lemon.markets
Lemon.markets is a Berlin-based fintech that provides brokerage infrastructure via API to banks, asset managers and fintechs. The company raised $30M in seed funding in July 2024 and employs 103 people.
The growth story
lemon.markets grew from 15 to 103 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $30M along the way, most recently a Seed in July 2024.
About
Lemon.markets sells API-based brokerage infrastructure that enables securities trading for financial institutions and fintechs. Its platform aims to simplify access to capital markets for European customers.
The company raised $30M in seed funding in July 2024, backed by investors including CommerzVentures and Lakestar. It has built a team of 103 employees, primarily in engineering roles.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Lemon.markets, with 20 employees. The company has a median tenure of 1 year, suggesting rapid scaling since its 2020 founding.
The lemon.markets org chart
Max Linden (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 34 mapped leaders with 1 direct report. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 21 (+11% YoY), Business Development 17 (+70% YoY), Finance 12 (+9% YoY), Operations 10 (+43% YoY), Legal 8 (+60% YoY), Product Management 8 (+167% YoY).
Talent flow
Lemon.markets recruits heavily from Trade Republic, Solaris SE and N26, with 15, 8 and 8 hires respectively. Alumni have gone on to fintechs like LIQID and Upvest.
Most common previous employers of lemon.markets staff: Trade Republic (15), Solaris SE (8), N26 (8), Deutsche Bank (5), PwC (4), DWS (3). Former lemon.markets employees most often moved to LIQID (2), kolum (2), JPMorganChase (2), Nomos (2), Upvest (2), Revenue Royale (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The lemon.markets mafia
Five alumni have founded companies, including DivTax (7 staff) and Tokura (6 staff). These startups focus on fintech and financial services.
5Nicolas Oldag, was Go-To-Market Strategy until 2023Dr. Daniel Kreter, was Investor until 2025Marcel Katenhusen, was Co-Founder until 2021Julius Göllner, was Advisor & Investor (EXIT) until 2025Sami Abdelhaq, was Product Manager until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at lemon.markets: Project Management (31), Microsoft Office (27), SQL (24), English (22), Python (Programming Language) (20), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (20), Microsoft Excel (19), Analytical Skills (19).
Where the team actually sits
lemon.markets people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (40), Germany (16), Berlin Metropolitan Area (7), Hamburg, Germany (4).
Search footprint
lemon.markets attracts about 41 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 5 ranking keywords and lost 15 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
lemon.markets has 103 employees as of September 2026.
lemon.markets has raised $30M in total, most recently a Seed round in July 2024.
lemon.markets was founded in 2020 by Max Linden, Rachel Tsang, Sayantani Nandan, Kevin Rehberg, Gonçalo Monjardino.
Max Linden (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of lemon.markets's reporting structure, with 1 direct report.
The most common previous employers of current lemon.markets staff are Trade Republic (15 people), Solaris SE (8 people), N26 (8 people).
Former lemon.markets employees most often move to LIQID (2), kolum (2), JPMorganChase (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at lemon.markets, including DivTax, Tokura, Rime Finance.
lemon.markets attracts about 41 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among lemon.markets staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, SQL, English, Python (Programming Language).
lemon.markets staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (40), Germany (16), Berlin Metropolitan Area (7).
lemon.markets has about 21 people in Engineering, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
lemon.markets has about 17 people in Business Development, up 70% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 88 current and 77 former lemon.markets profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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