Taxfix
Taxfix is a Berlin-based tax filing platform that has processed over 8 million tax returns and facilitated €4.5 billion in refunds across Germany, Spain and the UK. The company has raised $330M, including a Series D in 2022 backed by investors like Index Ventures and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
The growth story
Taxfix grew from 258 to 379 employees between 2020 and 2026, raising $330M along the way, most recently a Series D in April 2022.
About
Taxfix offers digital tax filing through three brands: a self-service Q&A app (Taxfix), a tax advisor marketplace (TaxScouts), and a German-focused automated filing product (Steuerbot). The platform serves individuals who want to simplify tax compliance, with options ranging from DIY to full-service professional assistance.
The company has scaled to 379 employees since its 2016 founding, processing refunds equivalent to roughly €560 per return. Its $330M funding includes participation from European fintech specialists Creandum and Valar Ventures alongside pension fund capital.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up the largest function with 66 employees, about 17% of headcount. The Berlin headquarters suggests centralized product development with local market operations in its three active countries.
The Taxfix org chart
Martin Ott (CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 8 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 92 (+12% YoY), Accounting 42 (+5% YoY), Operations 40 (+3% YoY), Information Technology 26 (-4% YoY), Customer Success and Support 25 (+14% YoY), Arts and Design 21 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Taxfix draws heavily from Berlin fintechs (N26, Zalando) and professional services (EY), with Klarna and HelloFresh as common next destinations. The workforce includes clusters from Universidad Tecnológica Nacional and Berlin-area universities, with a median tenure of 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Taxfix staff: N26 (8), Zalando (7), EY (7), Thirdlove (6), Intel (5), Klarna (5). Former Taxfix employees most often moved to Zalando (6), N26 (5), HelloFresh (4), Klarna (3), Qonto (3), Staffbase (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Taxfix mafia
Taxfix alumni have founded at least 25 companies, including healthcare platform Jameda (117 employees) and water management startup Qatium (46 employees). Several spinouts focus on vertical SaaS like e-commerce tools (ECOMMERCE ONE) and AI infrastructure (cognee).
26Constanze Stypula, was VP New Services until 2022Manu Arianoff, was Country Manager until 2024Narayan Venkatesh, was Lead Product Manager | Taxfix France until 2022Friedhelm Tauber, was Country Manager Germany until 2023Vasilije Markovic, was (Consultant) Product Manager until 2020Julian Titz, was New Services Intern until 2021
Lennart Friedrich, was Senior Strategic Partnership Manager until 2024
Kilian Justus, was Senior Product Manager until 2022
Anurag Patel, was Senior Software Engineer (Consultant) until 2022
Lilli Graf, was Lead Service Designer until 2022
Giuseppe Costanza, was Senior Product Manager until 2020
Zaya Kadyrova, was Board Member until 2025
Dr. Daniel Kreter, was COO & Managing Director until 2025
David Rizor, was Senior Director Strategy until 2025
Çağlar Bozkurt, was Product Manager, Activation until 2024
Werner Hoffmann, was Technical Product Manager until 2018
María de la Puente, was Mobile Marketing until 2023
Seth DeHart, was Advisor until 2022
Yazmina Cabrera, was Head Of Brand until 2020
Konstantin J. Wilckens, was Principal - Head of Corporate Finance until 2024
Jessie Schofer, was Director People Projects & Insights until 2023
Ben Scheckenbach, was Brand & Marketing Design until 2022
Gianpaolo Tucci, was Creative Director (interim) until 2020
Lilyana Wilken, was Head of Talent Acquisition until 2025
Sebastian Schilling, was Financial Management Consultant until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 38% direct, 56% search, 0% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Taxfix: English (95), Microsoft Office (92), SQL (79), Microsoft Excel (78), JavaScript (74), Teamwork (73), Project Management (68), Communication (67).
Where the team actually sits
Taxfix people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (123), Berlin Metropolitan Area (31), Community of Madrid, Spain (19), Germany (18). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Taxfix attracts about 247 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 250 ranking keywords and lost 144 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Taxfix has 379 employees as of September 2026.
Taxfix has raised $330M in total, most recently a Series D round in April 2022.
Taxfix was founded in 2016 by Mathis Büchi, Lino Teuteberg.
Martin Ott (CEO) sits at the top of Taxfix's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Taxfix staff are N26 (8 people), Zalando (7 people), EY (7 people).
Former Taxfix employees most often move to Zalando (6), N26 (5), HelloFresh (4).
At least 25 companies have a founder who previously worked at Taxfix, including Jameda, Qatium, Tilla.
Taxfix attracts about 247 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Taxfix staff are English, Microsoft Office, SQL, Microsoft Excel, JavaScript.
Taxfix staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (123), Berlin Metropolitan Area (31), Community of Madrid, Spain (19).
Taxfix has about 92 people in Engineering, up 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Taxfix has about 42 people in Accounting, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 246 current and 282 former Taxfix profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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