Raft
Raft sells AI software for logistics companies, using a dataset of 5 billion logistics-specific data points to automate supply chain tasks. The 130-person company raised $48M in a Series B in July 2023.
The growth story
Raft grew from 27 to 130 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $48M along the way, most recently a Series B in July 2023.
About
Raft builds AI agents that handle logistics workflows like shipment tracking and inventory management. Its customers are supply chain operators who want to automate repetitive tasks at scale.
The company has grown to 130 employees since its 2017 founding. Its $48M Series B suggests strong investor confidence in applying AI to logistics operations.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 20% of Raft's workforce, the largest single function. The leadership team has maintained a median tenure of 2 years as the company scaled.
The Raft org chart
James Coombes (Co-Founder) leads 44 mapped leaders with 6 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 34 (-24% YoY), Sales 14 (+8% YoY), Operations 13 (+18% YoY), Information Technology 12 (-25% YoY), Customer Success and Support 10 (0% YoY), Business Development 8 (+60% YoY).
Talent flow
Raft recruits heavily from logistics tech peers, with 5 hires from project44 and 4 from IBM. Alumni frequently move to AI startups like Wayve (5 departures) and logistics platforms like FreightSuite.
Most common previous employers of Raft staff: project44 (5), IBM (4), Amazon (3), Microsoft (2), Haven (2), FourKites (2). Former Raft employees most often moved to Wayve (5), Popp (3), The Brief (2), monday.com (2), BravoTran (2), FreightSuite (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Raft mafia
7 Raft alumni have founded companies, including AmericanHort (33 staff) and Guided (12 staff), showing entrepreneurial spillover from its workforce.
7Lionel van der Walt, was Chief Growth Officer until 2024Anant Kapoor, was Head of Product / Product Lead until 2022Aldo Lipani, was Senior Machine Learning Researcher until 2022Puria Radmard, was Machine Learning Intern until 2020Conor Nolan, was Supply Chain Industry Manager until 2022Adonis Damalis, was Global Customer Success Manager until 2022
Jan Figala, was Team Lead until 2021Web traffic
Traffic mix: 44% direct, 24% search, 2% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Raft: Microsoft Office (38), Python (Programming Language) (37), SQL (36), Project Management (35), Microsoft Excel (35), Customer Service (34), Management (32), Leadership (30).
Where the team actually sits
Raft people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (28), United Kingdom (10), Karnataka, India (4), London Area, United Kingdom (4).
Search footprint
Raft attracts about 59 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 28 ranking keywords and lost 46 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Raft has 130 employees as of September 2026.
Raft has raised $48M in total, most recently a Series B round in July 2023.
Raft was founded in 2017 by James Coombes, Nisarg Mehta.
James Coombes (Co-Founder) sits at the top of Raft's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Raft staff are project44 (5 people), IBM (4 people), Amazon (3 people).
Former Raft employees most often move to Wayve (5), Popp (3), The Brief (2).
At least 7 companies have a founder who previously worked at Raft, including AmericanHort, Guided, Eloquent AI.
Raft attracts about 59 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Raft staff are Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), SQL, Project Management, Microsoft Excel.
Raft staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (28), United Kingdom (10), Karnataka, India (4).
Raft has about 34 people in Engineering, down 24% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Raft has about 14 people in Sales, up 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 94 current and 153 former Raft profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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