Fountain
Fountain sells hiring automation software for frontline workers like retail and logistics staff. It has raised $219M, most recently a Series C in 2022, and employs 423 people.
The growth story
Fountain grew from 348 to 423 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $219M along the way, most recently a Series C in June 2022.
About
Fountain makes software that helps companies hire hourly and frontline workers faster. Its tools automate parts of the application and screening process, with a focus on mobile-first candidates. Clients include large employers in retail, healthcare and logistics.
The company last raised funding in mid-2022 and has scaled to over 400 employees. Its engineering team is the largest department, with 66 people.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up the biggest team at 66 people. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
The Fountain org chart
Sean Behr (Chief Executive Officer) leads 55 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 87 (+13% YoY), Operations 52 (+24% YoY), Business Development 39 (+3% YoY), Information Technology 26 (0% YoY), Sales 23 (-32% YoY), Customer Success and Support 18 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Fountain hires heavily from tech companies like Amazon (6 hires) and IBM (5). Alumni frequently move to HR tech startups like Humanly and Hively. Several former employees have founded companies, including Widelab and HOF Technologies.
Most common previous employers of Fountain staff: Clevy - acquired by Ideta (8), Amazon (6), Hirevue (5), IBM (5), InVision (4), Tringapps (4). Former Fountain employees most often moved to You.com (3), Anduril Industries (2), Humanly (humanly.io) (2), Hively (2), Rapid House Deals (2), Camunda (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Fountain mafia
16 Fountain alumni have founded companies, including Widelab (25 staff), HOF Technologies (11 staff) and GoldthreadAI (8 staff).
17Michal Parulski, was Senior Product Designer until 2020Hari Meyyappan, was Marketing Intern until 2019Fedor Lisitsyn, was Manager, Innovations and Special Projects until 2022Skip Hilton, was VP Strategic Alliances and Channels until 2020Matt Tucker, was CTO until 2023
Mark Schindler, was Executive Director, GTM Strategy // Chief of Staff until 2023
Raj Irukulla, was Sr. Director, Product until 2023
Keisha McCotry, MBA, was Public Relations Director until 2023
Anne Peire, was Director, International Sales until 2024
Jennifer Maffei, was Director, Executive Administration and Operations until 2023
Rachel Reynolds, was Senior Director of Revenue Marketing until 2023
Katya Lopez-Nichols, was Content Marketing Manager until 2019
Eric Xiao, was VP, Product until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 66% direct, 9% search, 2% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Fountain: Leadership (94), Microsoft Office (85), Project Management (83), Management (83), Microsoft Excel (75), Customer Service (73), JavaScript (69), Communication (56).
Where the team actually sits
Fountain people are concentrated in California, United States (18), United States (11), San Francisco Bay Area (9), Texas, United States (8).
Search footprint
Fountain attracts about 7,302 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $59K a month if bought through ads. It gained 2,292 ranking keywords and lost 1,893 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Fountain has 423 employees as of September 2026.
Fountain has raised $219M in total, most recently a Series C round in June 2022.
Fountain was founded in 2014 by Jeremy Cai.
Sean Behr (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Fountain's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Fountain staff are Clevy - acquired by Ideta (8 people), Amazon (6 people), Hirevue (5 people).
Former Fountain employees most often move to You.com (3), Anduril Industries (2), Humanly (humanly.io) (2).
At least 16 companies have a founder who previously worked at Fountain, including widehue (part of widelab), HOF Technologies, Manna Coffee.
Fountain attracts about 7,302 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $59K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Fountain staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Management, Microsoft Excel.
Fountain staff are concentrated in California, United States (18), United States (11), San Francisco Bay Area (9).
Fountain has about 87 people in Engineering, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Fountain has about 52 people in Operations, up 24% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 205 current and 256 former Fountain profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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