Candid
Candid sells orthodontic aligners and treatment technology to dental practices, with 301 employees. The company has raised $86M, most recently in a Series B round in 2022.
The growth story
Candid grew from 494 to 301 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $86M along the way, most recently a Series B in January 2022.
About
Candid provides clear aligners and connected treatment technology for orthodontic care, targeting dental practices seeking to expand their services. The system includes clinical support and patient management tools.
The company has grown to 301 employees since its 2017 founding, backed by $86M in funding from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and Digitalis Ventures. Its Series B round closed in early 2022.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function at Candid, accounting for 30 employees. The company is led by a team with experience in orthodontics and medical technology, headquartered in Sanford, North Carolina.
The Candid org chart
Nick Greenfield (Chief Executive Officer) leads 55 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: Sales 46 (+18% YoY), Healthcare Services 38 (-12% YoY), Community and Social Services 29 (-3% YoY), Operations 29 (0% YoY), Engineering 25 (+4% YoY), Customer Success and Support 16 (-6% YoY).
Talent flow
Candid recruits heavily from orthodontic and medical device companies, with 32 hires from Align Technology and 15 from SmileDirectClub. Employees stay for a median of 3 years before moving to roles at health tech startups like Seed Health and Conduit Health.
Most common previous employers of Candid staff: Align Technology (32), SmileDirectClub (15), LightForce (4), PwC (3), Baja Profiles México (3), AirXpanders (3). Former Candid employees most often moved to Seed Health (4), Conduit Health (3), Matic (3), Kandu (3), SoundHealth (2), Carrot (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Candid mafia
Candid alumni have founded 16 companies, including Clay (1,494 staff), Seed Health (255 staff), and Go Fractional (107 staff). These ventures span health tech, e-commerce, and fractional executive services.
16Varun Anand, was Head of Expansion until 2019Cathrin Bowtell, was President until 2022Jonathan Grana, was Director of Engineering until 2020Natan Wise, was Head of Expansion until 2021Ramin Bozorgzadeh, was Senior Technical Advisor until 2019Spencer Salovaara, was Head Of Operations, Co-Founder until 2023
Yani Lopez Castillo, SPHR, MBA, was Director, People until 2020
Kira Wampler, was Board Director until 2023
Miriam Buscher, was Strategy & Operations until 2022
Lassiter Gregg, was Senior Software Engineer, Commerce until 2024
James McDonald, was West Area Sales Director until 2023
Zoe Mayers, was Account Executive until 2018
Michael Kuznetsov, was Interim CMO until 2019Web traffic
Traffic mix: 39% direct, 53% search, 1% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Candid: Customer Service (88), Leadership (79), Communication (65), Microsoft Office (61), Management (56), Microsoft Excel (55), Sales (51), Problem Solving (49).
Where the team actually sits
Candid people are concentrated in California, United States (17), Costa Rica (16), New York, United States (12), Ohio, United States (12).
Search footprint
Candid attracts about 3,035 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $17K a month if bought through ads. It gained 310 ranking keywords and lost 97 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Candid has 301 employees as of September 2026.
Candid has raised $86M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2022.
Candid was founded in 2017 by Bobby Ghoshal.
Nick Greenfield (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Candid's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Candid staff are Align Technology (32 people), SmileDirectClub (15 people), LightForce (4 people).
Former Candid employees most often move to Seed Health (4), Conduit Health (3), Matic (3).
At least 16 companies have a founder who previously worked at Candid, including Clay, Seed Health, Go Fractional.
Candid attracts about 3,035 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $17K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Candid staff are Customer Service, Leadership, Communication, Microsoft Office, Management.
Candid staff are concentrated in California, United States (17), Costa Rica (16), New York, United States (12).
Candid has about 46 people in Sales, up 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Candid has about 38 people in Healthcare Services, down 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 162 current and 279 former Candid profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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