Maxa
Maxa builds automated data pipeline software for enterprise ERP and finance systems, converting business requirements into technical specifications. The Montreal-based company raised $24M in Series A funding in May 2024 and employs 85 people.
The growth story
Maxa grew from 42 to 85 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $24M along the way, most recently a Series A in May 2024.
About
Maxa's software automates the creation of data pipelines from ERP, finance, and operations systems, generating customer-owned dbt projects with full lineage and reconciliation tests. It targets enterprise data teams looking to accelerate pipeline development, offering deployment on major platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, and Microsoft Fabric.
The company secured $24M in Series A funding in May 2024 from investors including AQC Capital and Framework Venture Partners. With 85 employees, Maxa has built its engineering team to 16 people, focusing on automating complex data integration tasks.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Maxa's largest function with 16 employees, reflecting its focus on automating data pipeline creation. The company operates from its Montreal headquarters, maintaining a lean structure with a median tenure of 2 years.
The Maxa org chart
Raphael Steinman (Co-CEO - Founder) leads 18 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Business Development 13 (-7% YoY), Engineering 11 (-21% YoY), Information Technology 11 (-8% YoY), Operations 7 (-22% YoY), Finance 5 (0% YoY), Arts and Design 4 (-20% YoY).
Talent flow
Maxa recruits heavily from Canadian tech firms, with multiple hires from Aspen Technology, National Bank of Canada, and Tecsys. Alumni have moved to companies like Lightspeed Commerce and Snowflake, showing demand for their data engineering expertise.
Most common previous employers of Maxa staff: Aspen Technology (4), National Bank of Canada (4), Tecsys (3), Equisoft (3), Workleap (3), INEAT Canada (2). Former Maxa employees most often moved to Lightspeed Commerce (3), Parafoil (1), Lastmile Retail (1), Snowflake (1), LawZero (1), Quvia (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Maxa: Leadership (23), Management (22), Project Management (20), SQL (19), Python (Programming Language) (16), Communication (16), Microsoft Office (13), Business Development (12).
Where the team actually sits
Maxa people are concentrated in Quebec, Canada (25), Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area (11), Canada (6), Ontario, Canada (3).
Search footprint
Maxa attracts about 68 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 9 ranking keywords and lost 8 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Maxa has 85 employees as of September 2026.
Maxa has raised $24M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2024.
Maxa was founded in 2019 by Raphael Steinman.
Raphael Steinman (Co-CEO - Founder) sits at the top of Maxa's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Maxa staff are Aspen Technology (4 people), National Bank of Canada (4 people), Tecsys (3 people).
Former Maxa employees most often move to Lightspeed Commerce (3), Parafoil (1), Lastmile Retail (1).
Maxa attracts about 68 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Maxa staff are Leadership, Management, Project Management, SQL, Python (Programming Language).
Maxa staff are concentrated in Quebec, Canada (25), Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area (11), Canada (6).
Maxa has about 13 people in Business Development, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Maxa has about 11 people in Engineering, down 21% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 47 current and 62 former Maxa profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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