Orkes
Orkes is a developer orchestration platform that helps companies scale distributed applications and modernize workflows. The Cupertino-based company has raised $89M in funding and employs 70 people.
The growth story
Orkes grew from 2 to 70 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $89M along the way, most recently a Series B in April 2026.
About
Orkes sells a cloud platform that lets developers build and manage distributed applications. Its product helps companies create durable workflows, integrate systems, and add AI capabilities while preventing software failures.
The company has raised $89M in venture funding, including a Series B round in 2026. Its 70-person team includes 19 engineers, with talent drawn from companies like Camunda, Google, and Netflix.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Orkes' largest function with 19 people. The company has a median tenure of 1 year, suggesting a relatively young and fluid organization.
The Orkes org chart
Jeu George (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 15 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: Engineering 25 (-4% YoY), Sales 16 (-38% YoY), Business Development 9 (-18% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (+150% YoY), Customer Success and Support 3 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
Orkes hires heavily from Camunda, with 6 former employees, and also recruits from Google, Netflix, and Microsoft. Alumni most often join unmeshed and QA Wolf, with 3 and 2 departures respectively.
Most common previous employers of Orkes staff: Camunda (6), Google (3), Netflix (3), Microsoft (3), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (3), Goldman Sachs (2). Former Orkes employees most often moved to unmeshed (3), QA Wolf (2), Google (2), TransImpact (1), Andreessen Horowitz (1), Incorta (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Orkes mafia
Orkes alumni have founded 4 companies, including unmeshed (12 staff) and Wynxio Technologies (7 staff).
4Boney Sekh, was Co-Founder until 2024Sabeer Aldin, was Consultant @ Orkes until 2023Sony Abraham, was Global Head of Revenue / Founding Revenue Officer until 2026Dirk de Kok, was Team Lead until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 35% direct, 48% search, 7% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Orkes: Java (27), Software Development (24), Leadership (23), SQL (22), JavaScript (22), Cloud Computing (21), Communication (20), Python (Programming Language) (20).
Where the team actually sits
Orkes people are concentrated in San Francisco Bay Area (6), California, United States (6), New York, United States (6), United States (4).
Search footprint
Orkes attracts about 1,226 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $40K a month if bought through ads. It gained 290 ranking keywords and lost 235 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 1.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 1.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Orkes has 70 employees as of September 2026.
Orkes has raised $89M in total, most recently a Series B round in April 2026.
Orkes was founded in 2020 by Viren Baraiya, Jeu George, Dilip Lukose.
Jeu George (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Orkes's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Orkes staff are Camunda (6 people), Google (3 people), Netflix (3 people).
Former Orkes employees most often move to unmeshed (3), QA Wolf (2), Google (2).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Orkes, including unmeshed, Wynxio Technologies, Prove7.ai.
Orkes attracts about 1,226 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $40K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Orkes staff are Java, Software Development, Leadership, SQL, JavaScript.
Orkes staff are concentrated in San Francisco Bay Area (6), California, United States (6), New York, United States (6).
Orkes has about 25 people in Engineering, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Orkes has about 16 people in Sales, down 38% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 48 current and 67 former Orkes profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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