Elemental Machines
Elemental Machines sells IoT hardware and software to monitor and optimize lab and manufacturing operations, primarily for life sciences companies. The Cambridge-based firm has raised $67M and employs 71 people.
The growth story
Elemental Machines grew from 38 to 71 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $67M along the way, most recently a Series B in May 2026.
About
Elemental Machines provides IoT-enabled monitoring systems for scientific labs and manufacturing facilities. Its platform collects data from connected devices to help operators predict outcomes and shift from reactive to proactive management, targeting sectors like biopharma and analytical labs.
The company has raised $67M, including a Series B in 2026, and employs 71 people. Its investors include Founders Fund and Digitalis Ventures, signaling strong backing in the life sciences tech space.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Elemental Machines, with 22 employees. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting moderate retention in its Cambridge headquarters.
The Elemental Machines org chart
Sridhar Iyengar (Founder, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer, Chairman) leads 27 mapped leaders with 11 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 25 (-4% YoY), Sales 9 (-18% YoY), Customer Success and Support 7 (+17% YoY), Operations 7 (0% YoY), Business Development 6 (0% YoY), Finance 3 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
Elemental Machines recruits heavily from life sciences and IoT firms, with multiple hires from Gilbarco Veeder-Root, AgaMatrix, and TetraScience. Northeastern University is the top alma mater, accounting for 5 employees.
Most common previous employers of Elemental Machines staff: Gilbarco Veeder-Root (3), AgaMatrix (3), TetraScience (3), Misfit Wearables (2), Novartis (2), IBM (2). Former Elemental Machines employees most often moved to Boston Dynamics (2), Metrohm (1), Liminal (1), Thermo Fisher Scientific (1), Dutchie (1), Giganti (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Elemental Machines mafia
Elemental Machines alumni have founded 9 companies, including florrent (21 staff) and Shake Up (5 staff), showing entrepreneurial activity in IoT and sustainability sectors.
9Alex Nichols, was Head of Device Engineering until 2022Kristine Dicaire, was Director of Customer Success until 2025Kyloon Chuah, was Head Of Software Engineering until 2018Elicia Wong, was Chief Technology Officer and Cofounder until 2016Scott D., was Enterprise Account Executive until 2020Salvatore Savo, PhD, was CTO until 2024
Harsha Jattani, was Integrations Director until 2025
Brian Bussolini, was Director of Customer Success until 2023
Casey Peters, was VP of Research and Data Science until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Elemental Machines: Microsoft Office (22), Leadership (20), Customer Service (18), JavaScript (17), Project Management (17), Management (16), Python (Programming Language) (15), Microsoft Word (15).
Where the team actually sits
Elemental Machines people are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (16), California, United States (8), Greater Boston (5), New York City Metropolitan Area (3).
Search footprint
Elemental Machines attracts about 180 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 79 ranking keywords and lost 127 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Elemental Machines has 71 employees as of September 2026.
Elemental Machines has raised $67M in total, most recently a Series B round in May 2026.
Elemental Machines was founded in 2015 by Sridhar Iyengar.
Sridhar Iyengar (Founder, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer, Chairman) sits at the top of Elemental Machines's reporting structure, with 11 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Elemental Machines staff are Gilbarco Veeder-Root (3 people), AgaMatrix (3 people), TetraScience (3 people).
Former Elemental Machines employees most often move to Boston Dynamics (2), Metrohm (1), Liminal (1).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Elemental Machines, including florrent, Shake Up, Veriteos.
Elemental Machines attracts about 180 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Elemental Machines staff are Microsoft Office, Leadership, Customer Service, JavaScript, Project Management.
Elemental Machines staff are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (16), California, United States (8), Greater Boston (5).
Elemental Machines has about 25 people in Engineering, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Elemental Machines has about 9 people in Sales, down 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 61 current and 91 former Elemental Machines profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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