Distyl
Distyl is an AI transformation consultancy that deploys engineering teams and custom products for enterprise clients. The 198-person firm has raised $202M, including a Series B in September 2025.
The growth story
Distyl grew from 2 to 198 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $202M along the way, most recently a Series B in September 2025.
About
Distyl sells AI implementation services to large enterprises, sending its own engineers and researchers to embed with clients and build customized AI solutions. The firm also develops proprietary AI products tailored to specific business needs.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2022 founding, reaching nearly 200 employees. Its $202M in funding comes from top-tier investors including Coatue, DST Global, and Dell Technologies Capital.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Distyl's largest function, accounting for 66 employees. The leadership team includes investors like Brad Gerstner and Jim Cash, suggesting a strong focus on strategic growth.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 90 (+88% YoY), Business Development 37 (+61% YoY), Operations 20 (+233% YoY), Human Resources 9 (+125% YoY), Marketing 6 (+50% YoY), Information Technology 6 (+200% YoY).
Talent flow
Distyl recruits heavily from top tech firms and consultancies, with McKinsey, Palantir, Google, and Microsoft each contributing 10 hires. Alumni have gone on to AI startups like Anthropic and Harvey.
Most common previous employers of Distyl staff: McKinsey & Company (10), Palantir Technologies (10), Google (10), Microsoft (10), Amazon (9), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (7). Former Distyl employees most often moved to Anthropic (2), Exa (2), Harvey (2), Outcast Ventures (1), Ascendion (1), McCain Foods (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Distyl mafia
Distyl alumni have founded three AI startups: Centh AI, Outcast Ventures, and Jollies.ai. Centh AI has grown to three staff, the largest of the spinouts.
3Gurnoor Singh Virdi, was AI Engineer until 2025Andy Chen, was Board Member until 2025Brad Freitag, was Advisor until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 59% direct, 32% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Distyl: Python (Programming Language) (110), Leadership (76), Java (67), Machine Learning (61), JavaScript (57), C++ (54), Microsoft Office (54), SQL (52).
Where the team actually sits
Distyl people are concentrated in New York, United States (53), California, United States (45), San Francisco Bay Area (30), New York City Metropolitan Area (17).
Search footprint
Distyl attracts about 28 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 27 ranking keywords and lost 12 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Distyl has 198 employees as of September 2026.
Distyl has raised $202M in total, most recently a Series B round in September 2025.
Distyl was founded in 2022 by Arjun Prakash, Avika Sagwal, Derek Ho, Audrey Gorman.
The most common previous employers of current Distyl staff are McKinsey & Company (10 people), Palantir Technologies (10 people), Google (10 people).
Former Distyl employees most often move to Anthropic (2), Exa (2), Harvey (2).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Distyl, including Centh AI, Outcast Ventures, Jollies.ai.
Distyl attracts about 28 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Distyl staff are Python (Programming Language), Leadership, Java, Machine Learning, JavaScript.
Distyl staff are concentrated in New York, United States (53), California, United States (45), San Francisco Bay Area (30).
Distyl has about 90 people in Engineering, up 88% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Distyl has about 37 people in Business Development, up 61% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 181 current and 54 former Distyl profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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