Element5
Element5 sells automation software for post-acute care providers to handle eligibility, authorization and revenue cycle management. The San Jose-based company has 190 employees and raised $48M in a Series B round in May 2022.
The growth story
Element5 grew from 49 to 190 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $48M along the way, most recently a Series B in May 2022.
About
Element5 builds software that automates administrative tasks for post-acute care providers, including eligibility checks, authorizations and revenue cycle management. Its tools aim to reduce staff workload and speed up care delivery.
The company has grown to 190 employees since its 2019 founding. It raised $48M in a Series B round in 2022 led by Insight Partners and Maxwell Investment Partners, suggesting strong investor confidence in its enterprise automation approach.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Element5's largest function, accounting for 62 of its 190 employees. The company has maintained a median tenure of 4 years, indicating relatively low turnover for a startup.
The Element5 org chart
Joe Randesi (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 26 mapped leaders with 3 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 85 (-9% YoY), Quality Assurance 24 (+14% YoY), Product Management 23 (0% YoY), Information Technology 12 (0% YoY), Operations 9 (+13% YoY), Human Resources 8 (-20% YoY).
Talent flow
Element5 recruits heavily from Indian IT services firms, with Ideas2IT Technologies, Cognizant and Tata Consultancy Services being its top talent sources. Alumni have moved to companies like Freshworks and Capgemini.
Most common previous employers of Element5 staff: Ideas2IT Technologies (16), Cognizant (8), Tata Consultancy Services (5), DeVero (4), Netsmart (3), iOPEX Technologies (3). Former Element5 employees most often moved to Freshworks (3), Capgemini (2), AMN Healthcare (1), Amaha (1), ITC Infotech (1), Nurturebox (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Element5 mafia
Four Element5 alumni have founded companies, including Legacyleap, which has grown to 22 employees, and Yalabs Solutions with 5 staff.
4Rajat Singhal, was Chief Technical Architect until 2022Mathiarasan Sankaramoorthy, was Associate Technical Architect until 2024Jared Rosen, was Board Member until 2026Balaji T., was Delivery Leadership - Intelligent Automation until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Element5: Java (53), UiPath (51), SQL (48), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) (43), Python (Programming Language) (39), JavaScript (32), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (28), Agile Methodologies (27).
Where the team actually sits
Element5 people are concentrated in Tamil Nadu, India (95), Texas, United States (8), Greater Chennai Area (2), United States (2).
Search footprint
Element5 attracts about 411 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 24 ranking keywords and lost 14 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Element5 has 190 employees as of September 2026.
Element5 has raised $48M in total, most recently a Series B round in May 2022.
Element5 was founded in 2019 by Eric Gordon, Joe Randesi, Bhavani Raman.
Joe Randesi (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Element5's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Element5 staff are Ideas2IT Technologies (16 people), Cognizant (8 people), Tata Consultancy Services (5 people).
Former Element5 employees most often move to Freshworks (3), Capgemini (2), AMN Healthcare (1).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Element5, including Legacyleap, Yalabs Solutions, IO Capital.
Element5 attracts about 411 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Element5 staff are Java, UiPath, SQL, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Python (Programming Language).
Element5 staff are concentrated in Tamil Nadu, India (95), Texas, United States (8), Greater Chennai Area (2).
Element5 has about 85 people in Engineering, down 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Element5 has about 24 people in Quality Assurance, up 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 122 current and 91 former Element5 profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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