Amperity
Amperity sells AI-powered customer data software to over 400 brands globally, including Alaska Airlines and Wyndham Hotels. The Seattle-based company has raised $187M, most recently in a Series D round in July 2021.
The growth story
Amperity grew from 229 to 278 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $187M along the way, most recently a Series D in July 2021.
About
Amperity provides software that connects customer data across platforms to help brands personalize experiences. Its tools are used by major airlines, retailers, and hospitality companies to act on customer insights in real time.
The company has grown to 278 employees since its 2016 founding, with offices in Seattle, New York, London, and Melbourne. Its $187M in funding includes a Series D round led by Declaration Partners and Foundation Capital in 2021.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up Amperity's largest function with 62 employees, representing over 20% of its workforce. The company operates globally with offices across four continents, suggesting a distributed leadership structure.
The Amperity org chart
Tony Alika Owens (Chief Executive Officer) leads 60 mapped leaders with 6 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 80 (+1% YoY), Sales 34 (-26% YoY), Information Technology 26 (-28% YoY), Marketing 21 (+17% YoY), Customer Success and Support 18 (+13% YoY), Business Development 13 (-13% YoY).
Talent flow
Amperity recruits heavily from major tech firms, with Salesforce and Amazon each supplying 18 hires. Its workforce includes graduates from the University of Washington (27) and Western Washington University (10). Median tenure is 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Amperity staff: Salesforce (18), Amazon (18), Microsoft (16), Oracle (13), Treasure AI (9), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (9). Former Amperity employees most often moved to Salesforce (8), Adobe (4), Amazon (4), Databricks (4), Microsoft (3), Snowflake (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Amperity mafia
Amperity alumni have founded 9 companies, including Smartsheet, which now employs over 4,000 people. Other ventures include Artemis Software Works and Axiss.io, both with small teams.
10Rajeev Singh, was Board Member until 2024Chris Jones, was EVP & Advisor to the CEO until 2025Matthew Schwab, was Director, Sales Operations until 2019John Harrington, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2022Corey Pierson, was Chief Marketing Officer until 2021Jon Pospischil, was VP Engineering, NY until 2021
Kelly Wright, was Board Director until 2021
Keya Veney, was Head Of Sales Operations until 2024
Matt Fingerhut, was Senior Vice President, Head of Customer Success until 2020Web traffic
Traffic mix: 49% direct, 37% search, 5% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Amperity: Leadership (103), Project Management (81), Management (80), Microsoft Office (77), SQL (77), Strategy (65), Python (Programming Language) (62), Microsoft Excel (62).
Where the team actually sits
Amperity people are concentrated in Washington, United States (92), New York, United States (23), Greater Seattle Area (21), New York City Metropolitan Area (10).
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Amperity has 278 employees as of September 2026.
Amperity has raised $187M in total, most recently a Series D round in July 2021.
Amperity was founded in 2016 by Derek Slager.
Tony Alika Owens (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Amperity's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Amperity staff are Salesforce (18 people), Amazon (18 people), Microsoft (16 people).
Former Amperity employees most often move to Salesforce (8), Adobe (4), Amazon (4).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Amperity, including Smartsheet, Artemis Software Works, Axiss.io.
The most common skills among Amperity staff are Leadership, Project Management, Management, Microsoft Office, SQL.
Amperity staff are concentrated in Washington, United States (92), New York, United States (23), Greater Seattle Area (21).
Amperity has about 80 people in Engineering, up 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Amperity has about 34 people in Sales, down 26% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 230 current and 273 former Amperity profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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