Hydra Host
Hydra Host sells software to help data centers manage and secure their infrastructure. The Miami-based company has 86 employees and raised $119M in a Series A round in June 2026.
The growth story
Hydra Host grew from 6 to 86 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $119M along the way, most recently a Series A in June 2026.
About
Hydra Host develops tools for data centers to provision, manage and secure their hardware infrastructure. Its software aims to improve customer experience and operational efficiency for data center operators.
The company was founded in 2021 and has grown to 86 employees. It raised $119M in Series A funding in 2026, with backing from investors including 10x Founders and Accelerator Ventures.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Hydra Host's largest function, with 20 employees. The company has a median tenure of just 1 year, suggesting rapid team turnover or expansion.
The Hydra Host org chart
Aaron Ginn (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 33 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 23 (+92% YoY), Information Technology 12 (+100% YoY), Business Development 11 (+83% YoY), Sales 8 (+100% YoY), Entrepreneurship 6 (+100% YoY), Finance 5 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
Hydra Host recruits heavily from the Foundation for American Innovation, which accounts for 7 of its 62 analyzed profiles. Other notable sources include Fabius Labs and IBM. Alumni have gone on to roles at Renaissance Bridge Capital and Storesight.
Most common previous employers of Hydra Host staff: Foundation for American Innovation (7), Fabius Labs (4), IBM (3), Luminoso Technologies, Inc. from Cemantica (2), Uber (2), THG Ingenuity Cloud Services (2). Former Hydra Host employees most often moved to Renaissance Bridge Capital (1), Storesight (1), Copper Sky Homes (1), Trusted Translations (1), FOH® Worldwide (1), Gridlytics (1).
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 31% direct, 55% search, 8% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Hydra Host: Leadership (33), Management (27), Microsoft Office (25), Python (Programming Language) (23), Customer Service (20), Project Management (20), Business Development (19), Team Leadership (17).
Where the team actually sits
Hydra Host people are concentrated in United States (5), Texas, United States (5), Florida, United States (5), Arizona, United States (4).
Search footprint
Hydra Host attracts about 316 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $5K a month if bought through ads. It gained 150 ranking keywords and lost 70 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 5.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Hydra Host has 86 employees as of September 2026.
Hydra Host has raised $119M in total, most recently a Series A round in June 2026.
Hydra Host was founded in 2021 by Aaron Ginn, Garrett Johnson, Ariel Deschapell.
Aaron Ginn (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of Hydra Host's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Hydra Host staff are Foundation for American Innovation (7 people), Fabius Labs (4 people), IBM (3 people).
Former Hydra Host employees most often move to Renaissance Bridge Capital (1), Storesight (1), Copper Sky Homes (1).
Hydra Host attracts about 316 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $5K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Hydra Host staff are Leadership, Management, Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), Customer Service.
Hydra Host staff are concentrated in United States (5), Texas, United States (5), Florida, United States (5).
Hydra Host has about 23 people in Engineering, up 92% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Hydra Host has about 12 people in Information Technology, up 100% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 62 current and 14 former Hydra Host profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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