Oyster®
Oyster is a global hiring platform that helps companies employ remote workers internationally. The company has raised $288M, most recently in a Series D round in November 2024, and employs 596 people.
The growth story
Oyster® grew from 150 to 596 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $288M along the way, most recently a Series D in November 2024.
About
Oyster provides software and services for companies to hire, pay, and manage employees across borders. Its platform handles compliance, payroll, and benefits for distributed teams, targeting businesses expanding their remote workforce.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2020 founding, reaching nearly 600 employees. Its $288M in funding includes a Series D round in late 2024, backed by investors like Emergence Capital and Base10 Partners.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Oyster's largest function with 53 employees, reflecting its focus on business development. The company operates from its San Francisco headquarters but maintains a globally distributed workforce.
The Oyster® org chart
Hadi Moussa (Chief Executive Officer) leads 60 mapped leaders with 19 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Human Resources 84 (+27% YoY), Engineering 77 (+7% YoY), Operations 70 (+13% YoY), Sales 64 (+3% YoY), Customer Success and Support 52 (+6% YoY), Business Development 29 (-3% YoY).
Talent flow
Oyster recruits heavily from major tech and HR firms, with Amazon, ADP, and IBM being top talent sources. Alumni frequently move to other HR tech platforms like Rippling, Multiplier, and Deel.
Most common previous employers of Oyster® staff: Amazon (6), ADP (5), IBM (5), TP (5), Glassdoor (4), Vonage (3). Former Oyster® employees most often moved to Remote (8), Rippling (6), Multiplier (6), RemoFirst (4), Justworks (4), Deel (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Oyster® mafia
Oyster alumni have founded 17 companies, including Q4 (501 employees) and Jet HR (413 employees). Other ventures span HR tech, solar energy, and distributed work solutions.
18Lewis Black, was Strategic Advisor until 2025Francesco Scalambrino, was Director Of Product: Payroll & Financial Automation until 2023Petra Hajal, was Manager, GTM Operations until 2024Abbey Pratt, was Manager, Marketing Operations until 2024Max Lines, was Head of Operations (part of Founding Leadership Team) until 2021David 'DJ' Oragui, was Senior Director of Product Marketing & Go-To-Market until 2023
Shannon Deep, was Director of Brand Marketing until 2023
Carmen Amador Barreiro, was Podcast Host until 2025
Emily Z., was SVP, Product | Oyster until 2023
Camila Gargantini, was Chief of Staff to the COO until 2025
Jess Romano, was Senior Director, Head of Strategy & Partnerships until 2023
Laney Lui, was Senior Account Executive until 2024
Jason Langhoff, was VP, Corporate Development & Partnerships until 2023
Daniella Place, was Lead Product Operations Manager until 2023
NGANULO RUSHANIKA Moise, was Staff software Engineer (Tech Lead) until 2025
Stephen Creedon, was Engineering Director until 2025
Jensi Clement,, was Accounting Manager until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 46% direct, 34% search, 4% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Oyster®: Microsoft Office (201), Teamwork (175), Microsoft Excel (175), Customer Service (165), Project Management (165), Leadership (158), Management (151), Communication (145).
Where the team actually sits
Oyster® people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (16), Catalonia, Spain (14), Spain (10), United Kingdom (9). 3 offices on record.
Search footprint
Oyster® attracts about 92,010 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $988K a month if bought through ads. It gained 18,793 ranking keywords and lost 20,397 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Oyster® has 596 employees as of September 2026.
Oyster® has raised $288M in total, most recently a Series D round in November 2024.
Oyster® was founded in 2020 by Jack Mardack.
Hadi Moussa (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Oyster®'s reporting structure, with 19 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Oyster® staff are Amazon (6 people), ADP (5 people), IBM (5 people).
Former Oyster® employees most often move to Remote (8), Rippling (6), Multiplier (6).
At least 17 companies have a founder who previously worked at Oyster®, including Q4, Jet HR, RevenueHoop.
Oyster® attracts about 92,010 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $988K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Oyster® staff are Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, Project Management.
Oyster® staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (16), Catalonia, Spain (14), Spain (10).
Oyster® has about 84 people in Human Resources, up 27% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Oyster® has about 77 people in Engineering, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 287 current and 308 former Oyster® profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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