Hightouch
Hightouch sells marketing automation software that uses customer data to build campaigns. The 621-person company has raised $332M, including a Series D in April 2026.
The growth story
Hightouch grew from 90 to 621 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $332M along the way, most recently a Series D in April 2026.
About
Hightouch provides a platform for marketers to create and manage campaigns by centralizing customer data and brand assets. It targets marketing teams looking to streamline campaign creation with AI assistance.
The company has grown to over 600 employees since its 2018 founding. Its $332M in funding suggests strong investor confidence, with backers including Bain Capital Ventures and Amplify Partners.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 133 employees. The company has a relatively young workforce, with a median tenure of just 1 year.
The Hightouch org chart
Kashish Gupta (Co-Founder and Co-CEO) leads 59 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: Sales 144 (+76% YoY), Engineering 132 (+55% YoY), Information Technology 41 (+95% YoY), Marketing 39 (+77% YoY), Business Development 38 (+36% YoY), Operations 33 (+43% YoY).
Talent flow
Hightouch recruits heavily from Twilio (27 hires) and Salesforce (21). Alumni frequently move to AI companies like Anthropic (5) and Fireworks AI (3).
Most common previous employers of Hightouch staff: Twilio (27), Salesforce (21), Branch (14), Movable Ink (13), Google (12), Oracle (10). Former Hightouch employees most often moved to Cursor (5), Anthropic (5), Fireworks AI (3), dbt Labs (3), Ramp (3), Composio (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Hightouch mafia
12 alumni have founded companies, including Feathery (56 staff) and Titan (43 staff). Several startups remain small, with 3-9 employees.
12David Heffernan, was Product Manager until 2024Anna Pojawis, was Software Engineer until 2023Tejeshwi Sharma, was Investor until 2026David Lumley, was Engineering until 2026Max Chehab, was Engineering until 2021
Arpit Choudhury, was Content Manager until 2021
Marius Seth, was Market Lead DACH until 2026
Sergio Velasco, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2025
Mohamed Zeinelabdein, was Back End Engineer until 2023
Courtney Root, was Head of Workplace Experience, Culture & Events until 2022
Calvin Edson, was Renewals Lead, Customer Success until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 47% direct, 39% search, 5% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Hightouch: Leadership (205), Microsoft Office (188), Microsoft Excel (164), Social Media (148), Sales (146), Customer Service (145), Public Speaking (142), Management (137).
Where the team actually sits
Hightouch people are concentrated in New York, United States (64), California, United States (58), Colorado, United States (32), United States (29).
Search footprint
Hightouch attracts about 78,290 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $226K a month if bought through ads. It gained 6,564 ranking keywords and lost 5,155 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Hightouch has 621 employees as of September 2026.
Hightouch has raised $332M in total, most recently a Series D round in April 2026.
Hightouch was founded in 2018 by Kashish Gupta, Josh Curl.
Kashish Gupta (Co-Founder and Co-CEO) sits at the top of Hightouch's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Hightouch staff are Twilio (27 people), Salesforce (21 people), Branch (14 people).
Former Hightouch employees most often move to Cursor (5), Anthropic (5), Fireworks AI (3).
At least 12 companies have a founder who previously worked at Hightouch, including Feathery, Titan, Monumint.
Hightouch attracts about 78,290 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $226K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Hightouch staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Social Media, Sales.
Hightouch staff are concentrated in New York, United States (64), California, United States (58), Colorado, United States (32).
Hightouch has about 144 people in Sales, up 76% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Hightouch has about 132 people in Engineering, up 55% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 452 current and 153 former Hightouch profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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