CPOHQ + Knoetic AI
The growth story
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI grew from 176 to 252 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $54M along the way, most recently a Series B in September 2022.
About
Knoetic’s mission is to empower the next generation of CPOs and People leaders with the right information at the right time.Our People Analytics platform allows People teams to build beautiful custom dashboards to gain high-level visibility on the KPIs that matter most or drill-down into any chart, report, and employee profile.Our CPOHQ community platform supports 2,000+ People executives and allows them to strategize together in our forum and live events, plus share playbooks and resources with one another.Our customers are strategic People teams from category-defining companies like Figma, Gainsight, Credit Karma, and more. They understand that empowering their leaders with the right Peopl
Founders and leadership
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 191 (-1% YoY), Business Development 32 (-3% YoY), Engineering 7 (-12% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (0% YoY), Human Resources 3 (+50% YoY), Product Management 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Most common previous employers of CPOHQ + Knoetic AI staff: Chief (14), Google (11), Dropbox (7), Morgan Stanley (4), Amazon (4), McKinsey & Company (4). Former CPOHQ + Knoetic AI employees most often moved to Carta (2), Tracie Sponenberg (1), Supio (1), Fundraise Up (1), Hacking HR (1), Dave (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The CPOHQ + Knoetic AI mafia
8Beth (Rabenstine) Gentile, was VP of Revenue until 2023Stephanie Medina, was CPOHQ Member until 2025Tracie Sponenberg, was Founding Member until 2023Nathaniel Elkins, was Founding Technical Lead / Interim Head of Engineering until 2024Audrey Jones, was GTM until 2023
Holly May, was CPOHQ Founding Member until 2023
Jane Jaxon, was CPOHQ MemberWeb traffic
Traffic mix: 52% direct, 28% search, 8% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at CPOHQ + Knoetic AI: Human Resources (HR) (189), Recruiting (185), Leadership (176), Management (174), Talent Management (168), Performance Management (160), Employee Relations (151), Employee Engagement (138).
Where the team actually sits
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI people are concentrated in California, United States (36), New York, United States (29), San Francisco Bay Area (25), United States (20).
Search footprint
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI attracts about 28 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 13 ranking keywords and lost 3 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI has 252 employees as of September 2026.
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI has raised $54M in total, most recently a Series B round in September 2022.
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI was founded in 2020 by Joseph Q..
The most common previous employers of current CPOHQ + Knoetic AI staff are Chief (14 people), Google (11 people), Dropbox (7 people).
Former CPOHQ + Knoetic AI employees most often move to Carta (2), Tracie Sponenberg (1), Supio (1).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at CPOHQ + Knoetic AI, including immi, Will Reed, FORÜ.
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI attracts about 28 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among CPOHQ + Knoetic AI staff are Human Resources (HR), Recruiting, Leadership, Management, Talent Management.
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI staff are concentrated in California, United States (36), New York, United States (29), San Francisco Bay Area (25).
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI has about 191 people in Operations, down 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
CPOHQ + Knoetic AI has about 32 people in Business Development, down 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 228 current and 110 former CPOHQ + Knoetic AI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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