dbt Labs
dbt Labs develops data transformation software used by over 60,000 data teams globally, including Siemens and Roche. The Philadelphia-based company has raised $414M, most recently in a 2022 Series D round.
The growth story
dbt Labs grew from 128 to 1,191 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $414M along the way, most recently a Series D in February 2022.
About
dbt Labs sells tools that help data teams structure and prepare information for analysis and AI applications. Its core product organizes raw data into a format optimized for business intelligence and machine learning workflows.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2016 founding, reaching over 1,100 employees. Its software has become widely adopted across industries, with major corporations like Siemens and Condé Nast among its user base. The $414M in venture funding, including from top firms like Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue, reflects its position as a leader in data infrastructure.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is dbt Labs' largest function with 192 staff, reflecting its focus on product development. The company has a relatively young workforce, with median tenure of just one year across its 1,191 employees.
The dbt Labs org chart
Tristan Handy (CEO & Founder) leads 60 mapped leaders with 31 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 271 (+20% YoY), Sales 107 (-3% YoY), Information Technology 81 (+1% YoY), Business Development 65 (+16% YoY), Marketing 40 (+11% YoY), Human Resources 39 (+15% YoY).
Talent flow
dbt Labs recruits heavily from other data infrastructure companies, with MongoDB, Google, and Confluent being top sources. Alumni frequently move to AI and analytics startups, including ClickHouse, Tavily, and LangChain.
Most common previous employers of dbt Labs staff: MongoDB (50), Google (23), Confluent (19), Snowflake (18), Oracle (17), HashiCorp (17). Former dbt Labs employees most often moved to Omni (18), ClickHouse (14), Tavily (10), SpaceXAI (10), LangChain (9), Databricks (6).
Alumni worth knowing
The dbt Labs mafia
dbt Labs alumni have founded 13 companies, including Evantic Capital and Tempo. These startups span venture capital, productivity software, and data analytics.
14Matt Miller, was Member, Board of Directors until 2025Nick Handel, was Director of Product until 2025Drew Holmen, was Product Operations until 2025Dan Sahagian, was Engineering Manager until 2024Allison Pickens, was Director Board Of Directors until 2024Barbara Galiza, was Data Content Consultant until 2025
Ruben Willems, was GTM BeNeLux until 2026
Alexandra Diracles, was Partnerships Manager until 2023
Ed Fry, was Director of Acquistion until 2024
Heather Wilson, MHRD, CMP, CITI, was Director, Experiential Marketing until 2022
Holly Graham, was Senior Manager Sales Operations until 2025
Stuart Williamson, was Senior Talent Acquisition Partner until 2026
Mark Wan, was Senior Solutions Architect until 2025
Nikolai Zavas, was Associate General Counsel - Lead (Interim General Counsel, Dec 2024 – May 2025) until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 47% direct, 43% search, 1% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at dbt Labs: SQL (281), Microsoft Excel (274), Microsoft Office (271), Leadership (264), Python (Programming Language) (263), Project Management (221), Customer Service (210), Data Analysis (207).
Where the team actually sits
dbt Labs people are concentrated in Texas, United States (71), California, United States (44), County Dublin, Ireland (30), New York, United States (29).
Search footprint
dbt Labs attracts about 20,100 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $96K a month if bought through ads. It gained 2,645 ranking keywords and lost 2,765 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
dbt Labs has 1,191 employees as of September 2026.
dbt Labs has raised $414M in total, most recently a Series D round in February 2022.
dbt Labs was founded in 2016 by Tristan Handy, Drew Banin, Connor McArthur.
Tristan Handy (CEO & Founder) sits at the top of dbt Labs's reporting structure, with 31 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current dbt Labs staff are MongoDB (50 people), Google (23 people), Confluent (19 people).
Former dbt Labs employees most often move to Omni (18), ClickHouse (14), Tavily (10).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at dbt Labs, including Evantic Capital, Tempo, Sortie.
dbt Labs attracts about 20,100 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $96K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among dbt Labs staff are SQL, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Python (Programming Language).
dbt Labs staff are concentrated in Texas, United States (71), California, United States (44), County Dublin, Ireland (30).
dbt Labs has about 271 people in Engineering, up 20% over the past year, as of September 2026.
dbt Labs has about 107 people in Sales, down 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 593 current and 529 former dbt Labs profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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