Censia AI
Censia AI sells AI-powered talent intelligence software that enriches employee and job profiles with skills data. The San Francisco-based company has raised $82M, most recently in a September 2024 Series B, and employs 92 people.
The growth story
Censia AI grew from 77 to 92 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $82M along the way, most recently a Series B in September 2024.
About
Censia AI provides software that analyzes and enhances employee skills profiles for enterprise HR teams. Its AI platform aims to improve talent mobility, skills matching, and workforce planning by enriching incomplete employee data.
The company has raised $82M across multiple funding rounds, including a Series B in September 2024. Its investor base includes Audrey Capital, BluePointe Ventures, and CerraCap Ventures. Censia employs 92 people, with engineering being its largest function.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Censia's largest department with 7 employees. The company has a median employee tenure of 4 years, suggesting stable leadership and organizational structure.
The Censia AI org chart
Joanna Riley (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 25 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Business Development 13 (-13% YoY), Engineering 9 (+13% YoY), Information Technology 7 (-12% YoY), Entrepreneurship 6 (0% YoY), Human Resources 6 (+20% YoY), Operations 5 (+150% YoY).
Talent flow
Censia recruits heavily from executive search firms like Morgan Samuels Company and HR tech companies including Workday and Recruiter.com. Alumni have moved to companies such as Cloudflare, WRITER, and Bespoke Partners.
Most common previous employers of Censia AI staff: Morgan Samuels Company (5), 1-Page (3), Cisco (3), Workday (3), Recruiter.com (2), IBM (2). Former Censia AI employees most often moved to Employ (2), Bespoke Partners (2), Cloudflare (2), WRITER (2), Aussie Recruit (1), InSource Solutions (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Censia AI mafia
Five Censia alumni have founded companies, including Luminate (16 employees), Aussie Recruit (7 employees), and Gondola (4 employees).
5Myles Ball, was Account Executive, EMEA until 2021Amy Meyer, was Chief of Staff & Head of People until 2018Vitaliy Levit, was Vice President of Marketing until 2018Tracey Tink, was Chief Customer Officer until 2025Bhrugu Thakkar, was Data Analyst until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Censia AI: Leadership (33), Management (31), Business Development (25), Strategy (25), Project Management (21), Software as a Service (SaaS) (20), Startups (19), Recruiting (17).
Where the team actually sits
Censia AI people are concentrated in California, United States (12), San Francisco Bay Area (5), New York City Metropolitan Area (4), United States (4).
Search footprint
Censia AI attracts about 236 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 49 ranking keywords and lost 28 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Censia AI has 92 employees as of September 2026.
Censia AI has raised $82M in total, most recently a Series B round in September 2024.
Censia AI was founded in 2017 by Joanna Riley, Tim Johnson, Bruce Cooper.
Joanna Riley (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of Censia AI's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Censia AI staff are Morgan Samuels Company (5 people), 1-Page (3 people), Cisco (3 people).
Former Censia AI employees most often move to Employ (2), Bespoke Partners (2), Cloudflare (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Censia AI, including Luminate, Aussie Recruit, Gondola.
Censia AI attracts about 236 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Censia AI staff are Leadership, Management, Business Development, Strategy, Project Management.
Censia AI staff are concentrated in California, United States (12), San Francisco Bay Area (5), New York City Metropolitan Area (4).
Censia AI has about 13 people in Business Development, down 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Censia AI has about 9 people in Engineering, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 52 current and 88 former Censia AI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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