Constructor
Constructor sells AI-powered search and product discovery software for ecommerce companies. The San Francisco-based firm raised $86M in a June 2024 Series B and employs 1,378 people.
The growth story
Constructor grew from 118 to 1,378 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $86M along the way, most recently a Series B in June 2024.
About
Constructor builds search tools that help online retailers improve product discovery and conversion rates. Its software uses clickstream data and generative AI to personalize shopping experiences, targeting enterprise ecommerce brands, marketplaces, and distributors.
The company has scaled rapidly to 1,378 employees, though its median tenure of one year suggests high turnover. Its $86M Series B in June 2024 indicates strong investor interest in its AI-driven approach to ecommerce search.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Constructor's largest function with 103 staff. The company operates with a relatively flat structure given its size, as evidenced by the low median tenure of one year.
The Constructor org chart
Eli Finkelshteyn (Founder and 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: Operations 308 (+22% YoY), Engineering 233 (+17% YoY), Business Development 92 (+51% YoY), Sales 89 (+39% YoY), Entrepreneurship 62 (+27% YoY), Administrative 59 (+9% YoY).
Talent flow
Constructor draws heavily from Russian tech firms, with Yandex (18 hires) and Alfa-Bank (6) among its top talent sources. Its workforce includes graduates from Moscow-area universities like Higher School of Economics and MSU.
Most common previous employers of Constructor staff: Yandex (18), Salesforce (11), Alfa-Bank (6), Shutterstock (5), Oracle (5), Tinkoff (5). Former Constructor employees most often moved to You.com (2), Algolia (2), Revolut (2), ClutchPacks (2), Zip (1), GFT Ventures (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Constructor mafia
Constructor alumni have founded 14 companies, including Releva (20 staff) and Unomundi (13 staff). These startups suggest Constructor's technical talent tends to stay in the AI and ecommerce sectors.
14Yavor Stoychev, was Senior DevOps / Data Engineer until 2022Sonja Keerl, was VP Product Marketing until 2023Matvey Kukuy, was DevOps until 2018Dimitri Persiianov, was Search Ranking & Personalization Lead until 2023Kunal Jain, was Enterprise Sales Specialist until 2019Pavel Fakanov, was Machine Learning Engineer until 2021
Lyndsay Kerwin Graber, was Board Observer until 2023
Wilson Ler, was Senior Full Stack Engineer until 2026
Tom Montgomery, was Investor until 2021
Nathan Roy, was Sr. Director, Product Marketing until 2026
Jeremy Myrland, was Group Product Manager until 2020
Chris Hogan, was Vice President of Customer Success until 2023
Jacob Adams, was AI / Full Stack Engineer until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 81% direct, 2% search, 0% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Constructor: Python (Programming Language) (127), Microsoft Office (118), SQL (114), Leadership (110), Customer Service (104), Communication (102), Microsoft Excel (101), Project Management (100).
Where the team actually sits
Constructor people are concentrated in California, United States (19), England, United Kingdom (17), Catalonia, Spain (14), San Francisco Bay Area (11).
Search footprint
Constructor attracts about 2,859 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $14K a month if bought through ads. It gained 267 ranking keywords and lost 363 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Constructor has 1,378 employees as of September 2026.
Constructor has raised $86M in total, most recently a Series B round in June 2024.
Constructor was founded in 2015 by Eli Finkelshteyn.
Eli Finkelshteyn (Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Constructor's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Constructor staff are Yandex (18 people), Salesforce (11 people), Alfa-Bank (6 people).
Former Constructor employees most often move to You.com (2), Algolia (2), Revolut (2).
At least 14 companies have a founder who previously worked at Constructor, including Releva, Unomundi, Archestra.AI.
Constructor attracts about 2,859 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $14K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Constructor staff are Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Office, SQL, Leadership, Customer Service.
Constructor staff are concentrated in California, United States (19), England, United Kingdom (17), Catalonia, Spain (14).
Constructor has about 308 people in Operations, up 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Constructor has about 233 people in Engineering, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 326 current and 140 former Constructor profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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