9fin
9fin sells AI-powered debt market intelligence software to financial institutions. It has over 300 customers including top investment banks and law firms. The company raised $257M in funding and employs 599 people.
The growth story
9fin grew from 25 to 599 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $257M along the way, most recently a Series C in March 2026.
About
9fin provides software that combines real-time news, data, and analytics to help credit teams analyze public, private, and distressed debt markets. Its AI-driven platform is used by investment banks, investors, advisors, and law firms to track complex debt markets.
The company has grown to 599 employees and raised $257M in funding, including a Series C round in 2026. Its customer base spans over 300 financial institutions globally, positioning it as a major player in debt market intelligence.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function at 9fin, with 48 employees. The company has a relatively young workforce, with a median tenure of just 1 year. Leadership includes founders with deep domain expertise in debt markets and AI.
The 9fin org chart
Steven Hunter (CEO & Founder) leads 60 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 91 (+75% YoY), Engineering 81 (+37% YoY), Media and Communication 63 (+29% YoY), Sales 56 (+60% YoY), Finance 55 (+45% YoY), Information Technology 40 (+90% YoY).
Talent flow
9fin hires heavily from financial data providers like Debtwire and Bloomberg, which account for 14 and 12 hires respectively. Alumni frequently move to financial firms like BlackRock and Termgrid, with 3 hires each.
Most common previous employers of 9fin staff: Debtwire (14), Bloomberg (12), Octus (7), Deloitte (7), Thomson Reuters (7), S&P Global (6). Former 9fin employees most often moved to BlackRock (3), Termgrid (3), Meta (2), Octus (2), Gain (2), Messium (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The 9fin mafia
9fin alumni have founded 8 companies, including Messium (20 staff), Layer - Agents for Revenue Teams (6 staff), and Aura Talent (3 staff). These startups span financial services, talent, and revenue operations.
8Vishal Soomaney Vijaykumar, was Senior Software Engineer until 2023Even Walser, was Fractional Chief Revenue Officer until 2025Josh Carter, was Lead Talent Partner until 2025Michael Isima, was Board Observer until 2022Gina Kimiza Tan, MBA, was MBA Product Marketing Consultant until 2022Kugan Sakthikugan, was Talent Lead until 2024
Jack David, was Head of ESG, SaaS until 2024
Meg Bernard-May, was People Experience Lead until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 48% direct, 29% search, 9% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at 9fin: Microsoft Excel (180), Microsoft Office (173), Communication (148), Teamwork (145), Leadership (128), Python (Programming Language) (125), Research Skills (122), Data Analysis (115).
Where the team actually sits
9fin people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (97), New York, United States (55), United Kingdom (54), New York City Metropolitan Area (23).
Search footprint
9fin attracts about 1,596 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $10K a month if bought through ads. It gained 476 ranking keywords and lost 493 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
9fin has 599 employees as of September 2026.
9fin has raised $257M in total, most recently a Series C round in March 2026.
9fin was founded in 2016 by Steven Hunter, Huss E..
Steven Hunter (CEO & Founder) sits at the top of 9fin's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current 9fin staff are Debtwire (14 people), Bloomberg (12 people), Octus (7 people).
Former 9fin employees most often move to BlackRock (3), Termgrid (3), Meta (2).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at 9fin, including Messium, Layer - Agents for Revenue Teams, Aura Talent.
9fin attracts about 1,596 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $10K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among 9fin staff are Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Communication, Teamwork, Leadership.
9fin staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (97), New York, United States (55), United Kingdom (54).
9fin has about 91 people in Operations, up 75% over the past year, as of September 2026.
9fin has about 81 people in Engineering, up 37% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 288 current and 172 former 9fin profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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