Knowde
Knowde is a software company that digitizes chemical and ingredient company data to streamline supply chain, sales, and regulatory decisions. It has raised $223M, including a Series C in August 2024, and employs 202 people.
The growth story
Knowde grew from 144 to 202 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $223M along the way, most recently a Series C in August 2024.
About
Knowde builds software that helps chemical and ingredient companies organize and connect their operational data. Its platform is used to speed up decision-making across supply chain management, sales, and compliance.
The company has raised $223M from investors including Coatue and 8VC, with its latest Series C in August 2024. It employs 202 people, with engineering making up the largest department at 45 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Knowde's largest function with 45 staff. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
The Knowde org chart
Ali Amin-Javaheri (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 45 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Information Technology 69 (-7% YoY), Engineering 48 (-25% YoY), Operations 17 (-47% YoY), Program and Project Management 9 (0% YoY), Quality Assurance 7 (-22% YoY), Finance 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Knowde recruits heavily from chemical industry firms like Kruko (8 hires) and ChemPoint (4), with notable talent coming from BASF and Indian oil companies. Alumni frequently move to tech companies like Salesforce (3) and Ramp (2).
Most common previous employers of Knowde staff: Kruko (8), ChemPoint (4), BASF (3), Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals LTD - India (3), Hindustan Aeronautics (3), Indian Oil Corp (2). Former Knowde employees most often moved to Salesforce (3), Ramp (2), Reputation (2), MaintainX (2), Grafana Labs (2), PrizePicks (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Knowde mafia
Knowde alumni have founded 8 companies, including InRiva AI (6 staff) and Omniflow (5 staff). The most active founder started Betches Walking Betches and Smartledger AI.
8Bobby Gallagher, was Enterprise Sales Director until 2022Tingzhen Ming, was Sr Director Of Engineering until 2022Peter Alden, was Vice President, Head of Commercial until 2023Amy Schwab, was Customer Success Manager, Enterprise Clients until 2023Mansoor E., was Principal Software Architect until 2022Ryan Collins, was Special Projects & GTM Strategy until 2026
Kiana Schwendeman, was Head of Buyer Relations until 2024
Joel Natkin, was Sr. Product Designer until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 76% direct, 21% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Knowde: Microsoft Excel (69), Communication (53), Problem Solving (48), Data Analysis (47), SQL (46), Microsoft Office (45), Leadership (44), Analytical Skills (42).
Where the team actually sits
Knowde people are concentrated in United States (41), Karnataka, India (26), Podkarpackie, Poland (9), California, United States (8).
Search footprint
Knowde attracts about 24,570 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $145K a month if bought through ads. It gained 10,745 ranking keywords and lost 7,720 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
Knowde has 202 employees as of September 2026.
Knowde has raised $223M in total, most recently a Series C round in August 2024.
Knowde was founded in 2017 by Ali Amin-Javaheri.
Ali Amin-Javaheri (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Knowde's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Knowde staff are Kruko (8 people), ChemPoint (4 people), BASF (3 people).
Former Knowde employees most often move to Salesforce (3), Ramp (2), Reputation (2).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at Knowde, including InRiva AI, Omniflow, Thensome.
Knowde attracts about 24,570 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $145K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Knowde staff are Microsoft Excel, Communication, Problem Solving, Data Analysis, SQL.
Knowde staff are concentrated in United States (41), Karnataka, India (26), Podkarpackie, Poland (9).
Knowde has about 69 people in Information Technology, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Knowde has about 48 people in Engineering, down 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 134 current and 266 former Knowde profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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