Ironclad
Ironclad sells AI-powered contract management software used by companies like Salesforce and L'Oréal. The company has raised $334M, most recently in a Series E round in January 2022, and employs 886 people.
The growth story
Ironclad grew from 340 to 886 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $334M along the way, most recently a Series E in January 2022.
About
Ironclad provides a platform for managing the entire contract lifecycle, from creation to execution and analysis. Its software helps legal and business teams streamline contract workflows, reduce risk, and gain visibility into agreements.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2014 founding, reaching nearly 900 employees. Its $334M in funding includes a Series E round led by top investors like Accel and Emergence Capital, signaling strong market validation for its AI-driven approach to contract management.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Ironclad's largest function with 154 employees, reflecting its focus on enterprise growth. The company is led by a San Francisco-based team that has scaled the organization to nearly 900 employees since 2014.
The Ironclad org chart
Dan Springer (Chief Executive Officer) leads 58 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: Engineering 252 (+47% YoY), Sales 142 (+23% YoY), Operations 73 (+38% YoY), Business Development 64 (+42% YoY), Information Technology 53 (+8% YoY), Customer Success and Support 52 (+30% YoY).
Talent flow
Ironclad recruits heavily from other enterprise software companies, with Docusign (57 hires) and Salesforce (49) being its top talent sources. Many employees come from local universities like UC Berkeley and UC Davis.
Most common previous employers of Ironclad staff: Docusign (57), Salesforce (49), Oracle (27), Google (19), Zendesk (19), Amazon (18). Former Ironclad employees most often moved to Salesforce (13), Laurel (13), LECG (LegalEng Consulting Group) (11), Zip (11), Code Metal (9), Workday (8).
Alumni worth knowing
The Ironclad mafia
Ironclad alumni have founded 25 companies, including Salesforce (1 founder) and several legal tech startups like LECG (LegalEng Consulting Group) with 5 founders.
30Kendall Collins, was Advisor until 2022Michel Feaster, was Chief Product Officer until 2025Dr. Tanguy Chau, was Investor until 2015Mary O'Carroll, was Chief Community Officer until 2024Andy Yu, was Senior Legal Engineer until 2023Christopher Chin, was Vice President, Legal Engineering until 2023
Antonio Perez, was Senior Manager, Legal Engineering until 2023
Cambrie Marks, was Senior Legal Engineer until 2023Kat Orekhova, was Head of Product until 2020
Rishi Penmetcha, was Engineering until 2024
James Honsa, was Founding Deployment Leader until 2025
Teddy Coleman, was Software Engineering Manager until 2021
Bilal Zuberi, was Board of Directors until 2025
Pranay Bhargava, was Strategic/Enterprise Business Development + International Expansion until 2019
Kenneth Carter, was Advisor until 2019
Keenan Venuti, was Staff Software Engineer - AI until 2026
Feroze Mohideen, was Software Engineer II until 2023
Toby Willcocks, was Customer Success & Sales until 2021
Leyla D. Seka, was COO until 2023
Ruthie Miller, was Head of Corporate Marketing until 2023
Josiah Tsui, was Product Marketing Manager until 2020
Barbara Kotlyar, was Marketing Consultant until 2019
Gunwoo Choi, was Software Engineer until 2022
Clay Burdelik, was Account Executive II - Mid Market & General Business - Clickwrap API until 2023
Paige Pasta, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2024
Prasann Pandya, was Artificial Intelligence Engineer until 2023
Serena Gupta, was Staff Product Manager until 2025
Victoria B., was GTM - European Fortune 500s until 2023
Sarah Burr, was Customer Marketing Lead until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 39% direct, 8% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Ironclad: Leadership (327), Microsoft Office (274), Customer Service (241), Microsoft Excel (238), Management (230), Project Management (226), Social Media (192), Public Speaking (188).
Where the team actually sits
Ironclad people are concentrated in California, United States (161), San Francisco Bay Area (108), New York, United States (59), United States (31). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Ironclad attracts about 750 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 0 ranking keywords and lost 0 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Ironclad has 886 employees as of September 2026.
Ironclad has raised $334M in total, most recently a Series E round in January 2022.
Dan Springer (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Ironclad's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Ironclad staff are Docusign (57 people), Salesforce (49 people), Oracle (27 people).
Former Ironclad employees most often move to Salesforce (13), Laurel (13), LECG (LegalEng Consulting Group) (11).
At least 25 companies have a founder who previously worked at Ironclad, including Salesforce, Conexiom, Paxton.
Ironclad attracts about 750 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Ironclad staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Management.
Ironclad staff are concentrated in California, United States (161), San Francisco Bay Area (108), New York, United States (59).
Ironclad has about 252 people in Engineering, up 47% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Ironclad has about 142 people in Sales, up 23% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 580 current and 627 former Ironclad profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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