Primer.ai
Primer.ai develops AI software for government and defense organizations to analyze real-time global events and inform high-stakes decisions. The San Francisco-based company has raised $237M, most recently in a Series D round in June 2023, and employs 118 people.
The growth story
Primer.ai grew from 215 to 118 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $237M along the way, most recently a Series D in June 2023.
About
Primer.ai sells AI-powered analytics software primarily to government and defense agencies. Its tools process real-time global data streams to help decision-makers assess rapidly evolving situations and respond effectively.
The company has raised $237M across multiple funding rounds, with its latest Series D closing in June 2023. Its investor base includes Addition, Amplify Partners, and Avalon Ventures. Primer.ai maintains a workforce of 118 employees, with engineering being its largest function at 25 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Primer.ai's largest department with 25 staff. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in government, defense, and AI, though specific leadership details aren't provided. Its San Francisco headquarters likely houses most of its technical and executive functions.
The Primer.ai org chart
Sean Moriarty (Chief Executive Officer) leads 34 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
- THEVP | Interim GM Intel Community Engagements | Chief of Staff to CEO | Head of Government AffairsExecutive
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 41 (-15% YoY), Business Development 11 (0% YoY), Operations 9 (+13% YoY), Sales 8 (-33% YoY), Entrepreneurship 7 (+75% YoY), Administrative 5 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
Primer.ai recruits heavily from government contractors and tech firms, with Booz Allen Hamilton and Deloitte being top sources. Alumni frequently move to AI startups, with Unstructured being the most common destination. The company draws from UC Berkeley, University of Maryland, and UC Santa Cruz for academic talent.
Most common previous employers of Primer.ai staff: Booz Allen Hamilton (3), Deloitte (3), US Army (2), Leaf (2), Amazon (2), Peraton (2). Former Primer.ai employees most often moved to Unstructured (10), Legion Intelligence (6), SandboxAQ (5), Databricks (3), Google (3), OpenAI (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Primer.ai mafia
Primer.ai alumni have founded 19 companies, including Unstructured (124 staff), Allium (75 staff), and Legion Intelligence (74 staff). These startups span AI, defense tech, and healthcare sectors, reflecting Primer.ai's technical focus and government ties.
19Brian S. Raymond, was Vice President, Global Public Sector until 2022Ethan Chan, was Director Of Engineering until 2021Ben Van Roo, was Executive Vice President, Business -- Head of National Security until 2020Eric Mao, was Staff Product Manager until 2023Rahul Talari, was Machine Learning Engineer 2 until 2022Navdeep Martin, was Director of Product Management until 2021
Suril Kantaria, was Product until 2019
Qingqing Mao, was Senior Staff Data Scientist until 2020
David Stewart, was Forward Deployed Data Scientist until 2022
Vishvesh Bhat, was Data Scientist until 2022
Kayla Pearson, was Talent until 2022
Nathan Staffel, was Senior Technical Delivery Manager until 2022
Gregory Lewandowski, was Head Of Partnerships until 2022
Brian, Lui Cheng Lim, was Managing Director and APAC GM, Primer AI until 2025
Spencer Braun, was Senior Research Scientist until 2022
Stanley Fich, was Senior Software Engineer until 2020
Karin Knox, was Chief Marketing Officer until 2024
Shane Margraves, was AI, Sales and Go-To-Market Advisor until 2024Web traffic
Traffic mix: 53% direct, 34% search, 6% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Primer.ai: Python (Programming Language) (33), Leadership (33), Project Management (30), Java (26), Strategy (26), Research Skills (24), Microsoft Office (23), Management (23).
Where the team actually sits
Primer.ai people are concentrated in California, United States (18), San Francisco Bay Area (9), Virginia, United States (7), Washington DC-Baltimore Area (7).
Search footprint
Primer.ai attracts about 530 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 93 ranking keywords and lost 74 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Primer.ai has 118 employees as of September 2026.
Primer.ai has raised $237M in total, most recently a Series D round in June 2023.
Sean Moriarty (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Primer.ai's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Primer.ai staff are Booz Allen Hamilton (3 people), Deloitte (3 people), US Army (2 people).
Former Primer.ai employees most often move to Unstructured (10), Legion Intelligence (6), SandboxAQ (5).
At least 19 companies have a founder who previously worked at Primer.ai, including Unstructured, Allium, Legion Intelligence.
Primer.ai attracts about 530 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Primer.ai staff are Python (Programming Language), Leadership, Project Management, Java, Strategy.
Primer.ai staff are concentrated in California, United States (18), San Francisco Bay Area (9), Virginia, United States (7).
Primer.ai has about 41 people in Engineering, down 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Primer.ai has about 11 people in Business Development, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 71 current and 288 former Primer.ai profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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