ChangeEngine
ChangeEngine is an AI-powered employee experience platform that helps HR teams automate personalized communications across email, chat and frontline systems. The 11-50 person startup raised $16M in a May 2024 Series A.
About
ChangeEngine sells software that automates HR workflows like onboarding, recognition programs and manager coaching. It integrates with HR systems to trigger personalized messages through email, Teams and Slack without requiring employee logins.
The company has grown to 11-50 employees since its 2021 founding, with recent Series A funding suggesting expansion. Its AI approach to employee communications targets the growing market for HR automation tools.
Founders and leadership
Consulting roles dominate ChangeEngine's workforce, accounting for 146 of 166 analyzed profiles. The company maintains a lean structure typical of early-stage startups, with median tenure at 2 years.
The ChangeEngine org chart
Andrew Higashi (Co-founder & CEO) leads 11 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Talent flow
ChangeEngine recruits heavily from HR tech firms like RolePoint (6 hires) and Chief (5), plus tech giants Amazon (5) and Oracle (3). Alumni frequently move to HR-adjacent roles, with multiple joining Poka and marketing/recruiting startups.
Most common previous employers of ChangeEngine staff: RolePoint (6), Chief (5), Amazon (5), WorkSpan (3), Oracle (3), Cisco (3). Former ChangeEngine employees most often moved to Poka (2), FrohnenGTM (1), Zammo Digital Marketing (1), Pinnacle Connections HR (1), Talent Nova (1), Kyriba (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 46% direct, 38% search, 6% social, 1% paid.
Where the team actually sits
ChangeEngine people are concentrated in California, United States (20), New York, United States (14), United States (10), Illinois, United States (7).
Search footprint
ChangeEngine attracts about 3,718 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $61K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,609 ranking keywords and lost 1,672 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.90 / 5
Frequently asked
ChangeEngine has raised $16M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2024.
ChangeEngine was founded in 2021 by Andrew Higashi, Kes Thygesen, Gaurav Saini, Rick Tank.
Andrew Higashi (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of ChangeEngine's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current ChangeEngine staff are RolePoint (6 people), Chief (5 people), Amazon (5 people).
Former ChangeEngine employees most often move to Poka (2), FrohnenGTM (1), Zammo Digital Marketing (1).
ChangeEngine attracts about 3,718 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $61K a month in equivalent ad spend.
ChangeEngine staff are concentrated in California, United States (20), New York, United States (14), United States (10).
Computed from 166 current and 37 former ChangeEngine profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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