Fever
Fever operates a global platform for discovering live entertainment events, used by over 125 million people. It has raised $514 million in funding, most recently in a private equity round in June 2025.
The growth story
Fever grew from 919 to 5,569 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $514M along the way, most recently a Private Equity in June 2025.
About
Fever's platform helps users find local cultural and entertainment events while enabling organizers to promote their offerings. Its technology personalizes event recommendations and has powered experiences like the Candlelight Concert Series, which drew 3 million attendees last year, and immersive shows tied to Stranger Things and Van Gogh.
The company has scaled to 5,569 employees, though its headcount growth rate is unclear. Its $514 million in funding includes backing from investors like Accel and Atresmedia, with its latest private equity round closing in mid-2025.
Founders and leadership
Fever's largest function is marketing, which accounts for 71 employees. The company is led by a team that includes Bernardo Hernandez, who is also an investor. With over 5,500 staff, Fever has built a sizable organization focused on scaling its entertainment discovery platform globally.
The Fever org chart
Ignacio Bachiller Ströhlein (CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 44 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 814 (+18% YoY), Business Development 530 (+46% YoY), Engineering 526 (+60% YoY), Marketing 444 (+31% YoY), Media and Communication 418 (+22% YoY), Arts and Design 413 (+19% YoY).
Talent flow
Fever draws heavily from top consulting firms, with McKinsey, Bain, and BCG among its leading talent sources. Amazon and Deloitte are also key feeders. Alumni frequently move to companies like Revolut, Uber, and Google. Many employees studied at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, INSEAD, and IE Business School.
Most common previous employers of Fever staff: McKinsey & Company (24), Bain & Company (22), Amazon (22), Deloitte (17), Uber (16), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (16). Former Fever employees most often moved to Revolut (6), Uber (5), Google (4), Amazon (4), L'Oréal (3), Real Madrid C.F. (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Fever mafia
Fever alumni have founded 46 companies, including Vamos (87 employees), Seed Talks (56 employees), and Yellow Tree Group (55 employees). These ventures span industries from real estate to renewable energy.
46Mario Carranza, was VP / Growth until 2013William McLean, was Events Project Manager until 2020Chen Moravsky, was Board Member until 2021Bradley Hornby, was Global Head of Sales until 2019Jay Neyer, was Director of U.S. Operations until 2013Alberto Vilanova Perez, was Global Head of Operations until 2019Danny Saltaren, was Head of Design until 2014Marco Conde, was Global CRM Manager and Revenue Manager until 2015
Patricia Recarte, was Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations until 2018
Sebastian Honores Espejo, was Director of Product Management until 2021
Oriol Blanc, was Tech Lead until 2012
Ash Golestani, was Operations & Project Manager until 2020
Aurelien Linÿer, was Market Strategy & Partnerships Manager until 2025
Silvestre Jara Montes, was Investments & Corporate Strategy until 2025
Pablo López Torres, was CTO & Dev Lead until 2012
Carles Roca Banon, was General Manager, Spain until 2021
Andrea Pascual, was Sales Team Leader until 2024
Aarón Gil, was Content Manager Sevilla until 2015
Melisa Beleli, was Brand Partnerships - Creative Solutions Project Manager until 2024
Jack Rogers, was Growth Lead (UK & US) until 2015
Asad Yousaf, was Graphic Designer until 2023
Angel Komedera, was Event Assistant until 2023
Udi Schlessinger, was Director of Data Science until 2015
Cristina Granados Jimenez, was Scalable Initiatives Manager until 2025
Tom Livingstone, was Growth Manager until 2016
Miguel Jiménez, was BackEnd Developer until 2020
Christian Bavnhøj, was Event Staff until 2022
Shibika Mitra, was Project Manager until 2024
Lucas De Lecea, was Growth Manager until 2024
Kyle McDonald, was Marketing Strategy Associate until 2026
Renzo Louie Candano, was Growth Strategy until 2026
Romain Grout, was Business Developer until 2019
Herb Agner, was National Partnerships until 2023
Laura Cruz, was Growth Hacker until 2017
Yasmine Allali, was Project Manager - Fever Originals (FR, BE, CH) until 2022
Verónica Soares, was Senior partner development manager until 2016
Samira O., was Market Strategy & Partnerships Manager until 2026
Solal AZEROUAL, was Curator until 2024
David Broderick, was Project Manager until 2024
Stefan L. Smith, was Artistic Director & Contractor until 2022
Nam Nguyen, was Project Manager, Strategic Scalable Initiatives until 2025
Ann Marie Alanes, was Candlelight Event Manager - Chicago until 2022
Quentin Leclerc, was Digital Marketing until 2022
Martin Gibson, was Investor until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 20% direct, 22% search, 8% social, 28% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Fever: English (1,653), Microsoft Office (1,648), Teamwork (1,637), Communication (1,577), Project Management (1,458), Microsoft Excel (1,456), Customer Service (1,077), Problem Solving (1,039).
Where the team actually sits
Fever people are concentrated in Community of Madrid, Spain (161), Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area (53), Spain (35), England, United Kingdom (24). 10 offices on record.
Search footprint
Fever attracts about 32,050 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $16K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,528 ranking keywords and lost 867 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Fever has 5,569 employees as of September 2026.
Fever has raised $514M in total, most recently a Private Equity round in June 2025.
Fever was founded in 2014 by Francisco Hein, Alexandre Perez Casares.
Ignacio Bachiller Ströhlein (CEO) sits at the top of Fever's reporting structure, with 44 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Fever staff are McKinsey & Company (24 people), Bain & Company (22 people), Amazon (22 people).
Former Fever employees most often move to Revolut (6), Uber (5), Google (4).
At least 46 companies have a founder who previously worked at Fever, including Vamos, Seed Talks, Yellow Tree Group | Real Estate.
Fever attracts about 32,050 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $16K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Fever staff are English, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Communication, Project Management.
Fever staff are concentrated in Community of Madrid, Spain (161), Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area (53), Spain (35).
Fever has about 814 people in Operations, up 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Fever has about 530 people in Business Development, up 46% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 571 current and 749 former Fever profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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