Candis
Candis sells invoice management software that automates tasks like approvals and cost center allocation. The Berlin-based company has 150 employees and raised $31M, most recently in a Series C round in September 2022.
The growth story
Candis grew from 99 to 150 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $31M along the way, most recently a Series C in September 2022.
About
Candis provides software that helps businesses manage invoices by automating workflows like approvals, cost center assignments, and payment tracking. Its tools are designed to reduce manual work in accounts payable processes.
The company has raised $31M from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners and Point Nine, with its latest funding round closing in September 2022. With 150 employees, it operates in Berlin's competitive fintech and SaaS markets.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Candis's largest function, accounting for 31 of its 150 employees. The company's leadership team is based in Berlin, where it was founded in 2015.
The Candis org chart
Christian Ritosek (Co-Founder | CEO) leads 45 mapped leaders with 3 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 36 (+3% YoY), Sales 20 (-5% YoY), Business Development 14 (-7% YoY), Arts and Design 11 (-8% YoY), Customer Success and Support 10 (+11% YoY), Marketing 9 (-18% YoY).
Talent flow
Candis recruits heavily from Berlin's tech scene, with Netguru being its top talent source. Alumni frequently move to major tech companies like AWS and SAP, as well as Berlin startups like Capmo.
Most common previous employers of Candis staff: Netguru (4), foodora (2), Wunder Mobility (2), VARM (2), Huawei (2), Forto (2). Former Candis employees most often moved to Amazon Web Services (AWS) (4), Capmo (2), SAP (2), Knowtrex (2), HubSpot (2), Ingentis (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Candis mafia
Candis alumni have founded seven companies, including WhyBrilliant (79 staff) and Fideus (19 staff). These startups span industries from HR tech to e-commerce.
7Aleksander Heimrath, was Chief Technology Officer until 2024Daniel Bartholomae, was Senior Software Architect until 2021Nishant Kumar, was Senior Full Stack Engineer until 2020Chas Sullivan, was International Strategy / C-Suite Consultant until 2021Jochen Ziegler, was Senior Product Manager - Integrations until 2024
Katja Crusius, was Marketing Intern until 2021Web traffic
Traffic mix: 68% direct, 16% search, 3% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Candis: JavaScript (37), TypeScript (26), Project Management (26), Node.js (26), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (25), English (23), Software Development (22), React.js (21).
Where the team actually sits
Candis people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (49), Berlin Metropolitan Area (14), Germany (12), Bavaria, Germany (9).
Search footprint
Candis attracts about 132 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 31 ranking keywords and lost 42 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Candis has 150 employees as of September 2026.
Candis has raised $31M in total, most recently a Series C round in September 2022.
Candis was founded in 2015 by Christian Ritosek, Christopher Becker.
Christian Ritosek (Co-Founder | CEO) sits at the top of Candis's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Candis staff are Netguru (4 people), foodora (2 people), Wunder Mobility (2 people).
Former Candis employees most often move to Amazon Web Services (AWS) (4), Capmo (2), SAP (2).
At least 7 companies have a founder who previously worked at Candis, including WhyBrilliant, Fideus, Frontnow.
Candis attracts about 132 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Candis staff are JavaScript, TypeScript, Project Management, Node.js, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
Candis staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (49), Berlin Metropolitan Area (14), Germany (12).
Candis has about 36 people in Engineering, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Candis has about 20 people in Sales, down 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 98 current and 165 former Candis profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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