Centific
Centific is an AI data and model engineering firm that helps large tech companies and enterprises deploy generative AI. It has 3,504 employees and claims its solutions can cut GenAI costs by 80% and accelerate deployment by 50%.
The growth story
Centific grew from 478 to 3,504 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $60M along the way, most recently a Series A in June 2025.
About
Centific builds pre-trained datasets, fine-tuned industry-specific language models, and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines for generative AI applications. Its clients include major tech firms and enterprises needing scalable, localized AI deployment across 230 markets.
The company employs over 150 PhDs and 4,000+ AI practitioners, suggesting a focus on high-skilled technical work. It raised $60M in Series A funding in 2025 from Granite Asia, though its exact growth rate is unclear given the 2020 founding date.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 160 employees. The company has a relatively flat structure with a median tenure of just 2 years.
The Centific org chart
Venkat Rangapuram (Chief Executive Officer) leads 60 mapped leaders with 45 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 877 (+1% YoY), Information Technology 522 (+8% YoY), Operations 466 (+14% YoY), Media and Communication 276 (+2% YoY), Program and Project Management 231 (0% YoY), Human Resources 157 (+1% YoY).
Talent flow
Centific recruits heavily from AI data service providers like Appen (32 hires) and Pactera EDGE (24), along with tech firms like Microsoft (20) and Amazon (16). Alumni frequently move to Amazon (11), Deloitte (10), and Cognizant (9).
Most common previous employers of Centific staff: Appen (32), Pactera EDGE (24), TransPerfect (20), Microsoft (20), Pactera (17), Amazon (16). Former Centific employees most often moved to Amazon (11), Deloitte (10), Cognizant (9), Meta (8), Wipro (8), Microsoft (8).
Alumni worth knowing
The Centific mafia
18 alumni have founded companies, including La Comer (3,154 employees) and several smaller AI startups like Cognisee and Aicumen.ai.
18Hector De La Barreda, was GenAI Advisory Board Member until 2025Ahmer Inam, was Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) + Chief Product Strategist until 2021John Marcinuk, was Global Head of Growth Marketing until 2024Marc Jordan Waldeck, was Head of Paid Media until 2023Varun Anant, was Senior Director until 2024Nand Dave, was AI Solution Architect until 2025
Tatyana Khamdamova, was Creative Director | Head of UX and UI Design until 2025
Nicholas Gabriell', was Translator until 2025
Vijaya Lakshmi, was Recruitment Lead until 2025
Tayi S., was Associate Director - Cloud & AI until 2023
José Moya, was Data & AI Specialist | Computational Linguistics until 2025
James McCrae, was Director of Branding until 2021
Prajwal Kaushal, was Tech Intern until 2023
Arian Islam, was Artificial Intelligence Intern until 2025
Hira Dangol, was GenAI Advisory Board until 2026
Sangeeth Aluvila Rajan, was VP - Digital Engineering Practice | Global Delivery Head - Retail & CPG until 2024
Karina Viqueira, was Community Marketing Lead (B2C) | OneForma until 2024
Muhammad Fajar Nugraha, was Safety Evaluator until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 58% direct, 16% search, 2% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Centific: Communication (978), Microsoft Office (857), English (806), Project Management (768), Microsoft Excel (761), Python (Programming Language) (687), Problem Solving (658), SQL (622).
Where the team actually sits
Centific people are concentrated in Telangana, India (128), Washington, United States (34), Tamil Nadu, India (20), Karnataka, India (20).
Search footprint
Centific attracts about 79 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 25 ranking keywords and lost 25 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Centific has 3,504 employees as of September 2026.
Centific has raised $60M in total, most recently a Series A round in June 2025.
Venkat Rangapuram (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Centific's reporting structure, with 45 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Centific staff are Appen (32 people), Pactera EDGE (24 people), TransPerfect (20 people).
Former Centific employees most often move to Amazon (11), Deloitte (10), Cognizant (9).
At least 18 companies have a founder who previously worked at Centific, including La Comer, Cognisee, ELUCIENT.
Centific attracts about 79 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Centific staff are Communication, Microsoft Office, English, Project Management, Microsoft Excel.
Centific staff are concentrated in Telangana, India (128), Washington, United States (34), Tamil Nadu, India (20).
Centific has about 877 people in Engineering, up 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Centific has about 522 people in Information Technology, up 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 578 current and 846 former Centific profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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