Locus
Locus provides logistics automation software that handles 1.5B+ enterprise deliveries using AI to optimize routes and manage fleets. The 352-person company has raised $79M, last at Series C in 2021.
The growth story
Locus grew from 191 to 352 employees between 2019 and 2026, raising $79M along the way, most recently a Series C in June 2021.
About
Locus sells transportation management systems that automate logistics decisions like routing and dispatching for enterprise clients. Its software processes real-time data against 200+ constraints to optimize delivery operations.
The company reached 1.5B deliveries processed, showing rapid adoption since its 2015 founding. Its $79M Series C in 2021 suggests scaling phase, though recent hiring pace is unclear without growth data.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 36% of staff, reflecting the product's technical focus. Leadership includes logistics veterans, with investors like Alpha Wave Global backing the team.
The Locus org chart
Deepa Subbaiah B (Chief Human Resources Officer) leads 59 mapped leaders with 11 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 85 (+20% YoY), Sales 39 (+11% YoY), Business Development 30 (+25% YoY), Operations 23 (+10% YoY), Information Technology 21 (+5% YoY), Arts and Design 17 (+6% YoY).
Talent flow
Employees frequently come from logistics tech peers like FarEye (8 hires) and Amazon (6). Alumni often move to competitors like Delhivery (3) or logistics startups like project44 (3).
Most common previous employers of Locus staff: FarEye (8), Amazon (6), Freshworks (5), Wipro (4), Flipkart (4), EY (4). Former Locus employees most often moved to Delhivery (3), Google (3), 3SC (3), Amazon (3), project44 (3), Papaya Global (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Locus mafia
26 alumni founded companies, including Osfin.ai (192 staff) and Winter (189 staff), showing strong entrepreneurial spillover from Locus.
26Vikash Goenka, was Product Manager until 2019Salil Punalekar, was Investor until 2025Ajay Pandey, was Vice President Sales until 2018Krishna Khandelwal, was Chief Business Officer & Ex-Board of Director until 2021Kaustabh Chakraborty, was Exec. Vice President - Strategy and Operations until 2020Vishwanath Kollapudi, was Senior Product Manager until 2020
Jubin Shaju, was Human Resources until 2020
Arnav Pandey, was Director - Global Sales Engineering and Solution Architecture until 2021
Rupam Gupta, was Director of Sales until 2022
Raj Kunkolienkar, was Data Science Intern until 2017
Prashant Mohite, was Enterprise Sales Enablement Lead until 2020
Ishan Nangia, was Data Scientist until 2022
Medha Ravindranath, was Senior Account Executive until 2024
Varsheel Deliwala, was Board Observer until 2025
Jyoti Nadagadalli, was Talent Acquisition Manager until 2023
Shashwat Ghosh, was VP Global Performance Marketing until 2022
Mohit Murugesh, was AVP-Partnerships, MEA until 2022
Pritesh Soni, was Senior Software Engineering Manager until 2023
Goran Vranar, was Solutions Consultant until 2022
John Anderson, was Enterprise Business Development Representative - North America until 2021
Sugandha S., was Vice President of Customer Success until 2023
Abhijit Mitra, was Senior Software Engineer until 2021
Yash Singh, was Technical Project Manager - Engineering until 2023
Malay Damani, was Data Scientist until 2023
Keshav Sureka, was Strategy Analyst until 2020Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 26% direct, 55% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Locus: Microsoft Office (66), Leadership (61), Communication (58), Management (57), Project Management (57), Microsoft Excel (55), SQL (53), Python (Programming Language) (52).
Where the team actually sits
Locus people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (102), India (7), Jakarta, Indonesia (6), Tamil Nadu, India (5). 10 offices on record.
Search footprint
Locus attracts about 2,692 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $92K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,939 ranking keywords and lost 1,717 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Locus has 352 employees as of September 2026.
Locus has raised $79M in total, most recently a Series C round in June 2021.
Locus was founded in 2015 by Nishith Rastogi.
Deepa Subbaiah B (Chief Human Resources Officer) sits at the top of Locus's reporting structure, with 11 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Locus staff are FarEye (8 people), Amazon (6 people), Freshworks (5 people).
Former Locus employees most often move to Delhivery (3), Google (3), 3SC (3).
At least 26 companies have a founder who previously worked at Locus, including Osfin.ai, Winter, CARD91.
Locus attracts about 2,692 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $92K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Locus staff are Microsoft Office, Leadership, Communication, Management, Project Management.
Locus staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (102), India (7), Jakarta, Indonesia (6).
Locus has about 85 people in Engineering, up 20% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Locus has about 39 people in Sales, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 168 current and 277 former Locus profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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