Proton.ai
Proton.ai sells AI-powered software for distributors to manage sales and operations. The Cambridge-based company has raised $20M in venture funding and employs 127 people.
The growth story
Proton.ai grew from 39 to 127 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $20M along the way, most recently a Series A in January 2022.
About
Proton.ai provides a modular software platform that helps distributors optimize revenue, margins, and employee productivity. Its customers range from family-owned businesses to public companies like MSC Industrial and Vallen.
The company raised $20M in a Series A round in January 2022 from investors including Battery Ventures and Felicis. It employs 127 people, with engineering being the largest function at 24 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Proton.ai's largest department with 24 staff. The company is led by founders with backgrounds in distribution software and AI, supported by investors like Battery Ventures.
The Proton.ai org chart
Benjamin Cohen (Founder & CEO) leads 27 mapped leaders with 9 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 43 (+19% YoY), Information Technology 23 (+10% YoY), Sales 15 (+25% YoY), Business Development 11 (+83% YoY), Customer Success and Support 6 (0% YoY), Marketing 6 (-14% YoY).
Talent flow
Proton.ai recruits heavily from enterprise software firms, with NetSuite and Oracle being the top sources of talent. Employees tend to move to tech companies like Mimecast and Meta after leaving.
Most common previous employers of Proton.ai staff: NetSuite (5), Oracle (5), LDSK (4), HASELT (3), SherlockAI by Infinite Analytics (3), Dexian (2). Former Proton.ai employees most often moved to Mimecast (2), Meta (2), Apollo GraphQL (1), Jackson and Coker Locum Tenens (1), General Insulation Company (1), PVB Revenue (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 61% direct, 33% search, 1% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Proton.ai: Python (Programming Language) (56), SQL (44), Microsoft Excel (31), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (25), Microsoft Office (22), PostgreSQL (22), JavaScript (22), Docker Products (22).
Where the team actually sits
Proton.ai people are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (21), Skopje Statistical Region, North Macedonia (8), Greater Boston (6), North Macedonia (4).
Search footprint
Proton.ai attracts about 1,825 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 85 ranking keywords and lost 131 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Proton.ai has 127 employees as of September 2026.
Proton.ai has raised $20M in total, most recently a Series A round in January 2022.
Proton.ai was founded in 2018 by Benjamin Cohen.
Benjamin Cohen (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Proton.ai's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Proton.ai staff are NetSuite (5 people), Oracle (5 people), LDSK (4 people).
Former Proton.ai employees most often move to Mimecast (2), Meta (2), Apollo GraphQL (1).
Proton.ai attracts about 1,825 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Proton.ai staff are Python (Programming Language), SQL, Microsoft Excel, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Office.
Proton.ai staff are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (21), Skopje Statistical Region, North Macedonia (8), Greater Boston (6).
Proton.ai has about 43 people in Engineering, up 19% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Proton.ai has about 23 people in Information Technology, up 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 63 current and 106 former Proton.ai profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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