Braintrust
Braintrust operates an AI recruiting platform that matches companies with pre-vetted candidates and conducts initial phone screens. The company has raised $133M, most recently in a Series B round in August 2024, and serves Fortune 1000 clients including Nestlé, Porsche, and Goldman Sachs.
About
Braintrust sells an AI-powered recruiting platform that automates candidate matching and initial screening for enterprise clients. The system aims to reduce hiring timelines from months to days by leveraging proprietary data and human insights.
The company has raised $133M, including a Series B in August 2024, and counts major corporations like Nestlé and Goldman Sachs as clients. With a self-reported headcount of 11-50, Braintrust is scaling its operations to meet enterprise demand for faster, more efficient hiring processes.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Braintrust, accounting for 42% of the workforce. The company operates with a lean team of 11-50 employees, suggesting a focus on automation and scalability in its recruiting platform.
The Braintrust org chart
Siphephelo Ngwenya (Chief Executive Officer) leads 30 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Talent flow
Braintrust recruits from staffing and consulting firms like Eastridge Workforce Solutions and Upwork, with multiple hires from Accenture and Infosys. Alumni frequently move to other talent platforms such as Toptal and Deel, as well as enterprise software companies like ServiceNow and Salesforce.
Most common previous employers of Braintrust staff: Eastridge Workforce Solutions (7), Upwork (5), Accenture (3), Enjoy Technology (3), Infosys (3), Concentrix (2). Former Braintrust employees most often moved to Toptal (3), B&B Executive Referral Networks (2), ServiceNow (2), OutSystems (2), Deel (2), Salesforce (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Braintrust mafia
Braintrust alumni have founded 20 companies, including MNTSTUDIO (48 staff), Endorsed (12 staff), and Ninthgrid (10 staff). These ventures span creative studios, talent platforms, and offshore development firms.
20Barbara Mighdoll, was VP of Marketing until 2023David Head, was Senior Product Manager, Talent Matching until 2023Francis Odeyemi, was Senior Product Designer until 2022Ahmad Deqmaq, was Cloud Architect until 2022Kehinde Akinnusoye, was Senior Product Designer | Founding Talent Member until 2022Jordan Tavenner, was Product Design Director, Professional Network until 2023
Natalia E. Silva, was Executive Assistant to Co-Founder CRO and COO until 2023
Casey Woodburn, was Sr. Technical Recruiter until 2021
Shreena Amin, was Vice President of Product until 2022
Koustubh Lapate, was Freelance Software Engineer until 2025
Josh O., was Senior Product Designer until 2022
CHRIS COOPER, was Community Product Manager until 2024
Yusuf Haruna, was Product Designer (Talent) until 2024
Bryce Thompson, was Senior UX Designer, Marketplace until 2020
Sascha Mayr, was Senior Full Stack Engineer until 2023
Jack Doherty, was Sales Development Representative until 2022
Jason Bruckman, was Enterprise | IT Recruitment| Future of Work | Digital Transformation | until 2024
Julia Krass, was Account Manager, SMB until 2023
Joanna Graham, was Director of Product Marketing until 2023
Adhitya Dwijayantho, was AI Engineer until 2026Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 62% direct, 17% search, 7% social, 1% paid.
Where the team actually sits
Braintrust people are concentrated in California, United States (9), Canada (5), United States (4), Ontario, Canada (4).
Search footprint
Braintrust attracts about 6,007 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $90K a month if bought through ads. It gained 516 ranking keywords and lost 499 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Braintrust has raised $133M in total, most recently a Series B round in August 2024.
Braintrust was founded in 2018 by Adam Jackson.
Siphephelo Ngwenya (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Braintrust's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Braintrust staff are Eastridge Workforce Solutions (7 people), Upwork (5 people), Accenture (3 people).
Former Braintrust employees most often move to Toptal (3), B&B Executive Referral Networks (2), ServiceNow (2).
At least 20 companies have a founder who previously worked at Braintrust, including MNTSTUDIO, Endorsed, Ninthgrid.
Braintrust attracts about 6,007 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $90K a month in equivalent ad spend.
Braintrust staff are concentrated in California, United States (9), Canada (5), United States (4).
Computed from 143 current and 290 former Braintrust profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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