SIDES
SIDES sells restaurant management software covering POS, online ordering and kitchen operations, serving European restaurants and delivery services. The Berlin-based company has 103 employees and raised $23M in a July 2025 Series A.
The growth story
SIDES grew from 76 to 103 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $23M along the way, most recently a Series A in July 2025.
About
SIDES provides an integrated software platform for restaurant operations including point-of-sale systems, self-service kiosks and digital ordering channels. It targets independent restaurants, chains and virtual kitchens looking to consolidate multiple tools into one system.
The company reached Series A funding in mid-2025 with backing from European investors like Fortino Capital. Its workforce of 103 shows steady hiring from competitors in food delivery tech like Delivery Hero and Takeaway.com.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest department with 14 staff, suggesting a product-led growth model. The leadership team includes founders with restaurant tech backgrounds and investors from European SaaS specialists.
The SIDES org chart
Björn Wisnewski (CEO) leads 39 mapped leaders with 3 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 22 (-19% YoY), Customer Success and Support 18 (+13% YoY), Engineering 17 (-6% YoY), Operations 10 (+43% YoY), Information Technology 6 (-14% YoY), Human Resources 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Employees typically stay 2 years, moving to POS competitors like orderbird or SumUp. The company recruits heavily from Lightspeed Commerce and Delivery Hero, drawing on e-commerce and food delivery experience.
Most common previous employers of SIDES staff: Lightspeed Commerce (9), Delivery Hero Germany (4), Takeaway.com (3), Delivery Hero (2), Continu Professionals (2), Secret Escapes (2). Former SIDES employees most often moved to Enpal (3), orderbird (2), HANSEATIC POS-CASH (2), SumUp (2), pplwise (1), burgerme (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 41% direct, 46% search, 1% social, 3% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at SIDES: Communication (29), Teamwork (27), Microsoft Office (25), Sales (23), Project Management (23), Team Leadership (20), Microsoft Excel (19), English (18).
Where the team actually sits
SIDES people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (32), Berlin Metropolitan Area (6), Germany (5), North Brabant, Netherlands (4).
Search footprint
SIDES attracts about 221 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 120 ranking keywords and lost 52 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.50 / 5
Frequently asked
SIDES has 103 employees as of September 2026.
SIDES has raised $23M in total, most recently a Series A round in July 2025.
Björn Wisnewski (CEO) sits at the top of SIDES's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current SIDES staff are Lightspeed Commerce (9 people), Delivery Hero Germany (4 people), Takeaway.com (3 people).
Former SIDES employees most often move to Enpal (3), orderbird (2), HANSEATIC POS-CASH (2).
SIDES attracts about 221 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among SIDES staff are Communication, Teamwork, Microsoft Office, Sales, Project Management.
SIDES staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (32), Berlin Metropolitan Area (6), Germany (5).
SIDES has about 22 people in Sales, down 19% over the past year, as of September 2026.
SIDES has about 18 people in Customer Success and Support, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 71 current and 140 former SIDES profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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