Ceipal
The growth story
Ceipal grew from 359 to 517 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $30M along the way, most recently a Series B in June 2022.
About
Ceipal provides AI-powered staffing software that helps staffing, recruiting, and talent professionals work more efficiently while keeping people at the center of their work. With its advanced technology, Ceipal simplifies the process of finding, hiring, and managing talent, allowing teams to focus on making meaningful connections.
Founders and leadership
The Ceipal org chart
Sameer Penakalapati (Founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 4 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 147 (-4% YoY), Sales 61 (+3% YoY), Business Development 58 (-8% YoY), Customer Success and Support 56 (-8% YoY), Information Technology 32 (-9% YoY), Education 24 (+9% YoY).
Talent flow
Most common previous employers of Ceipal staff: Dell Technologies (10), Avani Tech Solutions Private (8), Monster (7), Cognizant (6), Amazon (6), Monster India (5). Former Ceipal employees most often moved to HighRadius (6), CAMP Systems International (4), Info Edge India (4), Amazon (4), Keka HR (3), RippleHire (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Ceipal mafia
6Ravi Daparthi, was Software Product Enthusiastic until 2017Om Prakash Kumar, was Assistant Manager until 2022Akhil Navuluri, was Lead Generation analyst until 2020Jeevan Abhishek, was Senior Sales Manager until 2025Kovvuru Vishal kumar, was Sr. Product Sales Representative until 2023Sid Mehta, was Senior Executive Enterprise Sales until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 47% direct, 5% search, 22% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Ceipal: Communication (99), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (84), Team Management (74), Customer Service (73), Problem Solving (72), Software as a Service (SaaS) (70), JavaScript (68), Account Management (67).
Where the team actually sits
Ceipal people are concentrated in Telangana, India (151), Tamil Nadu, India (20), India (11), Greater Hyderabad Area (11). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Ceipal attracts about 7,231 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $85K a month if bought through ads. It gained 343 ranking keywords and lost 265 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Ceipal has 517 employees as of September 2026.
Ceipal has raised $30M in total, most recently a Series B round in June 2022.
Ceipal was founded in 2015 by Sameer Penakalapati.
Sameer Penakalapati (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Ceipal's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Ceipal staff are Dell Technologies (10 people), Avani Tech Solutions Private (8 people), Monster (7 people).
Former Ceipal employees most often move to HighRadius (6), CAMP Systems International (4), Info Edge India (4).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Ceipal, including Lawvyn.ai, Enalo- Banking, Billing, and Payments., The Tech'o'Space Podcast.
Ceipal attracts about 7,231 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $85K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Ceipal staff are Communication, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Team Management, Customer Service, Problem Solving.
Ceipal staff are concentrated in Telangana, India (151), Tamil Nadu, India (20), India (11).
Ceipal has about 147 people in Engineering, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Ceipal has about 61 people in Sales, up 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 243 current and 254 former Ceipal profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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