Kiln
Kiln is a Paris-based institutional platform for managing onchain assets and yield, trusted by major crypto firms like Coinbase and Binance.US. It surpassed $18 billion in assets delegated in 2025 and raised $40M in a Series A round in January 2024.
The growth story
Kiln grew from 22 to 116 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $40M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2024.
About
Kiln provides tools for institutions to manage and generate yield from digital assets across 30+ proof-of-stake networks. Its platform offers staking, DeFi strategies, real-time reporting, and monetization tools, primarily serving custodians, wallets, exchanges, and asset managers.
The company, founded in 2018, has grown to 116 employees and secured $40M in funding from investors including 1kx and ConsenSys. Its rapid growth is underscored by its $18 billion in assets delegated, positioning it as a key player in institutional crypto asset management.
Founders and leadership
Kiln is led by a team with strong ties to the crypto and tech industries. Its largest function is Engineering, which comprises 30 employees, reflecting its focus on technical innovation in blockchain and asset management.
The Kiln org chart
Laszlo S. (Co-founder & CEO) leads 35 mapped leaders with 10 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 32 (-14% YoY), Entrepreneurship 14 (+8% YoY), Information Technology 11 (-21% YoY), Business Development 8 (0% YoY), Sales 8 (-38% YoY), Operations 7 (-12% YoY).
Talent flow
Kiln recruits heavily from PoC Innovation, Thales, and Chainalysis, with notable hires from Google and Livestorm. Alumni often move to crypto-focused firms like Cryptio and ether.fi, as well as tech giants like Google.
Most common previous employers of Kiln staff: PoC Innovation (4), Thales (4), Chainalysis (3), Improbable (3), Google (3), Livestorm (3). Former Kiln employees most often moved to Cryptio (3), OP Labs PBC (2), Google (2), ether.fi (2), Primer (2), Skill Hunter (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Kiln mafia
Kiln alumni have founded five companies, including Nausicaa, which employs 20 staff, and ALUM LABS, a smaller venture with 2 employees. These startups span various sectors, from blockchain to tech innovation.
5Diana Biggs, was Board Observer until 2025Alexander M., was Sales Director until 2023Antoine Estienne, was Advisor until 2025Flavian Gontier, was CTO until 2019Guillaume D., was SRE until 2026Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Kiln: Blockchain (28), Project Management (28), Python (Programming Language) (26), Management (23), Microsoft Office (21), English (20), JavaScript (20), SQL (20).
Where the team actually sits
Kiln people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (21), France (14), England, United Kingdom (6), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (4).
Search footprint
Kiln attracts about 310 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 115 ranking keywords and lost 96 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Kiln has 116 employees as of September 2026.
Kiln has raised $40M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2024.
Kiln was founded in 2018 by Laszlo S., Ernest O..
Laszlo S. (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Kiln's reporting structure, with 10 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Kiln staff are PoC Innovation (4 people), Thales (4 people), Chainalysis (3 people).
Former Kiln employees most often move to Cryptio (3), OP Labs PBC (2), Google (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Kiln, including Nausicaa, ALUM LABS, The Guild.
Kiln attracts about 310 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Kiln staff are Blockchain, Project Management, Python (Programming Language), Management, Microsoft Office.
Kiln staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (21), France (14), England, United Kingdom (6).
Kiln has about 32 people in Engineering, down 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Kiln has about 14 people in Entrepreneurship, up 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 73 current and 93 former Kiln profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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