Netlify
Netlify is a software development platform that helps developers build, ship, and run full-stack applications. The company has raised $212M in funding, most recently in a Series D round in November 2021, and employs 198 people.
The growth story
Netlify grew from 174 to 198 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $212M along the way, most recently a Series D in November 2021.
About
Netlify provides a platform for developers to manage the entire lifecycle of building and deploying full-stack applications. It focuses on streamlining workflows, particularly in environments where frequent updates and rapid deployment are critical. The platform aims to integrate development processes into a single system, reducing context switching and improving efficiency.
The company has raised $212M in funding, with its latest Series D round closing in November 2021. Notable investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bloomberg Beta. Netlify employs 198 people, with engineering being the largest function, accounting for 24% of the workforce.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Netlify, making up 24% of the company's 198 employees. The leadership team includes investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, who have backed the company through its $212M funding journey.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 70 (+17% YoY), Information Technology 21 (-12% YoY), Sales 18 (-5% YoY), Customer Success and Support 13 (+18% YoY), Entrepreneurship 11 (+10% YoY), Business Development 11 (-8% YoY).
Talent flow
Netlify's workforce includes talent from companies like Stackbit (which it acquired), GitHub, and InVision. Alumni frequently move to companies such as Mastra, n8n, and Supabase. The median tenure at Netlify is 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Netlify staff: Stackbit (acquired by Netlify) (7), GitHub (5), InVision (5), New Relic (5), Salesforce (4), Contentful (3). Former Netlify employees most often moved to Mastra (7), n8n (5), Crescendo (4), Supabase (4), Anthropic (3), Vercel (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Netlify mafia
Netlify alumni have founded 17 companies, including Courier (1,215 employees), Mastra (57 employees), and QC Growth (18 employees).
19Thomas Schiavone, was Advisor / Builder until 2020Sam Bhagwat, was Principal Engineer until 2023Shane Thomas, was Staff Product Manager until 2023Abhi Aiyer, was Principal Software Engineer until 2024Luke Bivens, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2023Dylan Scandalios, was Account Executive until 2023
Lukas Holzer, was Staff Software Engineer until 2024
Brian Douglas, was Developer Experience Lead until 2018
Robert Moseley IV, was Solutions Engineering/Architecture until 2020
Alex Gerdisch, was Business Development until 2022
Yueh-Han (Aaron) H., was Analytic Engineer until 2020
Japheth Obala, was Senior Software Engineer until 2023
FAWAZ JOMAH, was Software Engineer until 2020
Chad Eubanks, was Engineering Manager - SRE until 2024
Mike Chirokas, was Product Marketing Manager until 2023
Ben Robertson, was Global Director of Technical Support and Customer Success until 2023
Marc Diouane, was Strategic Advisor until 2023
Kancer Gokirmak, was Netlify CMS Contributor until 2021Web traffic
Traffic mix: 59% direct, 31% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Netlify: JavaScript (58), Leadership (51), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (41), HTML (41), Management (40), Customer Service (38), Project Management (37), Microsoft Office (37).
Where the team actually sits
Netlify people are concentrated in California, United States (17), Central Visayas, Philippines (8), Oregon, United States (6), San Francisco Bay Area (5).
Search footprint
Netlify attracts about 36,440 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $133K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3,703 ranking keywords and lost 3,212 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Netlify has 198 employees as of September 2026.
Netlify has raised $212M in total, most recently a Series D round in November 2021.
The most common previous employers of current Netlify staff are Stackbit (acquired by Netlify) (7 people), GitHub (5 people), InVision (5 people).
Former Netlify employees most often move to Mastra (7), n8n (5), Crescendo (4).
At least 17 companies have a founder who previously worked at Netlify, including Courier, Mastra, QC Growth.
Netlify attracts about 36,440 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $133K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Netlify staff are JavaScript, Leadership, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML, Management.
Netlify staff are concentrated in California, United States (17), Central Visayas, Philippines (8), Oregon, United States (6).
Netlify has about 70 people in Engineering, up 17% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Netlify has about 21 people in Information Technology, down 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 129 current and 278 former Netlify profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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