Kota
Kota is a Dublin-based insurance and retirement platform for companies that raised $22M in a Series A round in May 2025. The company has 208 employees.
The growth story
Kota grew from 3 to 208 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $22M along the way, most recently a Series A in May 2025.
About
Kota sells a software platform that helps companies manage employee insurance and retirement benefits across multiple countries. Its customers are businesses that need to administer these programs internationally.
The company raised $22M in a Series A round in May 2025, with backing from investors including EQT Ventures and 9Yards Capital. It employs 208 people, primarily in engineering roles.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Kota's largest function, with 17 employees. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in financial services and technology.
The Kota org chart
Luke Mackey (Co-founder, CEO) leads 28 mapped leaders with 5 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 23 (+44% YoY), Operations 21 (+62% YoY), Education 11 (+83% YoY), Military and Protective Services 10 (+25% YoY), Entrepreneurship 9 (+13% YoY), Business Development 8 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Kota's employees previously worked at companies like Flipdish, Octopus Money, and Bamboo. Many attended Irish universities, including University College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin.
Most common previous employers of Kota staff: Flipdish (5), Octopus Money (3), Bamboo (3), Wayflyer (3), Smart Pension (3), TrueLayer (3). Former Kota employees most often moved to RiskTalk (1), QCK (1), Positive Carbon (1), Heartcore Capital (1), Paygentic (1), Pampa Devs (1).
The Kota mafia
Three Kota alumni have founded companies, including Kurgu Digital Agency (11 staff) and Breadly (3 staff).
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 56% direct, 28% search, 6% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Kota: Leadership (26), Teamwork (25), Management (22), Communication (21), Customer Service (21), Microsoft Excel (21), JavaScript (19), Microsoft Office (19).
Where the team actually sits
Kota people are concentrated in County Dublin, Ireland (20), England, United Kingdom (12), Ireland (8), United Kingdom (6).
Search footprint
Kota attracts about 27 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 153 ranking keywords and lost 105 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Kota has 208 employees as of September 2026.
Kota has raised $22M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2025.
Kota was founded in 2022 by Luke Mackey, Deepak Baliga, Patrick O'Boyle, Abbi Kelly.
Luke Mackey (Co-founder, CEO) sits at the top of Kota's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Kota staff are Flipdish (5 people), Octopus Money (3 people), Bamboo (3 people).
Former Kota employees most often move to RiskTalk (1), QCK (1), Positive Carbon (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Kota, including Kurgu Digital Agency, Breadly, QCK.
Kota attracts about 27 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Kota staff are Leadership, Teamwork, Management, Communication, Customer Service.
Kota staff are concentrated in County Dublin, Ireland (20), England, United Kingdom (12), Ireland (8).
Kota has about 23 people in Engineering, up 44% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Kota has about 21 people in Operations, up 62% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 72 current and 19 former Kota profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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