, our customers, our investors and families. I am and always will be grateful to you!”