Hygraph
Hygraph is a headless content management system provider with 66 employees. The Berlin-based company raised $44M in a Series B round in March 2023.
The growth story
Hygraph grew from 49 to 66 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $44M along the way, most recently a Series B in March 2023.
About
Hygraph sells a content management system that separates content creation from presentation, allowing teams to structure and deliver content across multiple platforms. Its platform targets businesses scaling their content operations, particularly those needing to manage complex content architectures.
The company has raised $44M, with its Series B round closing in March 2023. Its investor group includes notable individuals like Boris Lokschin and Evan Weaver, alongside One Peak. While headcount growth data is unavailable, its 66-person team suggests a focus on lean operations.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Hygraph's largest function, with 18 employees. The company's leadership includes founders with backgrounds in content management and software development, though specific roles are not detailed.
The Hygraph org chart
Will Robinson (Chief Executive Officer) leads 29 mapped leaders with 6 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 17 (-23% YoY), Business Development 6 (+20% YoY), Sales 6 (+20% YoY), Information Technology 6 (+50% YoY), Marketing 5 (-17% YoY), Finance 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Hygraph recruits heavily from Contentful, with 7 hires, and Uniform, with 6. Its team also includes former employees of Zalando, IBM, and Hazelcast. Alumni frequently move to Contentstack and Talon.One.
Most common previous employers of Hygraph staff: Contentful (7), Uniform (6), Zalando (3), IBM (3), Hazelcast (2), Magnolia (2). Former Hygraph employees most often moved to Contentstack (5), Talon.One (4), Wunderland Capital (2), Twilio (2), Zalando (2), bunny.net (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Hygraph mafia
Hygraph alumni have founded three companies, including Growth Today, which employs 9 people, and Cirrus 9 Candy, with 2 staff.
3Jani Vrancsik, was Partnerships Manager until 2023Makenna Smutz, was Web Designer & Developer until 2020Carlos Rufo, was Staff Engineer until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 39% direct, 49% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Hygraph: JavaScript (21), Management (19), SQL (18), Project Management (18), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (17), Leadership (17), Node.js (16), React.js (16).
Where the team actually sits
Hygraph people are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (22), Berlin Metropolitan Area (4), Hesse, Germany (3), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2).
Search footprint
Hygraph attracts about 12,670 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $89K a month if bought through ads. It gained 2,497 ranking keywords and lost 2,076 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Hygraph has 66 employees as of September 2026.
Hygraph has raised $44M in total, most recently a Series B round in March 2023.
Hygraph was founded in 2017 by Michael Lukaszczyk.
Will Robinson (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Hygraph's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Hygraph staff are Contentful (7 people), Uniform (6 people), Zalando (3 people).
Former Hygraph employees most often move to Contentstack (5), Talon.One (4), Wunderland Capital (2).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Hygraph, including Growth Today, Cirrus 9 Candy, Alchymos.
Hygraph attracts about 12,670 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $89K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Hygraph staff are JavaScript, Management, SQL, Project Management, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
Hygraph staff are concentrated in Berlin, Germany (22), Berlin Metropolitan Area (4), Hesse, Germany (3).
Hygraph has about 17 people in Engineering, down 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Hygraph has about 6 people in Business Development, up 20% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 59 current and 108 former Hygraph profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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