Numerai
Numerai is a hedge fund that uses machine learning models from a global network of data scientists to manage its investment strategy. The company has raised $68M in funding and employs 57 people. Numerai transforms financial data into machine learning problems for its global community of data scientists, whose models are synthesized into an AI that controls the fund's capital. The company pioneered encrypted data science tournaments for stock market predictions in 2015. Numerai's research team is its largest function with 13 employees. The company has a median tenure of 4 years, indicating strong employee retention. Numerai's talent comes primarily from financial institutions like Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, with Georgia Institute of Technology being the most common alma mater. Alumni have gone on to companies like Amazon and Exa. Numerai alumni have founded 12 companies, including Ejara (81 staff) and Modern Intelligence (24 staff).
The growth story
Numerai grew from 27 to 57 employees between 2019 and 2026, raising $68M along the way, most recently a Series C in October 2025.
About
Numerai operates a hedge fund that uses machine learning models created by a global network of data scientists. The company transforms financial data into machine learning problems, which are solved by its community and synthesized into an AI that manages the fund's investments. Numerai pioneered encrypted data science tournaments for stock market predictions in 2015.
The company has raised $68M in funding and employs 57 people. Its research team is the largest function, with 13 employees. Numerai has a median tenure of 4 years, indicating strong employee retention.
Founders and leadership
Numerai's research team is its largest function with 13 employees. The company has a median tenure of 4 years, indicating strong employee retention.
The Numerai org chart
Richard C. (Founder and CEO) leads 13 mapped leaders with 5 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 24 (+26% YoY), Business Development 9 (+13% YoY), Finance 6 (0% YoY), Research 4 (0% YoY), Administrative 3 (+50% YoY), Operations 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Numerai's talent comes primarily from financial institutions like Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, with Georgia Institute of Technology being the most common alma mater. Alumni have gone on to companies like Amazon and Exa.
Most common previous employers of Numerai staff: Morgan Stanley (3), JPMorganChase (3), DecisionIQ, Strategy and Operations Sharpened by AI (3), Standard Pacific Capital (2), First Republic (2), Double (1). Former Numerai employees most often moved to Exa (2), Amazon (2), Clear Quantum (1), Kinetic (1), Me (1), AccuKnox (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Numerai mafia
Numerai alumni have founded 12 companies, including Ejara (81 staff) and Modern Intelligence (24 staff).
12Tierno Tall, was Investor until 2018John Dulin, was Senior Investment Engineer until 2020Stephane G., was VP Engineering until 2020Carl Silbersky, was Investor until 2019Grant Stenger, was Machine Learning Engineer until 2018Arvid Ali, was Quant Hedge Fund until 2019
Ben Brimacombe, was Machine Learning Researcher until 2018
Natasha-Jade G., was Board Member until 2023
Tor Bair, was Advisor until 2020
David Ernst, was CTO until 2016
Peter Hudson, was VP of Product until 2020
Julian Koh, was Software Engineering until 2018Web traffic
Traffic mix: 55% direct, 33% search, 3% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Numerai: Python (Programming Language) (31), Machine Learning (25), Java (19), SQL (18), Data Analysis (17), C++ (14), JavaScript (13), Data Science (13).
Where the team actually sits
Numerai people are concentrated in California, United States (11), San Francisco Bay Area (3), New York, United States (2), England, United Kingdom (2).
Search footprint
Numerai attracts about 1,635 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 45 ranking keywords and lost 39 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Numerai has 57 employees as of September 2026.
Numerai has raised $68M in total, most recently a Series C round in October 2025.
Numerai was founded in 2015 by Richard C..
Richard C. (Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Numerai's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Numerai staff are Morgan Stanley (3 people), JPMorganChase (3 people), DecisionIQ, Strategy and Operations Sharpened by AI (3 people).
Former Numerai employees most often move to Exa (2), Amazon (2), Clear Quantum (1).
At least 12 companies have a founder who previously worked at Numerai, including Ejara, Modern Intelligence, OneBalance.
Numerai attracts about 1,635 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Numerai staff are Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Java, SQL, Data Analysis.
Numerai staff are concentrated in California, United States (11), San Francisco Bay Area (3), New York, United States (2).
Numerai has about 24 people in Engineering, up 26% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Numerai has about 9 people in Business Development, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 40 current and 81 former Numerai profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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