Linq
Linq provides APIs for building AI agents in messaging platforms like iMessage, SMS, RCS, and voice channels, targeting enterprise use cases. The company has raised $26M in funding and employs 86 people.
The growth story
Linq grew from 45 to 86 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $26M along the way, most recently a Series A in February 2026.
About
Linq offers a suite of APIs that enable developers to integrate AI agents into messaging platforms, focusing on iMessage, SMS, RCS, and voice. Its tools are designed for engineers and product teams aiming to create two-way conversational experiences with customers. The platform emphasizes reliability, with 99.95% uptime and latency under 120ms, and is SOC 2 Type II-certified.
Founded in 2019, Linq has grown to 86 employees and secured $26M in funding, including a Series A round in 2026. Its developer-first approach allows for quick setup and predictable pricing, avoiding per-message fees.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Linq's largest function, with 20 employees. The company is led by a team that includes investors like Abstract and Mucker Capital, and it operates from Birmingham, Alabama.
The Linq org chart
Elliott Potter (Cofounder and CEO) leads 13 mapped leaders with 3 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 21 (+75% YoY), Sales 15 (-44% YoY), Customer Success and Support 11 (+10% YoY), Business Development 9 (+13% YoY), Information Technology 9 (+13% YoY), Operations 8 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Linq's workforce includes alumni from Shipt, Landing, and Apple, with significant representation from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Employees tend to move to companies like VeroSkills and Daxko.
Most common previous employers of Linq staff: Shipt (10), Landing (5), Apple (3), University of Alabama at Birmingham (2), Look the Part® (2), Amazon (2). Former Linq employees most often moved to VeroSkills (4), Daxko (3), Transform9 (3), Luau (1), VKTRY Gear (1), Junto Law (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 54% direct, 29% search, 11% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Linq: Customer Service (32), JavaScript (20), Leadership (20), Problem Solving (19), Sales (19), Python (Programming Language) (18), Communication (16), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (16).
Where the team actually sits
Linq people are concentrated in Alabama, United States (27), United States (6), California, United States (5), Tennessee, United States (3).
Search footprint
Linq attracts about 1,595 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 49 ranking keywords and lost 32 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 1.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 1.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 1.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 1.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Linq has 86 employees as of September 2026.
Linq has raised $26M in total, most recently a Series A round in February 2026.
Linq was founded in 2019 by Jared Mattsson, Patrick Sullivan.
Elliott Potter (Cofounder and CEO) sits at the top of Linq's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Linq staff are Shipt (10 people), Landing (5 people), Apple (3 people).
Former Linq employees most often move to VeroSkills (4), Daxko (3), Transform9 (3).
Linq attracts about 1,595 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Linq staff are Customer Service, JavaScript, Leadership, Problem Solving, Sales.
Linq staff are concentrated in Alabama, United States (27), United States (6), California, United States (5).
Linq has about 21 people in Engineering, up 75% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Linq has about 15 people in Sales, down 44% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 55 current and 52 former Linq profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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