Raisin
Raisin operates a savings and investment platform connecting consumers with banks across the EU, UK and US. The Berlin-based fintech holds €80 billion in assets from over 1 million investors and has raised $305 million, most recently in a March 2023 Series E.
The growth story
Raisin grew from 502 to 783 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $305M along the way, most recently a Series E in March 2023.
About
Raisin's platform allows consumers to access savings products from multiple banks, offering better interest rates while providing banks with diversified funding sources. The company targets the global €150 trillion savings market by removing barriers to cross-border deposits.
The fintech has scaled rapidly since its 2012 founding, growing to 783 employees from 75 countries. Its €80 billion in assets under management represents significant market penetration, with investors having earned €7 billion in returns through the platform. The recent Series E funding suggests continued expansion plans.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Raisin's largest function with 117 employees, reflecting the platform's technical complexity. The company maintains a global workforce with employees from 75 countries, though many are based in Berlin where the company is headquartered.
The Raisin org chart
Tamas Giorgadse (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 55 mapped leaders with 18 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 172 (+6% YoY), Information Technology 70 (+9% YoY), Operations 65 (+20% YoY), Business Development 57 (-3% YoY), Customer Success and Support 56 (-14% YoY), Finance 52 (+21% YoY).
Talent flow
Raisin recruits heavily from other fintechs and financial institutions, with N26, Deutsche Bank and Solaris SE being top talent sources. Alumni frequently move to other financial services firms, with Auto Fleet Control, Google and Solaris SE being common destinations.
Most common previous employers of Raisin staff: N26 (13), Deutsche Bank (11), EPAM (10), Deloitte (9), McKinsey & Company (8), Solaris SE (8). Former Raisin employees most often moved to Auto Fleet Control (6), Google (6), Solaris SE (5), SAP (5), Raisin Bank (5), JPMorganChase (5).
Alumni worth knowing
The Raisin mafia
Raisin alumni have founded 41 companies, including major fintech Revolut and Swedish accounting software firm Fortnox. Other notable startups include NEAT Protect, CONNY and Ábaco.
42Cetin Duransoy, was CEO, Raisin US until 2026David Dahlgren, was Director - Sweden & Denmark until 2021Fabien Cazes, was Directeur Général France until 2021Dr. Daniel Halmer, was General Counsel - Head of Business Development until 2017Alejandro McCormack, was Country Manager until 2021Jan Erwin Thomas, was Director UK & Ireland until 2020
Philip Jonitz, was Business Development Intern until 2018
Sharif Malik, was Senior Software Engineer until 2018
Nilaxsa Yoganathan, was Head of Business Clients until 2018
Joe O'Mara, was Board Member until 2024
Azeez Alamutu, was Customer Service and Onboarding until 2023
Dr. Alexander Kihm, was Co-Founder & CTO fairr.de -> Exit -> Head of Pension Products Raisin until 2023
Ahmed JOUDAD, was Head of Partnerships and Marketing until 2020
Kat Matfield, was Head of Product, Investments and Pensions until 2022
Lars Sager, was Business Development until 2019
Natalia Röthlisberger, was Business Development Trainee until 2018
Nicole Breforth, was Head Of Communications / Spokesperson until 2022
Jakob Scholz, was Product Manager until 2019
Philipp von Girsewald, was Chief Executive Officer US until 2022
Tom Simpson, was General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer until 2023
Marcel Bock, was CEO, US until 2023
Yann Kandelman, was Investor until 2021
Pauline Gwet, was Business development - Bank partnerships until 2020
Robert S. Moukabary, was Intern | Product Management - Investment Products until 2020
Dr. Saskia Appelhoff, was Chief Marketing Officer until 2019
Vitor Arrais, was Software Engineer until 2019
Bruno Kubitz, was Incident Manager until 2019
Emanuel Kuce Radis, was Global CTO, Executive Director until 2021
Nadja Y. Hirsch, was Head of Communications, Press Officer until 2016
Nina Monaghan, was Head Of Communications until 2018
Bruno Galo dal Maso, was Product Manager ERP - NetSuite until 2021
Sam Cole, was Chief of Staff, UK until 2023
Dana Abadir Sidhom, was Partner Bank Management, Deposits & Operations Intern until 2021
Panagiotis Tsafaridis, was Senior Infrastructure Engineer until 2020
Jeff Younker, was Devops Lead / Manage until 2020
Laurentiu Petrea, was Head of Core Engineering until 2019
Emmanuel Rodriguez, was GM - Country Head - France until 2022
Tanaka Mawindi, was MBA Intern - Business & Corporate Development until 2021
Abhishekkumar Savita Rai, was Software Engineer until 2019
Oscar Corrales, was Team Lead | Funding Strategy until 2019
Till Machens, was Director Engineering until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 54% direct, 22% search, 2% social, 5% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Raisin: Project Management (231), Microsoft Office (213), Microsoft Excel (185), SQL (179), Communication (173), Teamwork (166), English (160), Python (Programming Language) (146).
Where the team actually sits
Raisin people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (243), Germany (57), Berlin Metropolitan Area (54), England, United Kingdom (21). 7 offices on record.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Raisin has 783 employees as of September 2026.
Raisin has raised $305M in total, most recently a Series E round in March 2023.
Raisin was founded in 2012 by Tamas Giorgadse, Kevin Mountford, Phil Alcock, Michael Stephan, Dr. Frank Freund, CFA.
Tamas Giorgadse (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Raisin's reporting structure, with 18 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Raisin staff are N26 (13 people), Deutsche Bank (11 people), EPAM (10 people).
Former Raisin employees most often move to Auto Fleet Control (6), Google (6), Solaris SE (5).
At least 41 companies have a founder who previously worked at Raisin, including Revolut, Fortnox, NEAT Protect.
The most common skills among Raisin staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, SQL, Communication.
Raisin staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (243), Germany (57), Berlin Metropolitan Area (54).
Raisin has about 172 people in Engineering, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Raisin has about 70 people in Information Technology, up 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 580 current and 808 former Raisin profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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