Startup
Ordio
Cologne workforce platform for shift-based businesses: scheduling, time tracking, absence and, since 2025, fully automated payroll for hospitality, healthcare, retail and manufacturing.
| Founded | 2021, Cologne |
|---|---|
| Founders | David Keuenhof (CEO, former restaurant chain owner), Gregor Pilz |
| Stage | Series A |
| Total funding | About EUR 15m |
| Last round | Series A, EUR 12m, July 2025, led by 3VC with Wecken & Cie, Capnamic and Simon Capital |
| Earlier rounds | Seed EUR 2.9m, January 2023; angel round 2022 |
| What it does | Shift planning, time and attendance, absence management, document handling and Payroll Plus, an automated payroll product for deskless workers |
| Traction | More than 1,500 companies |
| Pricing | Fixed monthly fee per location, regardless of headcount |
| Markets | Germany, DACH |
| Peers | Personio, Lucca, Factorial, Kenjo, Silae |
Why it matters
Ordio raised EUR 12 million in 2025 to move from scheduling into payroll, taking on the German payroll market from the shift-work end that DATEV and the HR suites serve poorly. With 1,500 businesses on the platform it has the distribution to make payroll the next module.
Updated September 2026.
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