Flix
Flix operates a global travel platform that connects 80 million annual passengers with bus and train services across 40+ countries. The company, which raised $1.2B in private equity funding in July 2024, manages an asset-light model that partners with local transportation providers.
The growth story
Flix grew from 1,512 to 2,631 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $1.2B along the way, most recently a Private Equity in July 2024.
About
Flix runs a technology platform that coordinates bus and train travel services through brands like FlixBus, FlixTrain, Greyhound, and Kamil Koç. The company handles network planning, marketing, and pricing while partnering with local operators to provide transportation, focusing on affordability and sustainability.
Founded in 2011, Flix has grown to 2,631 employees and serves travelers in over 40 countries. Its recent $1.2B private equity round, led by investors including Baillie Gifford and BlackRock, highlights its rapid expansion and asset-light approach to scaling global travel services.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Flix's largest function, with 76 employees. The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and has scaled to over 2,600 employees since its founding in 2011.
The Flix org chart
André Schwämmlein (Founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 14 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 690 (+15% YoY), Engineering 256 (0% YoY), Information Technology 235 (-4% YoY), Business Development 172 (-10% YoY), Sales 144 (+18% YoY), Accounting 138 (+2% YoY).
Talent flow
Flix hires heavily from consulting firms like Deloitte and EY, as well as tech companies such as Zalando and Amazon. Alumni often move to major tech firms like Amazon, Google, and Meta.
Most common previous employers of Flix staff: Deloitte (13), EY (13), Zalando (12), Amazon (11), Uber (11), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (10). Former Flix employees most often moved to Amazon (13), Google (6), zooplus (6), Meta (5), Satispay (5), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Flix mafia
Flix alumni have founded 55 companies, including Flightradar24, a flight tracking platform with 89 employees, and Wellster Healthtech, a health tech company with 104 staff.
55Kerim Gürkan, was Director - Transformation & Platform until 2021Sebastian J. Mikuska, was Project Management Intern - Travel Experience until 2016Nico Hribernik, was Head Of Brand until 2018Andreas Schörling, was Vice President Europe West until 2026Norman Rohr, was Director, Customer Acquisition until 2018Yulia Blinova 余莉, was Managing Director (Russia) until 2019
Matthias Müller, was Team Lead Strategic Projects until 2017
Agathe Hütter, was Expansion Manager / Head of Crisis Team until 2019
Felix Paul Czerny, was Entrepreneur in Residence until 2014
Markus Haug, was Director Business Development until 2019
Konrad Bąbliński, was Transport Manager Estonia until 2021
Cécile Trompe, was Senior Head of Revenue Management & Commercial Excellence until 2024
Janek Smalla, was Manager Strategic Projects until 2021
Mehdi Ben Abroug, was Head of operations France until 2018
Scott Martin, was Data Engineer until 2022
Thaïs de Tribolet, was Sales & Strategic Projects Intern until 2018
John Collins, was Domain Lead (Director of Engineering equivalent) until 2020
Csaba Krümmer, was Marketing Consulting until 2012
Carlo Venticinque, was Senior Strategy & BI Manager until 2021
Ruggero Naccari Carlizzi, was Senior Operations Manager until 2021
Yuki Katoh, was Senior Data Scientist until 2018
Giacomo D'Amario, was Legal Department Intern until 2018
François Hoehlinger, was Head of France, Belgium & Luxemburg Charter until 2021
Attia Elsayed, was Software Engineer (iOS) until 2021
Mohamed H., was Data Engineer | Product Manager - Network Analysis until 2024
Hubert Trollé, was International Business Development Manager until 2017
Marc Mueller, was Head of Charter (ad interim) until 2022
Kristoffer Möller, was Director Technology (Network Planning) until 2025
Annika Wehrle, was TeamLead HRM until 2020
Serge Eric Menye, was Sales Business Development Europe until 2018
Dominik Nitsch, was Working Student - Venture Development until 2016
Matthias Kuhn, was Senior Vice President Pricing and Network until 2022
Carlyn Gabon, was Senior Project Manager, International Country Launches until 2020
Dennis Maass, was Senior Product Owner - Data Science Incubation until 2021
Dr. Alexander Stage, was Vice President Data until 2020
Helene Vo, was Head Of Human Resources until 2018
Nadezhda Belousova, was Senior Agile Coach until 2018
Richard Poelderl, was Marketing & Sales until 2016
Chahinaze-Dina Moussa, was HR until 2017
Mohit Agarwal, was Corp Dev & Strategy until 2020
Stefano Pardini, was Corporate Legal Counsel until 2018
Esma Uluslu, was Learning And Development Specialist until 2025
Katarina Leko, was Junior Marketing Manager until 2018
Andreea Magraon, was Marketing Manager - Romania until 2018
Sinem Ör, was Marketing & Sales Director | Flixbus until 2020
Robert Jürgens, was Domain Technology Officer until 2023
Davide Ripamonti, was Business Analyst until 2019
Quentin P., was Head of Sales and Business Development until 2017
Dr. Ebrima N. Badjie, Ph.D. h.c., was Bus Driver until 2018
Tina Liolios, was Interim Teamlead Coach & People Partner until 2022
Tunca Beril Basaran, was Network Planner until 2020
Ivan Della Vedova, was operations specialist dach until 2020
Mikael Berner-Eyde, was Director of Operations & Business Development for Train and Bus, Nordics until 2025
Marco Arru, was Expert Customer and Ride Insights until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 37% direct, 50% search, 1% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Flix: Microsoft Office (719), Microsoft Excel (655), Project Management (634), English (603), Teamwork (564), Communication (509), Analytical Skills (446), Leadership (439).
Where the team actually sits
Flix people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (108), Bavaria, Germany (97), Berlin Metropolitan Area (29), Germany (24). 10 offices on record.
Search footprint
Flix attracts about 628,800 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2M a month if bought through ads. It gained 159,019 ranking keywords and lost 81,346 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 5.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 5.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Flix has 2,631 employees as of September 2026.
Flix has raised $1.2B in total, most recently a Private Equity round in July 2024.
Flix was founded in 2011 by Daniel Krauss, Jochen Engert, André Schwämmlein.
André Schwämmlein (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Flix's reporting structure, with 14 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Flix staff are Deloitte (13 people), EY (13 people), Zalando (12 people).
Former Flix employees most often move to Amazon (13), Google (6), zooplus (6).
At least 55 companies have a founder who previously worked at Flix, including BMS, Natsana, Wellster Healthtech.
Flix attracts about 628,800 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Flix staff are Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Project Management, English, Teamwork.
Flix staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (108), Bavaria, Germany (97), Berlin Metropolitan Area (29).
Flix has about 690 people in Operations, up 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Flix has about 256 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 589 current and 802 former Flix profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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