Valentin Neumann is on a mission to free auditors from checklists and tedious tasks. As co‑founder and CEO of Cortea, he is building the future of audits: AI agents that automate routine work so audit professionals can focus on guiding businesses and safeguarding trust. A self‑taught developer, Valentin launched his first loyalty‑tech SaaS at age 14 and grew it to multi‑million‑euro ARR. He later joined audibene as an early employee and helped scale the hearing‑care innovator to more than 1,500 people and €200 million in revenue across eight countries — leading sales, operations, and country launches, and eventually heading the tech org as CTO.