Factorial
Factorial sells business management software that automates HR, finance and IT tasks. It reached unicorn status in 2022 and now has over 1 million users across 95 countries.
The growth story
Factorial grew from 1,310 to 2,986 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $570M along the way, most recently a Series D in June 2026.
About
Factorial provides a SaaS platform for companies to manage HR, finance and IT operations. Its software handles time tracking, recruitment, expenses, document management and analytics, aiming to reduce manual administrative work.
The company became a unicorn in 2022 and has raised $570M, most recently in a Series D round. It serves over 1 million users globally, though its employee count of 2,986 suggests it operates with a lean team relative to its customer base.
Founders and leadership
Factorial's largest department is sales, with 262 employees. The company has a median tenure of just 1 year, indicating high turnover despite its rapid growth.
The Factorial org chart
Bernat Farrero (Founder / CEO) leads 58 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 861 (+43% YoY), Engineering 420 (+77% YoY), Operations 196 (+22% YoY), Human Resources 177 (+34% YoY), Business Development 167 (+52% YoY), Marketing 122 (+24% YoY).
Talent flow
Factorial recruits heavily from local Spanish companies like Glovo and papernest, as well as global firms including Gartner, Revolut and Amazon. Alumni frequently move to Deel, Revolut and Docplanner.
Most common previous employers of Factorial staff: Glovo (21), papernest (ex-Souscritoo) (10), Gartner (10), Revolut (9), Amazon.com (9), Uniform Teeth (7). Former Factorial employees most often moved to Deel (17), Revolut (10), Docplanner (9), Click Travel (8), SiteMinder (7), Automatic Data Processing (ADP) (7).
Alumni worth knowing
The Factorial mafia
Factorial alumni have founded 42 companies, including SheAI, KomboAI and Latitude. These startups employ between 10 and 23 people each.
44Maja Završnik, was UK Growth Marketing Manager until 2022Ignacio Gaminde, was Sales Director - South Europe ( Spain , Portugal and Italy ) until 2024Cesar Miguelanez, was VP of Product until 2021Gerard Clos, was Director Of Engineering until 2021Juan Alberto España Garcia, was Growth engineer until 2022Facundo Marzetti, was Account Management Team Lead until 2024
Javier Fernández, was Sales Business Development until 2019
Oriol Blanc, was Engineering Director until 2023
Erika Nuñez, was Expansion Sr. Account Executive - LATAM until 2021
Francesc Navarro, was Corporate Development & M&A until 2024
Jordi Robert Aguado, was Director global de marketing until 2025
Pau Ramon Revilla, was Co-founder and CTO until 2023
Kevin Polo Olmo, was Business Partnerships Manager until 2022
Pau Fernandez Guirao, was VP of Finance until 2022
Noah Öztunc, was Senior Sales Development Representative and Outbound Sales Expert until 2023
Jacinto Fleta de Castro, was Growth Team Lead until 2024
Adrian Millares, was Product Manager | Marketplace Integrations until 2024
David Martin, was Sales Development Representative until 2022
Nacho Pujol, was Sales development representative - Spain until 2021
Claudia Cuevas Rodríguez, was Staff Product Manager until 2020
Johann Zaafrani, was Head of Outbound Sales, Western Europe until 2021
Isa Casero Loza, was Product Manager until 2022
Marc Valls-Estefanell, was Account Executive until 2023
Nayim Ahmed, was Account Executive until 2023
Alexis Sanz Fargeas, was Channel Director France until 2024
Marvin Molijn, was Head of Strategy, Partnerships and Global Expansion until 2025
Jonatan Sánchez Martín, was Sales Development Representative Mid + Linkedin trainer until 2023
Elena Simon, was Full Stack Developer until 2019
Tarek Bouali, was Offensive Security Engineer III until 2024
Alba Hornero Ballesteros, was Product Director until 2025
Nicolas Nadal, was Partner Management Associate DACH until 2024
Marlon Carvalho, was Strategy & Partnership until 2025
Jamie Joana Voltz, was Sales Development Representative DACH until 2021
Joan Boluda Chova, was SDR Team Lead until 2025
Alvaro Ferri, was General Manager Latam until 2024
Marçal Sole Morello, was Senior Digital Consultant until 2026
Barbara Parreira, was Senior Product Manager until 2024
Isaac Mayolas, was Senior Engineering Manager until 2025
Coral Yunquera, was Customer & Content Specialist until 2023
Ivan Della Vedova, was Operations Manager dach until 2024
Mario Tomillo, was Video content creator and editor - Spanish Market until 2022
Ludovic Lin Yoshimura, was Head of Partnerships until 2023
Leandro Barbosa, was Team Leader - CSM Enterprise until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 72% direct, 4% search, 8% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Factorial: Communication (851), English (804), Teamwork (801), Microsoft Office (648), Sales (620), Microsoft Excel (589), Project Management (586), Customer Service (553).
Where the team actually sits
Factorial people are concentrated in Catalonia, Spain (319), Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area (55), Spain (53), Community of Madrid, Spain (25).
Search footprint
Factorial attracts about 39,160 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $681K a month if bought through ads. It gained 8,104 ranking keywords and lost 19,297 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Factorial has 2,986 employees as of September 2026.
Factorial has raised $570M in total, most recently a Series D round in June 2026.
Factorial was founded in 2016 by Bernat Farrero, Jordi Romero.
Bernat Farrero (Founder / CEO) sits at the top of Factorial's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Factorial staff are Glovo (21 people), papernest (ex-Souscritoo) (10 people), Gartner (10 people).
Former Factorial employees most often move to Deel (17), Revolut (10), Docplanner (9).
At least 42 companies have a founder who previously worked at Factorial, including SheAI, KomboAI, Latitude.
Factorial attracts about 39,160 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $681K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Factorial staff are Communication, English, Teamwork, Microsoft Office, Sales.
Factorial staff are concentrated in Catalonia, Spain (319), Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area (55), Spain (53).
Factorial has about 861 people in Sales, up 43% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Factorial has about 420 people in Engineering, up 77% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 575 current and 799 former Factorial profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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