Laurel
Laurel sells AI-powered time tracking software for professional services firms, serving major accounting, consulting and law firms globally. The company has raised $156M and employs 310 people.
The growth story
Laurel grew from 79 to 310 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $156M along the way, most recently a Series C in June 2025.
About
Laurel develops AI software that helps professional services firms track and analyze employee time data. Its platform connects time tracking to business outcomes, aiming to improve profitability and client delivery for accounting, consulting and law firms.
The company has raised $156M through Series C funding and employs 310 people. Its investor base includes notable names like Alexis Ohanian and Arash Ferdowsi.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Laurel's largest function with 48 employees. The company is led by a team that includes investors from firms like 01 Advisors and ACME Capital.
The Laurel org chart
Ryan Alshak (CEO) leads 59 mapped leaders with 9 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 63 (+70% YoY), Sales 34 (+143% YoY), Operations 30 (+30% YoY), Customer Success and Support 27 (+170% YoY), Business Development 24 (+26% YoY), Information Technology 15 (+200% YoY).
Talent flow
Laurel recruits heavily from Ironclad, Google, and Templafy. Its alumni have moved to companies like Apple, Intuit, and Okta. Employees typically stay for a median of 1 year.
Most common previous employers of Laurel staff: Ironclad (13), Google (7), Templafy (6), Amazon (5), Microsoft (4), Salesforce (4). Former Laurel employees most often moved to Chainguard (2), Intuit (2), Apple (2), Okta (2), 30 Minutes to President's Club (1), Pear VC (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Laurel mafia
Laurel alumni have founded 4 companies, including Boomerang, which employs 37 people, and Vega AiOS, a smaller startup with 6 staff.
4Mallory M., was Director Of Operations until 2022Lisa Griffith, was Head of Accounting, GTM + Strategy + Partnerships until 2025Dustin Rea, was Principal Software Engineer, React until 2024Ashley Curren, was Growth Advisor until 2019Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 75% direct, 11% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Laurel: Leadership (86), Microsoft Office (76), Management (67), Project Management (63), Microsoft Excel (63), Customer Service (62), Public Speaking (58), Python (Programming Language) (53).
Where the team actually sits
Laurel people are concentrated in California, United States (47), New York, United States (37), San Francisco Bay Area (11), New York City Metropolitan Area (10).
Search footprint
Laurel attracts about 182 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 68 ranking keywords and lost 64 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Laurel has 310 employees as of September 2026.
Laurel has raised $156M in total, most recently a Series C round in June 2025.
Laurel was founded in 2018 by Kourosh Zamani.
Ryan Alshak (CEO) sits at the top of Laurel's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Laurel staff are Ironclad (13 people), Google (7 people), Templafy (6 people).
Former Laurel employees most often move to Chainguard (2), Intuit (2), Apple (2).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Laurel, including Boomerang, Vega AiOS, dustinrea.com.
Laurel attracts about 182 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Laurel staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Management, Project Management, Microsoft Excel.
Laurel staff are concentrated in California, United States (47), New York, United States (37), San Francisco Bay Area (11).
Laurel has about 63 people in Engineering, up 70% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Laurel has about 34 people in Sales, up 143% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 188 current and 116 former Laurel profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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