Origin
Origin is a personal finance platform that tracks spending, investments and net worth while offering AI-driven financial advice. The company has raised $72M, most recently in a Series B in August 2021, and employs 166 people.
The growth story
Origin grew from 117 to 166 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $72M along the way, most recently a Series B in August 2021.
About
Origin provides a platform for individuals and employers to manage personal finances, offering account aggregation, transaction categorization, and AI-powered financial advice. It supports users in over 70 countries and 70 languages, with access to financial professionals.
The company has scaled to 166 employees since its 2018 founding. Its $72M Series B in 2021 included investors like Coatue and Founders Fund, signaling strong backing for its financial health platform.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Origin's largest function with 23 employees, suggesting a focus on platform development. The company operates with a median tenure of 3 years, indicating moderate retention.
The Origin org chart
Matt Watson (Founder | CEO) leads 22 mapped leaders with 6 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 35 (-5% YoY), Finance 26 (+4% YoY), Operations 11 (+10% YoY), Arts and Design 11 (0% YoY), Business Development 8 (+14% YoY), Marketing 7 (-12% YoY).
Talent flow
Origin draws talent from diverse financial and tech backgrounds, including Citi, JPMorgan Chase, and IBM. Alumni frequently move to fintech startups like Mesmer (YC P25) and Abra, with 13 founding their own companies.
Most common previous employers of Origin staff: Gamers Club (3), Stone (2), Citi (2), HDFC Bank (2), IBM (2), JPMorganChase (2). Former Origin employees most often moved to Mesmer (YC P25) (6), Abra (3), LearnLux Financial Wellbeing (3), Thatch (2), Flex (2), Unify (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Origin mafia
Origin alumni have founded 13 companies, including Cloud Humans (193 staff), Luminary (30 staff), and Mesmer (YC P25), which was started by three former employees.
16Fabrício Rissetto, was Tech Lead / Software Engineer until 2021Dave St. Geme, was VP of Product Management until 2022Ben Rounds, was Director of Product until 2024Byron Revels, was VP of Strategic Accounts & Partnerships until 2024João de Paula, was Co-Founder & Advisor until 2024
Sergio Bergmann, was Director Of Engineering until 2024
Lucas Silva, was Principal Engineer until 2024
Matheus Martins, was Senior Product Designer until 2023
Jak Kennedy, was Advisor until 2024
Marwa Nur Muhammad, was Group Product Manager / Director of Product until 2022
Ryan Langan, CFP®, was Financial Planner until 2023
Lucas Chain, was Staff Engineer until 2023
Stephanie M Thomas, was Director of Customer Success until 2024
Sheri Conklin, was Certified Financial Planner until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 61% direct, 25% search, 3% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Origin: Management (33), JavaScript (28), Leadership (26), Microsoft Office (26), Microsoft Excel (23), Marketing (22), Customer Service (20), SQL (20).
Where the team actually sits
Origin people are concentrated in São Paulo, Brazil (10), Minas Gerais, Brazil (6), Santa Catarina, Brazil (5), California, United States (4).
Search footprint
Origin attracts about 10,110 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $74K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,403 ranking keywords and lost 1,566 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Origin has 166 employees as of September 2026.
Origin has raised $72M in total, most recently a Series B round in August 2021.
Origin was founded in 2018 by Matt Watson.
Matt Watson (Founder | CEO) sits at the top of Origin's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Origin staff are Gamers Club (3 people), Stone (2 people), Citi (2 people).
Former Origin employees most often move to Mesmer (YC P25) (6), Abra (3), LearnLux Financial Wellbeing (3).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Origin, including Cloud Humans, Luminary, SquidX.
Origin attracts about 10,110 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $74K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Origin staff are Management, JavaScript, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel.
Origin staff are concentrated in São Paulo, Brazil (10), Minas Gerais, Brazil (6), Santa Catarina, Brazil (5).
Origin has about 35 people in Engineering, down 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Origin has about 26 people in Finance, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 70 current and 227 former Origin profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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