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Forward 2026: What Flip's Conference Revealed About the Future of Frontline Work

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About Flip

The Employee Experience Platform Built for Your Frontline

Flip is the AI-native employee experience platform for the frontline workforce, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It connects everyone who keeps a business running (on the shop floor, in the warehouse, behind the counter) to the people, information and systems they need, in one app.

Trusted by 1,000+ brands · 1M+ users · SOC 2 & ISO 27001 certified · GDPR-compliant, built in Europe.

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What began as an idea on the Porsche production line is now the daily app for teams at Bosch, MAHLE, REWE and McDonald's Deutschland. Flip is trusted by enterprises that depend on the people who don't sit at a desk.

Our Mission

Connect every employee to everything they need in one touch. Around 80% of the world's employees don't work at a desk, and many still rely on noticeboards and word of mouth for the information that runs their day. Flip closes that gap by linking people to the colleagues, knowledge, tools and systems that make it easier to do a great job.

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Enterprise security, built in Europe

Flip is engineered for enterprise security and European data protection. The platform is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified and GDPR-compliant by design. With Frontline Identity, Flip gives operative employees a secure digital identity and one-touch access: a European-built, European-controlled alternative to US-based identity providers. That matters to the IT leaders and works councils who sign off on every rollout.

Learn more: Trust Center · Security & privacy

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Our Leadership

Benedikt Brand
CEO, Co-Founder of Flip

Benedikt Brand

CEO, Co-Founder of Flip

Before founding Flip, Benedikt worked as a project manager at Porsche AG. He noticed that there was a gap in the market for a standardised, easy-to-use tool that enabled internal communication with all employees – including the deskless workforce. He was guided by one specific aim: to create an employee-focused solution that keeps employees updated digitally, lets them network with each other and the company, and is both quick to learn and easy to use.

Giaco Kenner
Co-Founder of Flip, Strategic Initiatives and Enablement

Giaco Kenner

Co-Founder of Flip, Strategic Initiatives and Enablement

Early on in his career, Giacomo realised he had a profound intuition for product design. While he was a student, he led the pre-incubation phase for a product at a healthcare start-up, developing the product through to the investor pitch phase. Motivated by the vision of simplifying corporate communications with an easy-to-use product, Giacomo went on to found Flip in 2018.

Georg Renz
SVP, Finance, People, IT & Legal

Georg Renz

SVP, Finance, People, IT & Legal

Georg leads our financial strategy and operations, overseeing Finance, Data, IT, Information Security, and Legal. He has a proven track record of steering high-growth technology companies and brings a wealth of strategic expertise from his background in tech and management consulting.

Luke Talbot
Chief Product & Technology Officer

Luke Talbot

Chief Product & Technology Officer

Luke Talbot is Chief Product & Technology Officer for Flip. His mission is to create lovable Digital Employee Experiences, so that work is a little more fun, with a little less friction, for everyone. Luke has been delivering B2B and B2C enterprise software for over 20 years, with over 15 years leading R&D organisations in the Digital Employee Experience (DEX) space. Sometimes when he feels nostalgic he likes to remember how many CDs we used to burn, or what it felt like supporting customers with RDP over 28k modem. Luke loves building time machines, finds peace in product market fit, and fights for Product Led Growth. Solutions looking for problems make him uncomfortable.

Simon Eck
SVP, Sales

Simon Eck

SVP, Sales

Simon Eck is Senior Vice President of Sales at Flip where he drives the company’s global revenue strategy and go-to-market transformation in the frontline employee experience space. Since joining Flip in 2025, he has been instrumental in scaling the company’s international sales organization, building high-performance teams, and accelerating enterprise adoption.

Before joining Flip, Simon served as SVP Sales at Staffbase, where he led EMEA-wide sales operations and contributed to the company’s rapid growth in the employee communication and engagement sector. With over a decade of experience in leading SaaS sales teams and driving B2B growth, Simon brings a strong focus on operational excellence, customer value, and data-driven sales leadership. He is passionate about transforming how frontline organizations connect, communicate, and perform.

Trecilla Lobo
SVP, People & Culture

Trecilla Lobo

SVP, People & Culture

Working alongside our Flipsters and the Management Team, Trecilla is responsible for translating Flip's mission into a high-performing, people-first workplace strategy and culture. Taking ownership for the people strategy across the entire employee lifecycle, including talent acquisition, organisational design, performance management, learning and development, and fostering an inclusive, high-engagement culture.

Trecilla Lobo has over 20 years experience of scaling high growth international tech companies, fostering high-performance cultures and driving talent strategy, as well as creating engaging work place cultures.

Prior to joining Flip, Trecilla held senior leadership roles, including: Chief People Officer at Tier Mobility, Receipt Bank (Dext), SwiftKey (acquired by Microsoft), and SVP of BenevolentAI and has also worked as an advisor to VC's and was the Chair of the Remuneration Committee for Tech Nation (UK).

Fabian Winkels
SVP, Strategy & Growth

Fabian Winkels

SVP, Strategy & Growth

Fabian leads Flip’s global Strategy, M&A, Marketing, and Revenue Operations functions. Since September 2024, he has been responsible for driving Flip’s growth agenda and successfully led the integration of The Bot Platform, Flip’s first-ever acquisition. In early 2025, he expanded his remit to head Flip’s global Marketing across Digital, Field, and Content positioning Flip as the leading AI employee experience platform for the frontline workforce.

Before joining Flip, Fabian was Director of Strategy & Transformation at TK Home Solutions and spent over six years with Bain & Company, where he advised private equity investors and technology leaders on growth, transformation, and acquisitions. He holds a doctorate from RWTH Aachen University.

Marian Finkbeiner
VP Customers

Marian Finkbeiner

VP Customers

Marian serves as VP Customers at Flip, where he drives strategic initiatives and organizational development to scale Flip’s impact as the leading AI employee experience platform for frontline workforces. In this role, he partners closely with the executive team to translate strategic priorities into operational execution and supports cross-functional alignment across product, go-to-market, and corporate functions.

Before joining Flip, Marian worked in PwC’s Deals practice, advising clients on M&A strategy, venture investments, and financial modeling, and began his career in Corporate Strategy and M&A at Kärcher. He also lectures on Corporate Strategy at Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW). Marian holds a Master’s degree in Management from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Business from the DHBW.

Our Values

We win the hearts of current & future customers as one team. We meet our users where they are - on the shop floor, in the warehouse, in HR, Comms, or IT.We listen, learn, and build lasting relationships.

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We make courageous decisions fast and empower others to do the same.We are accountable and transparent, take ownership and demand it from others.We act with urgency, learn quickly, and drive culture through feedback.

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We use transformational tech like Al to solve real problems today. We stay curious, innovate, and build smart with quick iterations. We tackle big challenges that shape the future of work.

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Our Story

2020

Seed capital from famous investors

In 2020, Flip attracted business angels such as Jürgen Hambrecht, former CEO and Chair of the Supervisory Board at BASF, and insitutional investors such as Cavalry (now: NAP) Ventures.

2021

Flip is growing

In 2021, Flip quadrupled its employee headcount compared to the previous year in order to meet high demand.

Flip is gaining popularity in the retail sector

Flip is the official employee app for EDEKA stores and is also proving popular with REWE, Rossmann, Penny, toom and more.

Flip is establishing itself in industry

What began with Porsche is continuing with Mahle and Magna, as more and more global corporations from the production sector choose Flip to simplify their employee communications.

Flip is conquering the hospitality sector

With McDonald’s as one of its best-known customers, Flip is expanding the presence of its employee app within the hospitality and service sector.

2022

Series A funding: a $30 million vision

In 2022, new investors join Flip's vision including former VW CEO Matthias Müller, Business Consultant Roland Berger, HV Capital and Notion Capital.

2024

Acquisition of The Bot Platform

Flip successfully makes its first major acquisition. The Bot Platform and its employees are fully integrated into Flip today with our Flip Flows delivering outstanding value to our customers.

2025

Series A extension & AI-first company

Flip raises another $28 million in funding to pursue its mission to deliver AI to the frontline.

2026

Identity Layer and App Building introduced

Launch of new Ai-powered products Frontline Identity, Flip Fusion, AI Agent Gateway and AI Flow Builder at Forward Conference.

Backed by leaders who know the frontline

Flip Investor

'The digital transformation is unstoppable. The biggest challenge for companies today is to engage all employees on this journey. Flip is building a digital operating system for the deskless workforce with an easy-to-use app. The scalability of the system and the Swabian mentality of the founders convinced me fully.'
Jürgen Hambrecht

Jürgen Hambrecht

former CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE

Flip Investor

'Deskless employees in production determine efficiency, and in retail they are the customer’s first point of contact with the company. Organisations would do well to invest in forging closer bonds between their employees and their corporate culture.'
Matthias Müller

Matthias Müller

Former VW CEO and Flip Business Angel

Flip Investor

'By showcasing its vision, Flip has showed us how to enable all employees to network and connect in equal measure, and how to pair these opportunities with a technically outstanding, yet straightforward, product strategy.'
Christian Saller

Christian Saller

General Partner Holtzbrinck Ventures Capital

Flip Investor

'We are convinced that Flip is setting-up new standards in this evolving market with its safe, lightweight and extremely powerful product.'
Claude Ritter

Claude Ritter

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, NAP

Flip Investor

'Flip gives all deskless employees the opportunity to truly engage with communications within their company. There is huge potential for actively improving identification with the company among these employees.'
Jos White

Jos White

Partner, Notion Capital

Flip Investor

'The possibilities of digital communication for and with deskless workers within the supply chain are far from being fully exploited. This is where Flip comes in and creates enormous efficiency potentials both for workflows as well as product and service quality by connecting these employees. I'm happy to support Flip with my years of expertise because the potential of the space has been underappreciated for too long.'
Roland Berger

Roland Berger

Founder and former CEO of the management consultancy Roland Berger

NAP LEA Partners HV Capital Notion Capital

Our partners

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Life at Flip

Flip Fusion week 2025

Where you can meet us

Stuttgart

Rotebühlstraße 50
70178 Stuttgart
Germany

Berlin

Brunnenstraße 196
10119 Berlin
Germany

Cologne

Friesenplatz 4
50672 Köln
Germany

Sunnyvale

440 N Wolfe Rd
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
USA

London

91 Wimpole St
London W1G 0EF
United Kingdom

Paris

33 Rue La Fayette
75009 Paris
France

Frequently asked questions about Flip

What is Flip? 

Flip is the AI-native employee experience platform for the frontline workforce — one app that connects operative employees to communication, HR services, knowledge and workflows.

Who founded Flip and when? 

Flip was founded in 2018 by Benedikt Brand and Giaco Kenner. The idea took shape while Benedikt was a project manager at Porsche.

Where is Flip based? 

Flip is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, with offices in Berlin, Cologne, London, Paris and Sunnyvale, California.

Which companies use Flip? 

More than 1,000 brands, including Porsche, Bosch, MAHLE, REWE, McDonald's, EDEKA and Safestore.

Is Flip secure and GDPR-compliant? 

Yes. Flip is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified and GDPR-compliant by design, built and controlled in Europe.

What makes Flip different? 

Flip is built specifically for frontline employees, not adapted from a desk-based tool. It combines communication, AI and a European-built digital identity in a single platform.

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