Heron
Heron uses AI to automate document-heavy workflows, primarily for insurance and small business lending. It processes tens of thousands of documents daily, including over 20 million bank transactions, and serves over 150 customers.
The growth story
Heron grew from 4 to 62 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $18M along the way, most recently a Series A in July 2025.
About
Heron develops AI-powered software that automates underwriting processes for insurance companies, small business lenders, and specialty finance firms. Its technology ingests, extracts, and summarizes data from documents, enabling faster and more precise decision-making.
The company, founded in 2020, has raised $18M in funding and employs 62 people. Its Series A round closed in July 2025, backed by investors including BoxGroup and Insight Partners. Heron's daily processing of over 20 million bank transactions highlights its scale and operational efficiency.
Founders and leadership
Operations is Heron's largest function, with 16 employees. The company's leadership includes founders and investors from firms like BoxGroup and Insight Partners, reflecting a focus on scaling AI-driven solutions.
The Heron org chart
Johannes Jaeckle (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 19 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 15 (+67% YoY), Operations 11 (+57% YoY), Sales 7 (+17% YoY), Information Technology 7 (+600% YoY), Product Management 6 (+100% YoY), Business Development 5 (+67% YoY).
Talent flow
Heron's team includes alumni from AlphaSights, Permutive, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Employees often move to startups like Replit and Synthesia, indicating a strong connection to the tech ecosystem.
Most common previous employers of Heron staff: AlphaSights (4), Permutive (3), The Student White Tie Company (2), New York University (2), Antler (2), Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2). Former Heron employees most often moved to Salesatstartups.com (1), Replit (1), Archera (1), Topsail (1), Reactor (1), Synthesia (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 85% direct, 14% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Heron: Python (Programming Language) (24), SQL (23), Microsoft Excel (19), Data Analysis (17), Research Skills (15), Java (14), Leadership (14), Microsoft Office (13).
Where the team actually sits
Heron people are concentrated in New York, United States (24), England, United Kingdom (12), New York City Metropolitan Area (7), United Kingdom (5).
Search footprint
Heron attracts about 1,870 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $35K a month if bought through ads. It gained 612 ranking keywords and lost 717 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Heron has 62 employees as of September 2026.
Heron has raised $18M in total, most recently a Series A round in July 2025.
Heron was founded in 2020 by Jamie Parker, Johannes Jaeckle, Dominic Kwok, Dana Ward, Ivo Duran.
Johannes Jaeckle (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Heron's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Heron staff are AlphaSights (4 people), Permutive (3 people), The Student White Tie Company (2 people).
Former Heron employees most often move to Salesatstartups.com (1), Replit (1), Archera (1).
Heron attracts about 1,870 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $35K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Heron staff are Python (Programming Language), SQL, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Research Skills.
Heron staff are concentrated in New York, United States (24), England, United Kingdom (12), New York City Metropolitan Area (7).
Heron has about 15 people in Engineering, up 67% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Heron has about 11 people in Operations, up 57% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 54 current and 23 former Heron profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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