Lynx Tech
Lynx Tech is an AI fraud detection startup that raised $19M in Series A funding in 2023. The Madrid-based company has 132 employees and sells to multinational financial institutions and payment providers.
The growth story
Lynx Tech grew from 5 to 132 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $19M along the way, most recently a Series A in November 2023.
About
Lynx Tech builds AI software that identifies financial fraud in real time for banks and payment companies. Its systems aim to shift fraud detection from reactive investigations to proactive prevention.
The company is scaling rapidly after its 2023 Series A led by Banco Santander and Forgepoint Capital. With 132 staff already, it draws engineering talent heavily from Spanish research institute IIC and local universities.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 13 tracked hires. Leadership includes veterans from Santander and Indra, reflecting its focus on financial sector clients.
The Lynx Tech org chart
Venancio Gallego Vindel (CEO) leads 28 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 62 (+9% YoY), Information Technology 17 (+31% YoY), Business Development 9 (+29% YoY), Sales 7 (+75% YoY), Customer Success and Support 5 (+25% YoY), Marketing 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly a quarter of analyzed employees came from Instituto de Ingeniería del Conocimiento, with others from Santander and IBM. Alumni have founded at least one spinout, WhiteStone Technology.
Most common previous employers of Lynx Tech staff: Instituto de Ingeniería del Conocimiento - IIC (31), Santander (6), Indra (4), IBM (3), ALTEN (3), everis (3). Former Lynx Tech employees most often moved to Matrix USA (1), 1datapipe® (1), Mondelēz International (1), The Evolved Marketer (1), Salesforce (1), Luminance (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 27% direct, 55% search, 8% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Lynx Tech: Python (Programming Language) (61), SQL (54), English (45), Java (44), JavaScript (42), C (Programming Language) (42), Linux (41), Teamwork (41).
Where the team actually sits
Lynx Tech people are concentrated in Community of Madrid, Spain (37), Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area (30), Spain (8), Valencian Community, Spain (2).
Search footprint
Lynx Tech attracts about 0 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3 ranking keywords and lost 2 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Lynx Tech has 132 employees as of September 2026.
Lynx Tech has raised $19M in total, most recently a Series A round in November 2023.
Venancio Gallego Vindel (CEO) sits at the top of Lynx Tech's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Lynx Tech staff are Instituto de Ingeniería del Conocimiento - IIC (31 people), Santander (6 people), Indra (4 people).
Former Lynx Tech employees most often move to Matrix USA (1), 1datapipe® (1), Mondelēz International (1).
The most common skills among Lynx Tech staff are Python (Programming Language), SQL, English, Java, JavaScript.
Lynx Tech staff are concentrated in Community of Madrid, Spain (37), Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area (30), Spain (8).
Lynx Tech has about 62 people in Engineering, up 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Lynx Tech has about 17 people in Information Technology, up 31% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 96 current and 28 former Lynx Tech profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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