KINEXON
KINEXON sells IoT software that tracks indoor assets and manages robot fleets for manufacturers. The Munich-based company raised $148M in a 2022 Series A and employs 218 people.
The growth story
KINEXON grew from 195 to 218 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $148M along the way, most recently a Series A in April 2022.
About
KINEXON's software uses real-time location tracking to monitor moving equipment and automate workflows in factories. Its customers include BMW, Siemens and Airbus, who use it to digitize physical processes and prepare for AI-driven operations.
The company raised $148M in 2022, its first major funding round since being founded in 2012. It employs 218 people, with engineering making up the largest department at 50 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is KINEXON's largest department with 50 staff. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting moderate turnover. Leadership details are not provided.
The KINEXON org chart
Dr. Alexander Hüttenbrink (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 59 mapped leaders with 9 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 54 (+10% YoY), Operations 30 (+11% YoY), Sales 18 (-14% YoY), Program and Project Management 18 (+6% YoY), Business Development 14 (+17% YoY), Product Management 13 (-7% YoY).
Talent flow
KINEXON recruits heavily from the Technical University of Munich, which accounts for 31 hires. Other top sources include BMW (10 hires) and Siemens (7 hires). Alumni most often move to Celonis (4 hires) and Snowflake (3 hires).
Most common previous employers of KINEXON staff: Technical University of Munich (13), BMW (10), Siemens (7), AUDI (5), HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit - Deutschland (3), the sportsman media (3). Former KINEXON employees most often moved to Celonis (4), Snowflake (3), Userlane (3), BMW (3), Personio (2), SimonsVoss Technologies GmbH | Allegion (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The KINEXON mafia
KINEXON alumni have founded 15 companies, including Tensordyne (114 staff) and PULSETRAIN (44 staff). These startups suggest a strong entrepreneurial culture among former employees.
15Gilles Backhus, was Managing Product Development until 2013Lukas Obkircher, was Head of Hardware until 2020David Dohmen, was Algorithm Developer until 2015Dan Gengenbach, was Business Development until 2016Florian Geiser, was Embedded Systems & IoT Development until 2019Vinzenz Trimborn, was Full Stack Software Developer - Product Management Industrial IoT until 2021
Jonas Lindner, was Business Development until 2014
Alara Özdenler, was Working Student until 2025
Alexander Kühn, was Student until 2019
Simon Wöllner, was Internship until 2015
ANDREA PAOLO MAINARDI, was Executive Vice President of Global Business Development until 2019
Dr. Simone Kreyer, was Chief of Staff until 2024
Antonio Maiolo, was Bachelor's Thesis until 2013
Ty Brewer, was Business Development until 2017
Collin Wolff, was Sales Manager until 2020Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 52% direct, 8% search, 6% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at KINEXON: Project Management (84), Microsoft Office (69), Python (Programming Language) (50), Microsoft Excel (43), C++ (41), English (41), Linux (40), MATLAB (39).
Where the team actually sits
KINEXON people are concentrated in Bavaria, Germany (94), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (25), Germany (11), Greater Chicago Area (7).
Search footprint
KINEXON attracts about 1,283 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $6K a month if bought through ads. It gained 388 ranking keywords and lost 299 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
KINEXON has 218 employees as of September 2026.
KINEXON has raised $148M in total, most recently a Series A round in April 2022.
KINEXON was founded in 2012 by Maximilian Schmidt, Dr. Alexander Hüttenbrink.
Dr. Alexander Hüttenbrink (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of KINEXON's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current KINEXON staff are Technical University of Munich (13 people), BMW (10 people), Siemens (7 people).
Former KINEXON employees most often move to Celonis (4), Snowflake (3), Userlane (3).
At least 15 companies have a founder who previously worked at KINEXON, including Tensordyne, PULSETRAIN, ocell.
KINEXON attracts about 1,283 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $6K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among KINEXON staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Excel, C++.
KINEXON staff are concentrated in Bavaria, Germany (94), Greater Munich Metropolitan Area (25), Germany (11).
KINEXON has about 54 people in Engineering, up 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
KINEXON has about 30 people in Operations, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 188 current and 258 former KINEXON profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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