Kenjo
Kenjo sells workforce management software for small and medium businesses, tracking scheduling, payroll, hours and feedback. The Berlin-based company raised $17M in September 2023 and employs 101 people.
The growth story
Kenjo grew from 69 to 101 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $17M along the way, most recently a Series A in September 2023.
About
Kenjo provides software that helps small and medium businesses manage employee scheduling, payroll preparation, hours tracking and performance feedback. Its mobile app syncs team data and streamlines hiring processes.
The company raised $17M in a Series A round in September 2023, led by Hi Inov - Dentressangle and other investors. It has grown to 101 employees, with sales being its largest function at 8 people.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Kenjo's largest function with 8 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years among its 101 staff.
The Kenjo org chart
David Padilla (Co-founder & CEO) leads 29 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: Customer Success and Support 15 (0% YoY), Engineering 15 (0% YoY), Sales 11 (+10% YoY), Operations 9 (+80% YoY), Business Development 9 (+29% YoY), Marketing 8 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Kenjo hires from consulting firms like Pharma Advisors and S4G Consulting, as well as companies including Nestlé and Sendinblue. Alumni often move to Aircall and Noxtua.
Most common previous employers of Kenjo staff: Pharma Advisors (4), S4G Consulting a McKinsey company (4), Doctify (2), Nestlé (2), Sendinblue (is now Brevo) (2), CONPUR (2). Former Kenjo employees most often moved to Aircall (4), Noxtua (2), HealthCaters (2), HealthAtom - Dentalink - Medilink (1), Global Revenue Forum (1), Worky.mx (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Kenjo mafia
8 Kenjo alumni have founded companies, including twinwin (10 staff) in employment law software and Bonanza Studios (7 staff) in digital transformation.
8Max Bauermeister, was Co-Founder I CRO I Shareholder until 2020Behrad Mirafshar, was Founding Team - Design Lead until 2018Guillermo Morcillo, was Head of Sales - LATAM until 2023Fernando Huelin, was Sales Manager - HR Consultant until 2022Katja Wallwitz, was Product manager until 2021Dr. Artiom Kovnatsky, was Data Scientist, Consultant until 2020
Nalleli Audelo - Founder en Garage Brand, was People Management Advisor until 2023
Emil Devrim, was Sales Development Representative until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 71% direct, 7% search, 7% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Kenjo: English (17), Teamwork (17), Microsoft Office (17), Communication (16), Customer Service (15), Project Management (14), Leadership (14), Microsoft Excel (13).
Where the team actually sits
Kenjo people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (13), Community of Madrid, Spain (10), Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area (6), Berlin Metropolitan Area (6).
Search footprint
Kenjo attracts about 1,908 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $91K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,480 ranking keywords and lost 1,550 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Kenjo has 101 employees as of September 2026.
Kenjo has raised $17M in total, most recently a Series A round in September 2023.
Kenjo was founded in 2017 by David Padilla, Gonzalo Abruña.
David Padilla (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Kenjo's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Kenjo staff are Pharma Advisors (4 people), S4G Consulting a McKinsey company (4 people), Doctify (2 people).
Former Kenjo employees most often move to Aircall (4), Noxtua (2), HealthCaters (2).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at Kenjo, including twinwin · Employment Law made EA§Y, Bonanza Studios | Digital Transformation, Reverrr.
Kenjo attracts about 1,908 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $91K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Kenjo staff are English, Teamwork, Microsoft Office, Communication, Customer Service.
Kenjo staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (13), Community of Madrid, Spain (10), Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area (6).
Kenjo has about 15 people in Customer Success and Support, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Kenjo has about 15 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 42 current and 110 former Kenjo profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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