Company details

HEADCOUNT

100-499

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Finance

WEBSITE

https://www.vitessepsp.com

About the company

Vitesse is a treasury and payments platform built for insurance companies, covering claims payments, fund control, and visibility over liquidity across accounts and currencies. Public reporting dates the company’s founding to 2013, while Vitesse’s own timeline says Vitesse was established in 2014. The leadership story around the founding includes Phillip McGriskin and Paul Townsend, following an earlier exit of Envoy Services to Worldpay. Vitesse has raised large growth rounds, including a $93m Series C in 2024, and has been expanding in the US.

Locations and presence

Vitesse is headquartered in London, with additional footprint referenced in Rotterdam and New York. Hiring and company profiles also point to a growing US presence alongside the UK and wider Europe.

Palpable Score

56.8

/ 100

Vitesse offers a real early-career entry point via a paid internship designed for recent graduates, plus a benefits package that would feel “grown-up” for a scale-up. The score is held back by a limited volume of 0–3 year roles at any one time and mixed employee feedback on junior pay and progression.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

10.3

/ 20

The company has a paid Brand & Web Design Internship explicitly aimed at a recent graduate or early-career designer, which is a clear first-step role.
Vitesse has a live job board, but most openings visible at once skew experienced or leadership level, so early-career access is not steady.
The company has some early-career job titles showing up in employee reviews (for example “Analyst”), but the external hiring footprint does not show recurring junior cohorts.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

13.0

/ 20

The company has candidate reports of being kept updated during hiring and receiving feedback at each stage, which is rare and valuable for first-time applicants.
Vitesse has a centralised application flow via an ATS and publishes benefits and working patterns, which reduces “mystery meat” recruiting.
The company has negative interview and employee accounts that mention inconsistency across teams, so process quality does not look uniform.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

13.5

/ 20

The company lists concrete support like learning and development, financial coaching, and mental health therapy access, which can help early-career hires stay steady while ramping up.
Vitesse’s internship copy promises real ownership with exposure to senior stakeholders, which is a strong learning setup if the scope is well managed.
The company has at least one employee review claiming a lack of appraisals and training in a team, which makes learning support feel uneven.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

10.5

/ 20

The company provides stability benefits (private medical insurance, pension, hybrid working, sabbatical after tenure) that matter early in a career.
Vitesse does not consistently publish salary ranges on the roles early-career candidates are most likely to apply for, which caps pay fairness confidence.
The company has a highly critical employee review alleging junior underpay and pressure, which is a direct negative signal even if not representative of every team.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

9.5

/ 20

The company has an employee review profile that includes both “current employee” and “former employee” accounts, with some positive notes on learning and culture and some sharp warnings about progression promises.
Vitesse shows rapid team growth signals in employer profiles, which usually creates opportunity, but the public evidence does not confirm promotion paths for juniors.
The company’s LinkedIn footprint points to a mid-sized organisation with international expansion, but public, verifiable early-career outcomes like time-to-promotion or cohort retention are not published.