MODIFI
MODIFI is a financial services company that provides a platform for cross-border trade payments and management. The company has raised $354M in funding, including a Series C round in November 2024, and employs 94 people.
The growth story
MODIFI grew from 51 to 94 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $354M along the way, most recently a Series C in November 2024.
About
MODIFI offers a platform that helps businesses manage and pay for international trade. The system is designed to give exporters and importers more control over cross-border transactions, particularly in the face of supply chain disruptions.
The company has raised $354M, a notable sum for a trade finance platform, with its latest Series C round closing in November 2024. MODIFI employs 94 people, though its recent headcount growth rate is not available.
Founders and leadership
Sales is MODIFI's largest function, with 13 employees. The company's leadership team is not detailed in the available data.
The MODIFI org chart
Nelson Holzner (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 40 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 18 (-10% YoY), Finance 16 (-6% YoY), Business Development 14 (-12% YoY), Engineering 8 (-11% YoY), Information Technology 6 (0% YoY), Operations 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
MODIFI hires heavily from financial institutions, with ICICI Bank, BillPay, Klarna, and Drip Capital each contributing 4 employees. Alumni often move to trade and fintech companies, with Tradewind being the most common destination.
Most common previous employers of MODIFI staff: ICICI Bank (4), BillPay (4), Klarna (4), Drip Capital (4), IDFC FIRST Bank (3), PrimaTrade (2). Former MODIFI employees most often moved to Tradewind (3), Riverty (2), MoneyGram (2), DP World (2), IT BY DESIGN (2), Unloq (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The MODIFI mafia
MODIFI alumni have founded 5 companies, including EUVC (35 staff) and Vayana TradeXchange (12 staff).
5Jeppe Høier, was Board Member until 2022Anthony Rajan, was Director - Sales until 2021Jose Juan Rivera Rio AP, was Country Manager / Sales Director until 2024Carolina Poll, was UX/UI Sr. Design Manager until 2018Steeve Bataille, was Product Manager until 2019Web traffic
Traffic mix: 45% direct, 43% search, 3% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at MODIFI: Management (23), Communication (20), Leadership (20), Microsoft Office (19), Teamwork (19), Financial Analysis (18), Team Management (17), Microsoft Excel (17).
Where the team actually sits
MODIFI people are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (19), Berlin, Germany (11), North Holland, Netherlands (4), Guangdong, China (4). 8 offices on record.
Search footprint
MODIFI attracts about 57 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 8 ranking keywords and lost 7 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
MODIFI has 94 employees as of September 2026.
MODIFI has raised $354M in total, most recently a Series C round in November 2024.
MODIFI was founded in 2018 by Nelson Holzner, Sven Brauer, Jan Wehrs, Nelson Holzer.
Nelson Holzner (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of MODIFI's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current MODIFI staff are ICICI Bank (4 people), BillPay (4 people), Klarna (4 people).
Former MODIFI employees most often move to Tradewind (3), Riverty (2), MoneyGram (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at MODIFI, including EUVC, Vayana TradeXchange, Craftone.
MODIFI attracts about 57 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among MODIFI staff are Management, Communication, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Teamwork.
MODIFI staff are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (19), Berlin, Germany (11), North Holland, Netherlands (4).
MODIFI has about 18 people in Sales, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
MODIFI has about 16 people in Finance, down 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 58 current and 171 former MODIFI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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