Imply
Imply sells database software for observability, security and AI use cases. The San Francisco-based company has raised $215M, most recently a Series D in May 2022, and employs 182 people.
The growth story
Imply grew from 166 to 182 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $215M along the way, most recently a Series D in May 2022.
About
Imply provides a database platform that organizations use to store and query large volumes of data for monitoring, threat detection and machine learning applications. Its software aims to handle more data with faster search speeds while reducing infrastructure costs.
The company has raised $215M from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners and Thoma Bravo. Its Series D round in May 2022 suggests continued growth, though headcount expansion rates are unclear.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Imply's largest function with 50 employees, suggesting a product-focused organization. The company operates with a median tenure of 2 years, indicating moderate turnover.
The Imply org chart
Fangjin Y. (Co-Founder, CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 7 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 57 (-2% YoY), Information Technology 18 (-5% YoY), Sales 14 (+27% YoY), Arts and Design 13 (+8% YoY), Business Development 11 (+22% YoY), Marketing 9 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Imply recruits heavily from enterprise software firms, with AppDynamics, Splunk and Hewlett Packard Enterprise as top sources. Alumni frequently move to competing data platforms like Snowflake, Crusoe and ClickHouse.
Most common previous employers of Imply staff: AppDynamics (9), Splunk (7), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (6), PIX (6), Oracle (5), Google (5). Former Imply employees most often moved to Snowflake (7), Crusoe (6), ClickHouse (5), SingleStore (4), Databricks (4), Grafana Labs (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Imply mafia
Imply alumni have founded 11 companies, including Grepr (23 staff), VoiceBrain (13 staff) and Propensity AI (3 staff). One founder started Retired, which employs 318 people.
11Eric Lukas, was Sales Director Communications until 2021DJ Skillman, was Sr Dir WW Sales Engineering until 2020Catherine Q., was Vice President, Growth and Revenue - Global until 2022Danny D. Leybzon, was Senior Field Engineer until 2021Tyler Reece, was Senior Software Engineer until 2023
Roop Bhangu, was Sales Development Representative until 2022
Sheena Weinberg, was Head of Finance & People until 2020
Brandon Tan, was Technical Success Manager until 2023
Andy Diaz, was Director of Global Sales Development until 2020
Anny He, was Staff Software Engineer until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 43% direct, 7% search, 25% social, 10% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Imply: Java (47), SQL (46), Python (Programming Language) (44), Enterprise Software (42), Management (41), Leadership (40), Sales (38), Linux (37).
Where the team actually sits
Imply people are concentrated in California, United States (27), San Francisco Bay Area (18), Karnataka, India (12), United States (8).
Search footprint
Imply attracts about 11,380 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $23K a month if bought through ads. It gained 411 ranking keywords and lost 331 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Imply has 182 employees as of September 2026.
Imply has raised $215M in total, most recently a Series D round in May 2022.
Imply was founded in 2015 by Vadim Ogievetsky.
Fangjin Y. (Co-Founder, CEO) sits at the top of Imply's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Imply staff are AppDynamics (9 people), Splunk (7 people), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (6 people).
Former Imply employees most often move to Snowflake (7), Crusoe (6), ClickHouse (5).
At least 11 companies have a founder who previously worked at Imply, including Retired, Grepr, VoiceBrain.
Imply attracts about 11,380 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $23K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Imply staff are Java, SQL, Python (Programming Language), Enterprise Software, Management.
Imply staff are concentrated in California, United States (27), San Francisco Bay Area (18), Karnataka, India (12).
Imply has about 57 people in Engineering, down 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Imply has about 18 people in Information Technology, down 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 139 current and 272 former Imply profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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