Ocient
Ocient builds AI infrastructure for large-scale enterprise data, with a focus on industries handling petabytes of information. The Chicago-based company has raised $157M and employs 241 people.
The growth story
Ocient grew from 100 to 241 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $157M along the way, most recently a Series B in April 2025.
About
Ocient provides AI infrastructure designed for enterprises managing massive datasets, particularly in industries where data volume and reliability are critical. Its platform aims to address the cost and performance challenges of fragmented data stacks.
The company has raised $157M in funding, most recently in a Series B round in April 2025. With 241 employees, Ocient operates as a remote-first, carbon-neutral organization backed by investors including Greycroft and In-Q-Tel.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Ocient's largest function, accounting for 84 of its 241 employees. The company operates as a remote-first organization with headquarters in Chicago, emphasizing collaboration and expertise in large-scale data solutions.
The Ocient org chart
John Morris (Chief Executive Officer) leads 60 mapped leaders with 30 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 82 (+19% YoY), Information Technology 47 (+213% YoY), Business Development 25 (+39% YoY), Sales 13 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 11 (+10% YoY), Finance 7 (+75% YoY).
Talent flow
Ocient draws heavily from IBM, with 39 hires coming directly from IBM and 15 from its subsidiary Cleversafe. Alumni frequently move to major tech companies like MongoDB and Google, with 5 employees joining each.
Most common previous employers of Ocient staff: IBM (39), Cleversafe, an IBM Company (15), Nokia (12), Flashpoint (9), IBM Cloud Object Storage (6), Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company) (6). Former Ocient employees most often moved to MongoDB (5), Google (5), IBM (3), MinIO (2), Capital One (2), Microsoft (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Ocient mafia
Ocient alumni have founded 4 companies, including Driver, which has grown to 573 employees, and Wayside, which employs 19 people.
4Adam Tilton, was Vice President until 2017Phil Dakin, was Software Engineer until 2020Samuel Bove, was Software Engineer until 2022Vivek Hazari, was Software Engineer until 2021Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 89% direct, 6% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Ocient: Python (Programming Language) (78), SQL (70), Java (68), Software Development (64), C++ (61), Leadership (61), Cloud Computing (55), Linux (55).
Where the team actually sits
Ocient people are concentrated in Greater Chicago Area (23), Illinois, United States (21), United States (11), California, United States (9).
Search footprint
Ocient attracts about 877 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 83 ranking keywords and lost 27 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Ocient has 241 employees as of September 2026.
Ocient has raised $157M in total, most recently a Series B round in April 2025.
Ocient was founded in 2016 by Kumar Abhijeet, Shantan Kethireddy, Joe Jablonski, Greg Papadopoulos, George Kondiles.
John Morris (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Ocient's reporting structure, with 30 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Ocient staff are IBM (39 people), Cleversafe, an IBM Company (15 people), Nokia (12 people).
Former Ocient employees most often move to MongoDB (5), Google (5), IBM (3).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Ocient, including Driver, Wayside, Synopsis.
Ocient attracts about 877 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Ocient staff are Python (Programming Language), SQL, Java, Software Development, C++.
Ocient staff are concentrated in Greater Chicago Area (23), Illinois, United States (21), United States (11).
Ocient has about 82 people in Engineering, up 19% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Ocient has about 47 people in Information Technology, up 213% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 181 current and 143 former Ocient profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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