R-Zero
R-Zero develops smart building technology that monitors indoor air quality, space usage and energy efficiency. The company has raised $170 million, including a Series C round in February 2023.
The growth story
R-Zero grew from 73 to 61 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $170M along the way, most recently a Series C in February 2023.
About
R-Zero sells software and sensors that track building performance metrics like air quality, HVAC efficiency and room occupancy. Its platform helps property owners optimize energy use, predict space needs and improve workplace productivity.
The company has grown to 61 employees since its 2020 founding. Its $170 million in funding includes investments from BMO Capital Markets, Bedrock and John Doerr's firm. R-Zero acquired Analytics Fire, a data analytics company, to bolster its platform capabilities.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is R-Zero's largest department with 14 staff. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover as it scales its operations.
The R-Zero org chart
Jennifer Nuckles (Chief Executive Officer) leads 24 mapped leaders with 2 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 17 (0% YoY), Business Development 9 (-25% YoY), Sales 6 (-14% YoY), Operations 4 (-20% YoY), Product Management 3 (0% YoY), Information Technology 3 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
R-Zero has hired from companies like SoFi, Doctor On Demand and Redaptive. Its alumni have moved to roles at Salesforce, AlphaSense and construction firms. Three employees studied at UC Berkeley, the most common alma mater.
Most common previous employers of R-Zero staff: SoFi (3), Doctor On Demand (2), Analytics Fire (acquired by R-Zero) (2), Redaptive (2), Southport Acquisition (1), Cowboy Ventures (1). Former R-Zero employees most often moved to Photobooth Supply (5), Salesforce (3), Dotmatics (3), Okland Construction (2), AlphaSense (2), Prospector Baseball (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The R-Zero mafia
R-Zero alumni have founded 14 companies, including Honor Pet, VelocityEngine and Zenode. These startups employ between 4 and 22 people each.
14Eli Harris, was Co-Founder & President until 2023Neil Day, was Advisor until 2023Brandon Bourn, was Product Designer until 2022Jochen Kleinknecht, was SVP Growth Operations and Chief Customer Officer until 2022Atticus Francken, was Strategic Partnerships until 2021Nishu Lahoti, was Senior Manager, Growth Strategy until 2022
David M. Irwin, Jr., was Vice President of Communications until 2023
Patricia Pouncey, was Head of Marketing Operations until 2023
Jeremy Kuempel, was Head of Hardware until 2023
Motaz Gandol, was Demand Generation Manager until 2022
Matt Graham, was Sr. Manager Channel Sales until 2023
Jess Jacobs, was Director, Devops/Platform Engineering & Application Development until 2022
Pamela Lofano, was Director of Customer Success until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at R-Zero: Marketing (20), Strategy (20), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (17), Cross-functional Team Leadership (17), Leadership (16), Management (16), Project Management (14), Software Development (13).
Where the team actually sits
R-Zero people are concentrated in California, United States (17), San Francisco Bay Area (5), Colorado, United States (2), Tennessee, United States (1).
Search footprint
R-Zero attracts about 521 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 97 ranking keywords and lost 71 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 1.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 1.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.00 / 5
Frequently asked
R-Zero has 61 employees as of September 2026.
R-Zero has raised $170M in total, most recently a Series C round in February 2023.
R-Zero was founded in 2020 by Ben Boyer.
Jennifer Nuckles (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of R-Zero's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current R-Zero staff are SoFi (3 people), Doctor On Demand (2 people), Analytics Fire (acquired by R-Zero) (2 people).
Former R-Zero employees most often move to Photobooth Supply (5), Salesforce (3), Dotmatics (3).
At least 14 companies have a founder who previously worked at R-Zero, including Honor Pet, VelocityEngine, Zenode.
R-Zero attracts about 521 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among R-Zero staff are Marketing, Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Cross-functional Team Leadership, Leadership.
R-Zero staff are concentrated in California, United States (17), San Francisco Bay Area (5), Colorado, United States (2).
R-Zero has about 17 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
R-Zero has about 9 people in Business Development, down 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 40 current and 224 former R-Zero profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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