Air
Air sells software that organizes creative assets and automates repetitive tasks for marketing teams. The company has raised $63M and serves thousands of companies with its 289 employees.
The growth story
Air grew from 46 to 289 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $63M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2025.
About
Air's software helps marketing teams manage creative files, track versions, and automate repetitive tasks like resizing designs for different channels. It aims to reduce the time teams spend on administrative work so they can focus on creative output.
The company launched in 2021 and has raised $63M, including a Series B in early 2025. It has grown to 289 employees, though its headcount growth rate is unclear.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Air's largest function, with 19 employees. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in design and technology, though specific leadership details are not provided.
The Air org chart
Shane Hegde (Co-Founder, CEO) leads 47 mapped leaders with 3 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 54 (+38% YoY), Engineering 43 (+43% YoY), Sales 20 (+25% YoY), Business Development 14 (+100% YoY), Customer Success and Support 14 (+40% YoY), Marketing 14 (+133% YoY).
Talent flow
Air hires heavily from Vimeo, Stanford University, and Wix. Its employees often move to roles at Instrumentl, Alloy, and Profound. The median tenure is one year, suggesting high turnover.
Most common previous employers of Air staff: Vimeo (4), Stanford University (3), Wix (2), Beatport (2), Figma (2), NEXT Canada (2). Former Air employees most often moved to Instrumentl (2), Alloy (2), Profound (1), Accruent (1), Brevity (1), BaseLayer Data (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Air mafia
Air alumni have founded five companies, including Reset (10 staff) and Codemod (9 staff). These startups span industries like software development and biotechnology.
5Wes Rodriguez, was Growth until 2022Mo Mohebifar, was Staff Engineer until 2024Subu Gupta, was Head Of Engineering until 2022Amie Wilt, was Software Engineer until 2020Carmi Medoff, was Strategic Partnerships Lead until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 76% direct, 7% search, 6% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Air: Leadership (40), Microsoft Excel (40), Communication (39), Customer Service (38), Public Speaking (35), Microsoft Office (34), Social Media (33), Microsoft PowerPoint (29).
Where the team actually sits
Air people are concentrated in New York, United States (40), New York City Metropolitan Area (12), Ontario, Canada (10), United States (8).
Search footprint
Air attracts about 1,530 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $24K a month if bought through ads. It gained 329 ranking keywords and lost 205 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Air has 289 employees as of September 2026.
Air has raised $63M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2025.
Air was founded in 2017 by Shane Hegde, Tyler Strand.
Shane Hegde (Co-Founder, CEO) sits at the top of Air's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Air staff are Vimeo (4 people), Stanford University (3 people), Wix (2 people).
Former Air employees most often move to Instrumentl (2), Alloy (2), Profound (1).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Air, including Reset, Codemod, Quantum Biosciences.
Air attracts about 1,530 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $24K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Air staff are Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Communication, Customer Service, Public Speaking.
Air staff are concentrated in New York, United States (40), New York City Metropolitan Area (12), Ontario, Canada (10).
Air has about 54 people in Operations, up 38% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Air has about 43 people in Engineering, up 43% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 99 current and 111 former Air profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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