LIQID
LIQID is a Berlin-based digital wealth manager that provides investment services to affluent clients, managing over €4 billion in assets. It offers access to private equity, venture capital and real estate funds starting at €200,000, and has been named Germany's best wealth manager for eight consecutive years.
The growth story
LIQID grew from 85 to 152 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $191M along the way, most recently a Series D in July 2021.
About
LIQID provides digital wealth management services to clients with investable assets starting at €100,000. Its platform offers access to professionally curated portfolios of private equity, venture capital and real estate funds, which were traditionally only available to high-net-worth individuals and institutions.
The company has raised $191 million, most recently in a Series D round in July 2021, with backing from investors including LGT Group and Project A Ventures. It employs 152 people and has maintained its position as Germany's top wealth manager since 2015.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is LIQID's largest function, with 17 employees. The company's leadership team includes founders and executives with backgrounds in finance and technology, overseeing a workforce of 152 across various functions.
The LIQID org chart
Christian Schneider-Sickert (CEO and Founder) leads 55 mapped leaders with 12 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 24 (+85% YoY), Finance 22 (-12% YoY), Operations 13 (+8% YoY), Information Technology 12 (-20% YoY), Sales 10 (-23% YoY), Administrative 10 (+11% YoY).
Talent flow
LIQID recruits heavily from financial institutions like Deutsche Bank and HypoVereinsbank, as well as tech companies such as Trade Republic and Zalando. Alumni frequently move to fintech firms like Enpal, Scalable Capital and Trade Republic.
Most common previous employers of LIQID staff: Trade Republic (4), Accenture (4), Deutsche Bank (4), Zalando (4), HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit - Deutschland (4), PwC Deutschland (4). Former LIQID employees most often moved to Enpal (5), Scalable Capital (4), Deutsche Bank (3), Trade Republic (3), FINVIA (3), re:cap (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The LIQID mafia
LIQID alumni have founded 19 companies, including fintech startups FINVIA and re:cap, as well as investment platforms FundOnion and VREY. These ventures collectively employ over 250 people.
21Sven Schielke, was Chief Operating Officer, COO until 2019Christian Neuhaus, was Managing Director until 2018Paul Becker, was Co-Founder and Head of Marketing until 2017Jonas Tebbe, was Co-Founder and Head of Product & UX until 2017Tim Plummer, was Head of Business Intelligence until 2019Julius Pahmeier, was Chief of Staff | CEO Office until 2021Dr. Robert Dehghan, was Intern Business Development until 2017
Selim Nowicki, was Head of Business Intelligence (via Project A) until 2019
Bahadir E., was Head of Product until 2019
Enrico De Giorgi, was Member of the Advisory Board until 2023
Karl Hunger, was Managing Director until 2020
Jeanette Okwu, was CMO until 2019
Timo Hilpert, was Vice President Sales & Client Success until 2023
Elias Bitzer, was Strategic Advisor & Interim CFO until 2025
Julian Kolbe, was Freelance Software Engineer until 2019
Tobias Bossin, was CRM-Manager until 2020
Noah Schömann, was Head of Sales until 2023
Max Reck, was Head of Relationship Management until 2023
Rebecca Godfrey FRSA, was Freelance Creative Director until 2023
Maximilian Ast, was Consulting Software Engineer until 2026
Dr. Kyros Khadjavi, was Co-Founder & Managing Director until 2017Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 19% direct, 35% search, 7% social, 29% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at LIQID: Project Management (46), Microsoft Office (42), Microsoft Excel (31), English (31), Leadership (28), Management (27), Communication (24), Microsoft Word (24).
Where the team actually sits
LIQID people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (64), Berlin Metropolitan Area (19), Germany (11), Bavaria, Germany (10).
Search footprint
LIQID attracts about 1 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 12 ranking keywords and lost 17 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
LIQID has 152 employees as of September 2026.
LIQID has raised $191M in total, most recently a Series D round in July 2021.
LIQID was founded in 2016 by Christian Schneider-Sickert.
Christian Schneider-Sickert (CEO and Founder) sits at the top of LIQID's reporting structure, with 12 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current LIQID staff are Trade Republic (4 people), Accenture (4 people), Deutsche Bank (4 people).
Former LIQID employees most often move to Enpal (5), Scalable Capital (4), Deutsche Bank (3).
At least 19 companies have a founder who previously worked at LIQID, including PAVIS, FINVIA, re:cap.
LIQID attracts about 1 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among LIQID staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, English, Leadership.
LIQID staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (64), Berlin Metropolitan Area (19), Germany (11).
LIQID has about 24 people in Engineering, up 85% over the past year, as of September 2026.
LIQID has about 22 people in Finance, down 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 117 current and 267 former LIQID profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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