Ontop
Ontop is a payroll platform for remote workers that handles international payments in US dollars. The company has 410 employees and raised $35M in a Series A round in December 2022.
The growth story
Ontop grew from 288 to 410 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $35M along the way, most recently a Series A in December 2022.
About
Ontop provides payroll and financial services for companies hiring remote workers globally. Its platform handles onboarding and payments, focusing on delivering salaries in US dollars to workers worldwide.
The company has scaled to 410 employees since its 2020 founding. Its $35M Series A in late 2022 suggests rapid growth, though specific headcount changes are unclear.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Ontop's largest function, with 37 employees. The company operates remotely from its Oregon headquarters.
The Ontop org chart
Julian Torres Gomez (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 59 mapped leaders with 13 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 54 (0% YoY), Engineering 52 (-12% YoY), Operations 44 (+22% YoY), Business Development 31 (+7% YoY), Marketing 29 (+16% YoY), Information Technology 23 (+21% YoY).
Talent flow
Ontop recruits heavily from Latin American tech companies like Rappi and Fitpal, as well as universities such as Universidad de Los Andes. Alumni frequently move to other payroll and fintech firms, with Deel being the top destination.
Most common previous employers of Ontop staff: Rappi (6), Fitpal (5), TP (5), Universidad de Los Andes (3), Accenture (3), Citi (3). Former Ontop employees most often moved to Deel (9), RemoFirst (4), Incode (3), Curacel (YC 22) (2), Mastercard (2), LLM API (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Ontop mafia
Ontop alumni have founded 19 companies, including Hovland Barnes and CatasIA, which have grown to 14 and 12 employees respectively.
19Natalia Romero R., was Sales & Growth Director US & Canadá until 2023Jaime Abella Alvarez, was Co-Founder until 2023Berkay Yalçın, was Account Executive | MEA until 2022Ignacio Klyver, was Product Designer until 2023Rebeca Flores, was Product Manager until 2022Stefano Angelero, was Account Executive LATAM until 2023
Andrés Vallejo, was Sales Development Representative until 2022
Alejandro Jacome Santos, was Account Executive - LATAM until 2022
Martin Rodriguez Vera, was Regional Director - Europe until 2022
Yusleidi Serje, was Head of User Acquisition until 2022
Joaquin Vasquez Carozzo, was Account Executive (YC-W21) until 2023
Francisco Venencio, was Global Expansión Consultant until 2023
Kubra Turk, was Business Development Representative | Payroll Services until 2023
Diana Munoz Lar, was Sr AI Product M. (YCW21) until 2026
Hernando González Holguín, was Sales Director Central America & Caribbean until 2023
Luis Rodriguez V, was Account executive until 2022
Islam Nazmy, was Head of SDRs - MENA until 2022
Oriana García, was Sr Global Expansion Consultant until 2022
Fabio De Leon, was Growth Consultant until 2022What this company is made of
Most common skills at Ontop: English (84), Microsoft Excel (76), Teamwork (68), Communication (67), Project Management (66), Microsoft Office (65), Leadership (65), Team Leadership (61).
Where the team actually sits
Ontop people are concentrated in Capital District, Colombia (41), Argentina (11), Colombia (9), Peru (9).
Search footprint
Ontop attracts about 77,620,000 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $293M a month if bought through ads. It gained 19,168,701 ranking keywords and lost 9,638,315 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Ontop has 410 employees as of September 2026.
Ontop has raised $35M in total, most recently a Series A round in December 2022.
Ontop was founded in 2020 by Julian Torres Gomez, Santiago Aparicio, Maria Camila Ramirez.
Julian Torres Gomez (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Ontop's reporting structure, with 13 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Ontop staff are Rappi (6 people), Fitpal (5 people), TP (5 people).
Former Ontop employees most often move to Deel (9), RemoFirst (4), Incode (3).
At least 19 companies have a founder who previously worked at Ontop, including Hovland Barnes, CatasIA, SAAS Corner.
Ontop attracts about 77,620,000 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $293M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Ontop staff are English, Microsoft Excel, Teamwork, Communication, Project Management.
Ontop staff are concentrated in Capital District, Colombia (41), Argentina (11), Colombia (9).
Ontop has about 54 people in Sales, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Ontop has about 52 people in Engineering, down 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 204 current and 284 former Ontop profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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