lemon.markets is a Berlin-based fintech company that provides Brokerage-as-a-Service infrastructure, enabling banks, FinTechs, and other financial firms to launch and operate investment products through a single API. Its platform handles account opening, order execution, market data, custody, and regulatory compliance under BaFin licenses. Customers include brokers, wealth managers, and neobanks looking to embed stock trading and ETF access into their products without building the underlying infrastructure themselves.
Total raised
$30M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Maximilian Linden
Co-founder and CEO of lemon.markets, a Berlin-based Brokerage-as-a-Service fintech. Previously frustrated by legacy financial infrastructure, he built lemon.markets to provide API-first brokerage infrastructure for fintechs and banks across Europe.
LinkedInMarcel Katenhusen
Co-founder of lemon.markets, also associated with KATENHUSEN VENTURES LTD. Has founded at least one other company (Februar).
Max Linden
Co-Founder and CEO of lemon.markets, leading the company from founding in 2020 through BaFin licensing and its acquisition by Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (dwpbank) in 2025.
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