Freehand
Freehand builds infrastructure for autonomous AI decision-making systems. The San Francisco-based company raised $100M in a Series B round in July 2026 and employs 137 people.
The growth story
Freehand grew from 1 to 141 employees between 2024 and 2026, raising $100M along the way, most recently a Series B in July 2026.
About
Freehand develops AI infrastructure that enables autonomous decision-making by providing full context for AI systems. Their technology aims to move beyond recommendation engines to enable independent action by AI teams.
The company has raised $100M in venture funding, including a Series B round in mid-2026. With 137 employees, Freehand has built a substantial engineering team, which represents its largest function at 24 people.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Freehand's largest department with 24 employees. The company's leadership team includes founders and executives with backgrounds in AI infrastructure and enterprise software.
The Freehand org chart
Nitin Jayakrishnan (Co-founder & CEO) leads 50 mapped leaders with 8 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 44 (+450% YoY), Business Development 21 (+2000% YoY), Information Technology 9 (+200% YoY), Marketing 8 (+700% YoY), Product Management 8 (+300% YoY), Consulting 6 (+500% YoY).
Talent flow
Freehand recruits heavily from Pando, with 49 hires coming from that company. Other notable talent sources include Apollo.io, Amazon, and Cognizant. Employees tend to stay for about one year on average before moving on.
Most common previous employers of Freehand staff: Pando (49), Apollo.io (8), Amazon (5), Cognizant (5), Microsoft (4), Thoughtworks (3). Former Freehand employees most often moved to Armstrong (4), Innovaccer (1), Kinaxis (1), Valdera (1), Business Leaders for Diverse Abilities at Michigan Ross (1), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (1).
Alumni worth knowing
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Freehand: Leadership (48), SQL (45), Microsoft Excel (33), Management (33), Python (Programming Language) (31), Microsoft Office (30), HTML (30), JavaScript (29).
Where the team actually sits
Freehand people are concentrated in Tamil Nadu, India (31), Karnataka, India (13), United States (9), Greater Chennai Area (7).
Search footprint
Freehand attracts about 853 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 7 ranking keywords and lost 8 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Freehand has 137 employees as of September 2026.
Freehand has raised $100M in total, most recently a Series B round in July 2026.
Freehand was founded in 2024 by Nitin Jayakrishnan, Abhijeet Manohar.
Nitin Jayakrishnan (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Freehand's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Freehand staff are Pando (49 people), Apollo.io (8 people), Amazon (5 people).
Former Freehand employees most often move to Armstrong (4), Innovaccer (1), Kinaxis (1).
Freehand attracts about 853 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Freehand staff are Leadership, SQL, Microsoft Excel, Management, Python (Programming Language).
Freehand staff are concentrated in Tamil Nadu, India (31), Karnataka, India (13), United States (9).
Freehand has about 44 people in Engineering, up 450% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Freehand has about 21 people in Business Development, up 2000% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 106 current and 12 former Freehand profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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