Teya
Teya provides financial tools for small businesses, combining payments, cash flow management, funding, and team tools in one platform. The London-based company has raised $1.1B and employs 1,207 people.
The growth story
Teya grew from 781 to 1,207 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $1.1B along the way, most recently a Series C in November 2021.
About
Teya sells software that helps small businesses manage payments, cash flow, and funding. Its platform integrates these functions with team management tools, aiming to simplify operations for local businesses.
The company has raised $1.1B, including a Series C round in November 2021 backed by investors like Accel and BlackRock. With 1,207 employees, it is one of the larger fintech players focused on small business needs.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Teya's largest function, with 140 employees. The company has a median tenure of one year, suggesting rapid turnover or recent scaling.
The Teya org chart
Thiago Piau (CEO) leads 57 mapped leaders with 12 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 224 (+2% YoY), Sales 213 (+76% YoY), Business Development 134 (+63% YoY), Customer Success and Support 87 (+21% YoY), Finance 70 (+63% YoY), Operations 68 (+13% YoY).
Talent flow
Teya recruits heavily from Stone, FARFETCH, and Blip.pt, with Deloitte and EY also among its top talent sources. Alumni often move to fintech firms like Revolut, Wise, and Monzo.
Most common previous employers of Teya staff: Stone (28), FARFETCH (17), Blip.pt (15), Deloitte (14), EY (13), Amazon (12). Former Teya employees most often moved to Revolut (10), Wise (7), Amazon (7), Monzo (6), Numan (6), Planet (6).
Alumni worth knowing
The Teya mafia
Teya alumni have founded 45 companies, including Hunter Douglas (3,114 staff), Monavate (65 staff), and Loyverse (22 staff).
47Gabriel Pires, was Head of Digital until 2024Michael Rolph, was Partner until 2021Caio Fiuza, was COO at Teya until 2026Lars van Tilburg, was Global Partnerships until 2024Mark Bender, was Head of GTM until 2024Mattia Asta, was Corporate Strategy until 2023
Karel Poplstein, was Senior Product Manager | Teya Tap until 2023
Isabella Händel, was Digital Marketing Strategist until 2021
Adrian Svec, was Partner until 2023
Myo Htet Kyaw, was Consultant Project Lead until 2023
Aiman Al Masani, was Expansion Associate until 2022
Silvana Leon, was Manager, Strategy until 2023
Josiah Senu, was Chief of Staff to the Chairman & Co-Founder until 2023
Zee Durrani, was Senior Product Designer until 2021
Edward Vernon, was Product Manager - Group Product Strategy until 2022
Emmanuel Olorunshola, was Business Development Advisor until 2023
Guilherme Galaz Tavares, was 🏪 Project Manager until 2022
João Costa, was Senior Software Engineer until 2026
Halyna Pelykh, was Financial Planning and Analysis (Southern Europe) until 2023
Casper Hoes, was Senior Partner Growth Manager until 2023
Anas Ben Mejdoub, was Global Brand - Integrated & Rebranded the SaltPay Group until 2023
Stefano Fontolan, was Country Manager until 2024
Pedro Campos, was Software Engineering Director until 2023
Bruce Elliott, was Product Manager until 2025
Cameron Bell, was Commercial Operations & Partnerships until 2024
Randson O., was Senior Software Engineer | Elixir until 2022
Ashley Law, was ESG & Sustainability, Reversed Logistics until 2022
Breno Maximiano, was Product Director - Customer Platform until 2023
Tiago Loriato Simões, was Product Director until 2026
Edgar Cinegr, was Head of Sales CZ & SK | (Fintech) until 2025
Tony Druce, was Commercial Scheme Leader until 2022
Matheus Dantas, was Product Director until 2023
Arthur Fox, was Tech until 2020
Aleksander Napieraj, was Legal and Commercial Counsel until 2024
Armands Antans, was Senior Mobile Architect until 2023
Karim Serraj, was Quantitative Analyst until 2023
Lee Jones, was Business Development Manager until 2023
Rachelle Boumelhem, was Account Manager | Inbound Sales until 2024
Jose Ignacio Laffitte, was Operations Lead until 2023
Muhammad Shah, was Business Development Advisor until 2023
Andy Miller, was Sales Management Consultant until 2024
Gonçalo Neves Cruz, was Creative Producer until 2023
Sherif Yacoub, was Chief Technology & Product Officer until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 57% direct, 21% search, 3% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Teya: Communication (353), Microsoft Office (317), Teamwork (312), Microsoft Excel (294), Customer Service (282), Sales (272), Problem Solving (264), Project Management (255).
Where the team actually sits
Teya people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (172), United Kingdom (82), Porto, Portugal (64), London Area, United Kingdom (25). 10 offices on record.
Search footprint
Teya attracts about 154 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 32 ranking keywords and lost 47 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Teya has 1,207 employees as of September 2026.
Teya has raised $1.1B in total, most recently a Series C round in November 2021.
Thiago Piau (CEO) sits at the top of Teya's reporting structure, with 12 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Teya staff are Stone (28 people), FARFETCH (17 people), Blip.pt (15 people).
Former Teya employees most often move to Revolut (10), Wise (7), Amazon (7).
At least 45 companies have a founder who previously worked at Teya, including Hunter Douglas, Monavate, Loyverse.
Teya attracts about 154 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Teya staff are Communication, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service.
Teya staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (172), United Kingdom (82), Porto, Portugal (64).
Teya has about 224 people in Engineering, up 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Teya has about 213 people in Sales, up 76% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 584 current and 871 former Teya profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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