Homebase
Homebase is a software company that provides scheduling, time tracking, payroll and HR tools for small businesses managing hourly workers. It has raised $189M, most recently in a Series D round in April 2024, and employs 1,930 people.
The growth story
Homebase grew from 261 to 1,930 employees between 2019 and 2026, raising $189M along the way, most recently a Series D in April 2024.
About
Homebase sells an app that helps small businesses manage hourly workers. It combines scheduling, time tracking, payroll processing and HR tools into one platform. Customers use it to streamline workforce management and compliance.
The company has scaled rapidly, reaching nearly 2,000 employees. Its latest funding round in April 2024 brought total investment to $189M, showing continued investor confidence in its growth trajectory.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Homebase's largest function with 96 employees, suggesting a strong focus on product development. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, indicating moderate employee retention.
The Homebase org chart
John Waldmann (Founder & CEO - We're hiring!) leads 60 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: Operations 383 (+14% YoY), Engineering 157 (+17% YoY), Sales 136 (+9% YoY), Community and Social Services 127 (+27% YoY), Administrative 105 (+12% YoY), Education 102 (+23% YoY).
Talent flow
Homebase recruits heavily from Shopify, Deloitte and Wave HQ. Alumni often move to fintech and HR tech companies like Gusto, Wealthsimple and ADP-affiliated Pequity. Many employees studied at Canadian universities, particularly Waterloo and Toronto.
Most common previous employers of Homebase staff: Shopify (7), Deloitte (6), Wave HQ (6), ADP (5), FreshBooks (5), Microsoft (5). Former Homebase employees most often moved to Relay (5), Wealthsimple (5), Gusto (5), Pequity, an ADP company (4), Headway (4), Anthropic (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Homebase mafia
Homebase alumni have founded 17 companies, including Signpost (129 employees), Vooma (40 employees) and Team Nebula (13 employees). These startups span HR tech, payments and other SaaS verticals.
17Lucas Wilson, was VP of Sales and Service until 2021Jesse Buckingham, was Growth & Product until 2017Ian Kiku, was Software Engineer until 2023Jose Miguel Salcido Aguilar, was Senior Software Engineer until 2020Stephanie Juliet Algieri, was Sr. Product Designer until 2022Muhammad R Muhaimin, was Staff Data Engineer until 2022
Rohit Gupta, was Product & GTM until 2025
Alfred Rowe, was Senior Software Engineer until 2020
Tigran Sahakyan, was [TopTal] Senior React Native engineer until 2025
Alex Propp, was Product Manager Intern until 2019
Jason Dorn, was Principal Software Engineer until 2023
Justin Levy, was SMB Account Executive until 2024
Rebecca Dodgen, was Employee Experience Manager until 2025
Kevin Ryan, was Contractor - UI Engineer until 2015Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 74% direct, 11% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Homebase: Customer Service (171), Microsoft Office (151), Leadership (149), Communication (145), Microsoft Excel (124), Teamwork (108), Project Management (102), Management (97).
Where the team actually sits
Homebase people are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (80), Texas, United States (44), Colorado, United States (31), California, United States (28).
Search footprint
Homebase attracts about 134,800 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3M a month if bought through ads. It gained 33,489 ranking keywords and lost 46,281 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Homebase has 1,930 employees as of September 2026.
Homebase has raised $189M in total, most recently a Series D round in April 2024.
Homebase was founded in 2014 by John Waldmann, Rushi Patel.
John Waldmann (Founder & CEO - We're hiring!) sits at the top of Homebase's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Homebase staff are Shopify (7 people), Deloitte (6 people), Wave HQ (6 people).
Former Homebase employees most often move to Relay (5), Wealthsimple (5), Gusto (5).
At least 17 companies have a founder who previously worked at Homebase, including Signpost, Vooma, Team Nebula.
Homebase attracts about 134,800 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Homebase staff are Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Communication, Microsoft Excel.
Homebase staff are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (80), Texas, United States (44), Colorado, United States (31).
Homebase has about 383 people in Operations, up 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Homebase has about 157 people in Engineering, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 327 current and 426 former Homebase profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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