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Kadmos

Automated global salary payments for employers

Overview

Kadmos is a global salary payments platform that helps employers pay workers and helps employees access and manage their wages. It automates payroll processing through an employer web app, reducing administrative work, and provides instant salary payments to employees via a mobile app. Employees can manage money, transfer funds home, and use a Kadmos debit card to buy things or withdraw cash. The platform lets users make payments to each other for free and earns revenue from transaction fees and competitive foreign exchange (FX) rates, which can save money for both employers and employees. Kadmos targets migrant workers and aims to help employers retain their workforce by offering fast, reliable payroll and financial tools. The core difference from competitors is the combination of payroll automation, instant cross-border-friendly payments, attractive FX rates, and a wallet/debit card for both money management and global transfers.

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Industries

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFinancial Services

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$38.6M

Headquarters

Berlin, Germany

Founded

2021

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Funding

Total Funding

$38.6M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$15M
$8.2M
$15M
$29.5M
$30M

Benefits

  • Remote Work Options
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Meal Benefits

Company News

TechCrunch
Jun 27th, 2025
Startups Weekly: Tech and the law

Sailing: German startup Kadmos, which had raised $38 million in external capital for its salary payment platform for seafaring workers, got acquired by NYK Line as part of the Japanese shipping firm's efforts to expand its fintech services.

TechCrunch
Jun 23rd, 2025
NYK acquires Kadmos; $38M raised

Japanese shipping firm NYK Line is acquiring Germany's Kadmos, a salary payment platform for seafarers, to expand its fintech services in the maritime sector. The acquisition will integrate Kadmos into NYK's MarCoPay platform, enhancing payroll solutions for seafarers globally. Kadmos, founded in 2021, raised $29.5 million in a Series A round in 2022, totaling $38 million in capital. The company plans to expand into cross-border B2B payments and the cruise industry.

RocketNews
Jun 23rd, 2025
Japanese shipping firm NYK acquires Kadmos, a salary payment platform for seafarers

Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, or NYK Line, is acquiring Germany's salary payment platform for seafaring workers, Kadmos, as it seeks to further expand the reach of its fintech services in the maritime sector.

Advanced Television
Jun 3rd, 2025
Moments Lab secures $24m funding

Moments Lab, a specialist in AI video discovery, has raised $24 million (€21m) in funding, led by Oxx, with participation from Orange Ventures, Kadmos, Supernova Invest and Elaia Partners.

Silicon Republic
Jun 20th, 2023
11 start-ups automating everyday tasks to make work a little easier

Kadmos raised €29m in a Series A funding round last July led by Blossom Capital.

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