Bitpanda
Bitpanda is a European investment platform that lets users trade stocks, cryptocurrencies and precious metals starting from $1. The Vienna-based company has raised $554M and employs 960 people.
The growth story
Bitpanda grew from 149 to 960 employees between 2019 and 2026, raising $554M along the way, most recently a Series C in August 2021.
About
Bitpanda operates a trading platform for retail investors, offering commission-free access to stocks, cryptocurrencies and precious metals. The platform targets users with small investment amounts, starting from $1, aiming to make investing more accessible.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2014 founding, reaching a $554M total funding through a Series C round in 2021. Backers include DST Global and Jump Capital. With 960 employees, Bitpanda has built one of Austria's largest fintech workforces.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Bitpanda's largest function with 150 staff, reflecting the platform's technical complexity. The company was founded in 2014 by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer, who remain active leaders.
The Bitpanda org chart
Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad (CEO) leads 50 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 295 (+28% YoY), Finance 100 (+8% YoY), Information Technology 73 (+16% YoY), Business Development 57 (+2% YoY), Customer Success and Support 56 (+14% YoY), Operations 55 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Bitpanda recruits heavily from professional services firms, with EY, Deloitte and PwC among its top talent sources. Alumni frequently move to other fintechs like KuCoin EU and Raiffeisen Bank International. The median tenure is 1 year, suggesting high turnover.
Most common previous employers of Bitpanda staff: EY (15), Deloitte (12), N26 (12), Glovo (10), PwC (10), Deutsche Bank (9). Former Bitpanda employees most often moved to KuCoin EU (7), Deloitte (7), Dynatrace (5), Journi (5), STX (5), Raiffeisen Bank International (5).
Alumni worth knowing
The Bitpanda mafia
Bitpanda alumni have founded 44 companies, including major crypto platforms like Bitget and Blockchain.com. Other notable startups include Rippling, a workforce management platform valued at $11B.
45Oliver Stauber, was Chief Legal Officer until 2022Fiorentina D'Amore BA, MBA, was Director, Expansions until 2025Dominik Pezzei, was Senior Product Manager until 2021Stevan Radonjanin, was Business Development until 2020Hamlet Mkrtchyan, was Senior Software Developer until 2020Michael (Miki) Poetscher, was Chief Marketing Officer until 2021
Samuel Collins, was Lead Expansion Manager until 2022
Tonci Klaric, was Creative Director // Consultant until 2020
Kaloyan Yanchev, was Head of Card Issuing until 2022
Jan Octavio Wilske, was Product Management until 2021
Pavir P., was Chief of Staff - Bitpanda Pro until 2023
Rodrigo Marión Pino, was Video Producer / Motion Design Specialist until 2022
Ben S., was Institutional Sales until 2022
Anthonia Wolleswinkel, was Product Marketing Manager until 2022
Ali İlhan, was Brand Ambassador until 2021
Boris Perkovic, was Senior Data Engineer until 2022
Dominic Lynch, was Team Lead - Treasury & ALM until 2022
Michael Keskerides, was VP Product until 2023
Peter Rathmayr, was Global Head of Content until 2022
Matthew Ziebarth, was Helping Build Next Generation Platforms until 2022
Jake Bradshaw, was Senior Talent Acquisition until 2021
Ted Paulus, was Strategy Team Lead until 2022
Mathias Guggenbichler, was Head of CRM until 2023
Lukas Brand, was Senior Software Engineering Consultant until 2019
Lukasz Kolodziej, was Business Intelligence Specialist until 2021
David Papp, was Head of Development until 2021
Mark Mercatali, was Product Manager | Card & Staking until 2022
Rocky Murdoch, was Lead Blockchain Engineer until 2022
Igor Zagnieński, was Senior Product Designer until 2022
Michael Salomon, was Video Team Lead until 2023
Natalia Brodecka, was Lead, Talent Acquisition - Business until 2025
Neha Karthik, was Technical Product Owner until 2020
Tamara Kramer, was Creative Director / campaigns / strategy until 2022
Victor Tuson Palau, was Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) until 2024
Gary Long, was Senior Talent Partner until 2022
Daniel Laszlo, was Head of Developer Experience until 2026
Tara Habsburg-Lothringen, was Technical Program Manager until 2022
Philipp Hochreiter, was Managing Director UK (paternity leave cover) until 2022
Doron Rozenberg, was Marketing Lead Germany until 2025
Natalie Ruban, was Vice President User Acquisition until 2022
Harry Jackson, was Business Development Representative until 2021
Szabó Cecília, was Human Resources Specialist until 2021
Dawn Gartrell, was Senior Specialist, Community Engagement until 2026Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 52% direct, 10% search, 6% social, 23% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Bitpanda: English (276), Microsoft Office (254), Teamwork (253), Project Management (239), Communication (227), Microsoft Excel (223), SQL (204), Python (Programming Language) (172).
Where the team actually sits
Bitpanda people are concentrated in Vienna, Austria (208), Catalonia, Spain (86), Austria (60), Berlin, Germany (29). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
Bitpanda attracts about 13,680 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $59K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3,364 ranking keywords and lost 1,908 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Bitpanda has 960 employees as of September 2026.
Bitpanda has raised $554M in total, most recently a Series C round in August 2021.
Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad (CEO) sits at the top of Bitpanda's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Bitpanda staff are EY (15 people), Deloitte (12 people), N26 (12 people).
Former Bitpanda employees most often move to KuCoin EU (7), Deloitte (7), Dynatrace (5).
At least 44 companies have a founder who previously worked at Bitpanda, including Rippling, Bitget, Blockchain.com.
Bitpanda attracts about 13,680 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $59K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Bitpanda staff are English, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Project Management, Communication.
Bitpanda staff are concentrated in Vienna, Austria (208), Catalonia, Spain (86), Austria (60).
Bitpanda has about 295 people in Engineering, up 28% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Bitpanda has about 100 people in Finance, up 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 588 current and 838 former Bitpanda profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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