Altana
Altana provides a global trade intelligence platform that connects supply chain participants with shared product classification and compliance data. The 313-person company raised $322M in a July 2024 Series C, with customers including Maersk and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The growth story
Altana grew from 140 to 313 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $322M along the way, most recently a Series C in July 2024.
About
Altana's platform aggregates and standardizes trade data across manufacturers, logistics providers, and customs agencies to help companies optimize product lines and navigate regulations. It serves both private sector clients like L.L.Bean and government entities such as the UK Department for Business and Trade.
The Series C funding suggests strong investor confidence, though headcount growth data is unavailable. The company has attracted talent from supply chain specialists like Flexport (9 hires) and hedge fund Bridgewater Associates (18 hires).
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 21% of staff (65 employees), indicating a product-focused structure. Leadership includes alumni from data-intensive firms like Palantir, which supplied 11 hires. The median tenure of 2 years suggests moderate retention.
The Altana org chart
Evan Smith (CEO and Co-Founder) leads 58 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 91 (+30% YoY), Sales 43 (-10% YoY), Entrepreneurship 20 (+18% YoY), Business Development 16 (+14% YoY), Information Technology 16 (-30% YoY), Marketing 15 (+7% YoY).
Talent flow
Bridgewater Associates is the top talent source (18 hires), followed by Palantir (11) and Flexport (9). Alumni frequently move to AI and fintech startups, with Seekr (3 departures) and Snorkel AI (2) as top destinations. Yale graduates outnumber other schools (10 employees).
Most common previous employers of Altana staff: Bridgewater Associates (18), Palantir Technologies (11), Flexport (9), Amazon (7), Deloitte (7), Cervo AI (6). Former Altana employees most often moved to Seekr (3), Snorkel AI (2), Garner Health (2), Valon (2), Booz Allen Hamilton (2), TRM Labs (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Altana mafia
Five alumni-founded companies exist, including supply chain analytics firm Marliin (1 founder, 2 staff) and venture firm Demati Ventures (1 founder, 1 staff).
5Brett Marlin, was Head of Product Design until 2024Wendy Tsu, was Investor until 2023Erringer Helbling, was President, Altana Technologies USG Inc. until 2024Eleanor Cornell, was Senior Product Manager until 2025Henry Poole, was Sr. Technical Product Manager, Machine Learning Products until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 53% direct, 22% search, 3% social, 4% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Altana: Python (Programming Language) (99), Leadership (95), Microsoft Office (89), Microsoft Excel (78), SQL (71), Public Speaking (70), Research Skills (69), Project Management (69).
Where the team actually sits
Altana people are concentrated in New York, United States (71), District of Columbia, United States (20), United States (19), New York City Metropolitan Area (18).
Search footprint
Altana attracts about 608 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 29 ranking keywords and lost 23 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Altana has 313 employees as of September 2026.
Altana has raised $322M in total, most recently a Series C round in July 2024.
Altana was founded in 2018 by Evan Smith, Peter Swartz, Raphael Tehranian.
Evan Smith (CEO and Co-Founder) sits at the top of Altana's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Altana staff are Bridgewater Associates (18 people), Palantir Technologies (11 people), Flexport (9 people).
Former Altana employees most often move to Seekr (3), Snorkel AI (2), Garner Health (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Altana, including Marliin, Breakthrough, Demati Ventures.
Altana attracts about 608 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Altana staff are Python (Programming Language), Leadership, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, SQL.
Altana staff are concentrated in New York, United States (71), District of Columbia, United States (20), United States (19).
Altana has about 91 people in Engineering, up 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Altana has about 43 people in Sales, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 227 current and 177 former Altana profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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