Trengo
Trengo sells a shared inbox platform that combines messaging channels like WhatsApp, email and social media for sales and support teams. The Utrecht-based company raised $38M in a 2021 Series A and employs 92 people.
The growth story
Trengo grew from 68 to 92 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $38M along the way, most recently a Series A in September 2021.
About
Trengo's software centralizes customer communications from multiple channels into a single interface. It targets sales and support teams looking to automate conversations and manage inquiries more efficiently across platforms like WhatsApp, email and social media.
The company has grown to 92 employees since its 2017 founding, with Insight Partners and Peak leading its $38M Series A in 2021. Its alumni network shows a pattern of moving to other Dutch tech companies, with 11 founders starting their own ventures.
Founders and leadership
Customer success and support is Trengo's largest function, with 18 employees. The company has a median tenure of 1 year, suggesting a relatively young workforce.
The Trengo org chart
Patrick Meutzner (CEO) leads 39 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
VP of Customer and Commercial Operations (Sales, Customer Experience, Partnerships & RevOps)Executive
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 17 (-15% YoY), Business Development 11 (+22% YoY), Sales 11 (+38% YoY), Customer Success and Support 11 (-15% YoY), Marketing 9 (-10% YoY), Information Technology 8 (+14% YoY).
Talent flow
Trengo hires heavily from local Dutch companies, with TomTom and Concentrix being top sources. Its alumni frequently move to other Dutch tech firms like Rabobank and Leadinfo, while 11 have founded companies including Lumion and KINT.
Most common previous employers of Trengo staff: TomTom (3), Concentrix (3), Sector8 (2), Sjonic Digital Media (2), Sana Commerce (2), Jumbo Supermarkten (2). Former Trengo employees most often moved to Workwize (7), Rabobank (4), Leadinfo (3), Splashtop (3), ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (3), Schoolyear - Safe Exam Workspace (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Trengo mafia
Trengo alumni have founded 11 companies, including Lumion (151 staff) and KINT (16 staff). Other ventures include Adwave Agency, Woningkompas and Sovv.io.
11Marili 't Hooft - Bolle, was Chief Executive Officer until 2026Gowtham Palanisamy, was Performance Marketing Specialist until 2022Yoram Volkers, was Performance Marketing Specialist until 2021Floris ten Hove, was Senior Backend Engineer until 2023Asif Ahmed, was Support Executive until 2022KaraLynn Lewis, was Head of Partnerships until 2023
Bogdan Mogosanu, was Technology Partnerships Manager until 2025
Treasure Kwagala A., was Marketing & Communicatie Medewerkster until 2018
Natasha Whalley, was Head of Customer Success until 2021
Chris Tilton, was Chief Marketing Officer until 2023
Albert Schiemann, was Customer Experience Specialist & Agile Coach until 2020Web traffic
Traffic mix: 71% direct, 11% search, 6% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Trengo: Microsoft Office (32), Teamwork (32), Communication (28), English (25), Project Management (25), JavaScript (23), Sales (23), HTML (21).
Where the team actually sits
Trengo people are concentrated in North Holland, Netherlands (20), Utrecht, Netherlands (18), Netherlands (9), North Brabant, Netherlands (7).
Search footprint
Trengo attracts about 1,708 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $59K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,502 ranking keywords and lost 1,420 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Trengo has 92 employees as of September 2026.
Trengo has raised $38M in total, most recently a Series A round in September 2021.
Trengo was founded in 2017 by Igo Trampe, Marcel van de Weerd.
Patrick Meutzner (CEO) sits at the top of Trengo's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Trengo staff are TomTom (3 people), Concentrix (3 people), Sector8 (2 people).
Former Trengo employees most often move to Workwize (7), Rabobank (4), Leadinfo (3).
At least 11 companies have a founder who previously worked at Trengo, including Lumion, KINT, Adwave Agency - Creative DTC Growth Partner.
Trengo attracts about 1,708 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $59K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Trengo staff are Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Communication, English, Project Management.
Trengo staff are concentrated in North Holland, Netherlands (20), Utrecht, Netherlands (18), Netherlands (9).
Trengo has about 17 people in Engineering, down 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Trengo has about 11 people in Business Development, up 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 74 current and 198 former Trengo profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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