Tide
Tide provides banking and financial admin tools for small businesses, serving 1.6 million members globally including 800,000 in the UK.
The growth story
Tide grew from 765 to 3,447 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $442M along the way, most recently a Private Equity in September 2025.
About
Tide offers business accounts and connected financial admin services like invoicing and accounting for SMEs. Its products target time and cost savings through quick onboarding and low fees.
The company has raised $442M, most recently in a 2025 private equity round. It operates across the UK, India, Germany and France with a headcount of 3,447.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 115 employees. Leadership includes alumni from major financial and tech firms.
The Tide org chart
Dr. Oliver Prill (Chief Executive Officer (CEO)) leads 56 mapped leaders with 11 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 536 (+20% YoY), Finance 455 (+15% YoY), Business Development 416 (+27% YoY), Operations 386 (+21% YoY), Information Technology 209 (+19% YoY), Sales 199 (+30% YoY).
Talent flow
Employees come primarily from Amazon (19), Revolut (17), and HSBC (13). Alumni move to JPMorgan Chase (7), Wise (6), and Revolut (5). Median tenure is 1 year.
Most common previous employers of Tide staff: Amazon.com (19), Revolut (17), Banco HSBC - servicos financeiros - Brasil (13), Deloitte (12), PayU India (12), Cognizant Technology Solutions (12). Former Tide employees most often moved to JPMorgan Chase & (7), Tabby (6), OVO (6), Wise (6), National Australia Bank (5), Revolut (5).
Alumni worth knowing
The Tide mafia
Alumni have founded Moniepoint (5,605 staff), Sitecore (1,722 staff), and several smaller fintech firms.
41Ravi Jakhodia, was Head of Product - Connected Accounts and Open Banking until 2023Anne Donovan, was Senior Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer until 2021Kalyan Karteek Sadasivuni, was Product Lead until 2024Ciprian Briscaru, was Java Consultant until 2017George Bevis, was Founder & CEO until 2018Deane Barton, was VP Payments until 2021
Alex Chalakov, was Junior Software Engineer until 2022
Jason Johnson, was Consultant until 2018
Kartik Dabbiru, was Lead Product Manager, KYC until 2021
James Monaghan, was Independent Consultant until 2016
Virat Singh, was Risk Analyst until 2024
Caleb Hinton, was SEO Copywriter until 2024
Nishith Rajyaguru, was SDE-4 (Principal Web Engineer) until 2024
Kalpesh Maisuria, was Head Of Information Technology and InfraOps until 2022
Sasha Nagarajah, was Senior Product Manager until 2020
Chanchal Singh, was Global Senior Technology Leader - Driving Strategy with Data & AI until 2025
Jamie Dillon, was Talent Acquisition Specialist until 2020
Alfonso Garrido Iriso, was Senior Product Analyst until 2021
Ritu Verma, was Team Lead India MS until 2023
Arunachalam Rajagopal, was Senior Associate Product Manager until 2022
Vik Patel, was Property Finance Broker until 2020
Natisha Williams, was Talent Partner - Engineering until 2019
Stanimir Simeonov, was Senior Software Engineer until 2021
Arif I., was Sales Executive until 2023
Kento K., was Lead, Corporate Development until 2023
Behshad Saeedi, was Management Information Systems Manager until 2016
Mariya Dyakova, was Technical Talent Sourcer until 2025
Manish Kumar, was Director of KYX (Operations) until 2026
Kelly Looney, was Senior Vice President Of Engineering until 2024
Sai Sashank Kuppa, was Product Manager until 2025
Eileen Burbidge, was Interim CEO until 2018
Steven H., was Director of Product Operations & Operational Excellence until 2024
Ashish Sharma, was Manager Policy and Procedure until 2025
Andy Fyfe, was Product Manager until 2025
Ana Nogal, was iOS Developer until 2019
Peter Kalinowski, was Lead Product Owner until 2021Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 26% direct, 47% search, 3% social, 11% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Tide: Communication (948), Microsoft Excel (787), Microsoft Office (774), Customer Service (730), Teamwork (686), Analytical Skills (678), Problem Solving (676), Leadership (645).
Where the team actually sits
Tide people are concentrated in Telangana, India (85), Delhi, India (78), Haryana, India (64), Karnataka, India (59). 3 offices on record.
Search footprint
Tide attracts about 2,906 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $84K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,205 ranking keywords and lost 1,679 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Tide has 3,447 employees as of September 2026.
Tide has raised $442M in total, most recently a Private Equity round in September 2025.
Dr. Oliver Prill (Chief Executive Officer (CEO)) sits at the top of Tide's reporting structure, with 11 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Tide staff are Amazon.com (19 people), Revolut (17 people), Banco HSBC - servicos financeiros - Brasil (13 people).
Former Tide employees most often move to JPMorgan Chase & (7), Tabby (6), OVO (6).
At least 41 companies have a founder who previously worked at Tide, including Moniepoint, Sitecore, Purpleplum Digital Solutions Pvt.
Tide attracts about 2,906 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $84K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Tide staff are Communication, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Teamwork.
Tide staff are concentrated in Telangana, India (85), Delhi, India (78), Haryana, India (64).
Tide has about 536 people in Engineering, up 20% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Tide has about 455 people in Finance, up 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 590 current and 763 former Tide profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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