Materialize
Materialize sells real-time data transformation software for engineering teams, using SQL to process operational data for AI agents and search pipelines. The New York-based company has raised $101M, most recently in a Series C in September 2021, and employs 77 people.
The growth story
Materialize grew from 46 to 77 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $101M along the way, most recently a Series C in September 2021.
About
Materialize provides a SQL-based platform that transforms operational data into real-time context for AI agents and search pipelines. Customers like Notion and Crane Worldwide Logistics use it to offload complex queries from OLTP databases and streamline data processing.
The company has raised $101M across three rounds, with its Series C closing in September 2021. Investors include Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed, and Redpoint. With 77 employees, Materialize has built a team that processes data at scale for enterprise clients.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Materialize's largest function, with 11 employees. The company is led by CEO Spencer Kimball, who is also an investor. The team spans data processing and SQL optimization roles.
The Materialize org chart
Nate Stewart (Chief Executive Officer) leads 16 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: Engineering 30 (+11% YoY), Business Development 11 (+22% YoY), Sales 7 (+133% YoY), Information Technology 4 (+33% YoY), Marketing 4 (+33% YoY), Operations 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Materialize hires from companies like Neo4j, IBM, and Cockroach Labs, with 4 employees from each. Alumni have moved to Anthropic, LangChain, and AWS, with 3 joining Anthropic. The median tenure is 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Materialize staff: Neo4j (4), IBM (4), Oracle (4), Morgan Stanley (4), Cockroach Labs (4), Google (3). Former Materialize employees most often moved to Anthropic (3), LangChain (2), Bearworks (2), VAST Data (2), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2), Clay (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Materialize mafia
Materialize alumni have founded 3 companies, including Bearworks (2 founders, 9 staff) and AdAI (1 founder, 2 staff). Another founded Hollyburn Analytics (1 founder, 1 staff).
4Albert Wang, was Vice President Of Product Management until 2021-Marvin L., was Vice President of Product Management until 2021Kevin Bartley, was Content Team Lead until 2025Matt Helm, was Head of Analytics until 2024Web traffic
Traffic mix: 17% direct, 67% search, 4% social, 5% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Materialize: Linux (21), Microsoft Excel (19), Java (18), Microsoft Office (18), Python (Programming Language) (18), SQL (17), Public Speaking (15), Software Development (15).
Where the team actually sits
Materialize people are concentrated in New York, United States (19), New York City Metropolitan Area (6), Massachusetts, United States (3), Greater Boston (3).
Search footprint
Materialize attracts about 4,272 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $10K a month if bought through ads. It gained 514 ranking keywords and lost 396 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Materialize has 77 employees as of September 2026.
Materialize has raised $101M in total, most recently a Series C round in September 2021.
Nate Stewart (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Materialize's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Materialize staff are Neo4j (4 people), IBM (4 people), Oracle (4 people).
Former Materialize employees most often move to Anthropic (3), LangChain (2), Bearworks (2).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Materialize, including Bearworks, AdAI, Hollyburn Analytics.
Materialize attracts about 4,272 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $10K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Materialize staff are Linux, Microsoft Excel, Java, Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language).
Materialize staff are concentrated in New York, United States (19), New York City Metropolitan Area (6), Massachusetts, United States (3).
Materialize has about 30 people in Engineering, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Materialize has about 11 people in Business Development, up 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 57 current and 110 former Materialize profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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