Platform Science
Platform Science sells fleet management software for commercial vehicles, enabling companies to manage mobile devices and apps across their operations. The company has raised $323M, most recently in a Series D round in April 2024, and employs 755 people.
The growth story
Platform Science grew from 203 to 755 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $323M along the way, most recently a Series D in April 2024.
About
Platform Science provides a software platform for managing mobile devices and applications in commercial vehicle fleets. Its customers are transportation companies that need centralized control over their vehicle technology systems.
The company has scaled to 755 employees and raised $323M in funding, including a Series D round in April 2024. Its investor base includes transportation-focused firms like C.R. England and Cambridge Capital alongside generalist VCs like 8VC and Activant.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Platform Science's largest function with 186 employees, accounting for nearly 25% of total headcount. The company has a relatively young workforce, with a median tenure of just 1 year.
The Platform Science org chart
Jack Kennedy (Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder) leads 59 mapped leaders with 4 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 272 (-11% YoY), Information Technology 107 (-3% YoY), Sales 47 (-11% YoY), Program and Project Management 45 (-4% YoY), Customer Success and Support 44 (+5% YoY), Product Management 42 (-18% YoY).
Talent flow
Platform Science draws heavily from transportation technology firms, with Trimble and its subsidiary Trimble Transportation being the top sources of hires. Alumni have moved to companies across transportation and tech, including PrePass, Apple, and Motive.
Most common previous employers of Platform Science staff: Trimble (130), Trimble Transportation (90), Platform Science Europe (31), PeopleNet (21), Qualcomm (16), Tata Consultancy Services (15). Former Platform Science employees most often moved to PrePass (11), Apple (4), Motive (3), Intuit (2), Tranztec (2), DataAnnotation (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Platform Science mafia
Platform Science alumni have founded 13 companies, primarily in gaming and aerospace. ForeVR Games, founded by one alumnus and employing nine staff, is the largest of these startups.
13Darren Craine, was Director of Engineering until 2021Adrian Groos, was Technical Support Specialist until 2021Vaasudev (Vaasu) Guduguntla, was Associate Product Manager until 2022Glynn Spangenberg, was Sales & Business Development until 2023Jordan J. Dominguez, was Software Development Engineer until 2022Peter Ramsing, was Senior Manager of Engineering until 2023
Anthony Elliot, was Sr Technical Success Architect until 2025
Erin Lawler, M.S., was Senior Product Manager until 2023
Paul Hollis, was Scrum Master until 2023
Darian Bia, was Senior Software Development Engineer until 2025
Nicholas T., was Senior Product Designer until 2025
Jordan Delgado, was Lead Product Designer until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 40% direct, 37% search, 6% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Platform Science: Leadership (210), Project Management (204), Microsoft Office (195), Customer Service (194), Management (192), SQL (177), Java (159), Microsoft Excel (157).
Where the team actually sits
Platform Science people are concentrated in California, United States (112), Tamil Nadu, India (68), Paraná, Brazil (40), Minnesota, United States (39).
Search footprint
Platform Science attracts about 1,183 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $21K a month if bought through ads. It gained 312 ranking keywords and lost 299 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Platform Science has 755 employees as of September 2026.
Platform Science has raised $323M in total, most recently a Series D round in April 2024.
Platform Science was founded in 2015 by Jack Kennedy, Jake Fields.
Jack Kennedy (Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder) sits at the top of Platform Science's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Platform Science staff are Trimble (130 people), Trimble Transportation (90 people), Platform Science Europe (31 people).
Former Platform Science employees most often move to PrePass (11), Apple (4), Motive (3).
At least 13 companies have a founder who previously worked at Platform Science, including ForeVR Games, Nimbus Aerospace, TalleFlow.
Platform Science attracts about 1,183 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $21K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Platform Science staff are Leadership, Project Management, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Management.
Platform Science staff are concentrated in California, United States (112), Tamil Nadu, India (68), Paraná, Brazil (40).
Platform Science has about 272 people in Engineering, down 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Platform Science has about 107 people in Information Technology, down 3% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 570 current and 362 former Platform Science profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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