Railway
Railway is a cloud computing platform for software developers, founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco. It has raised $120M, including a Series B in January 2026, and employs 11-50 people.
About
Railway provides a cloud platform that helps developers deploy and manage applications. Its tools aim to simplify infrastructure management, allowing teams to focus on building software rather than configuring servers.
The company has raised $120M in funding, with its Series B closing in January 2026. Its headcount ranges from 11 to 50 employees, with engineering being the largest function at 19 people.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Railway's largest function, with 19 employees. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting stable leadership and team retention.
The Railway org chart
Jake Cooper (Founder) leads 9 mapped leaders with 1 direct report. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Talent flow
Railway's team comes from companies like GitHub, IBM Global Business Services, and Google. Alumni have gone on to roles at Braintrust, Google, and Webflow, among others.
Most common previous employers of Railway staff: GitHub (5), IBM Global Business Services (3), Google (2), Kong (2), DigitalOcean (2), Paperspace (2). Former Railway employees most often moved to Braintrust (2), Shri Bhagwati Machines Pvt. (1), Google (1), Almedia (1), Webflow (1), Jon Kingsley (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 65% direct, 16% search, 5% social, 0% paid.
Where the team actually sits
Railway people are concentrated in California, United States (3), Maharashtra, India (3), England, United Kingdom (3), Catalonia, Spain (3).
Search footprint
Railway attracts about 5,792 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $73K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,791 ranking keywords and lost 1,356 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Railway has raised $120M in total, most recently a Series B round in January 2026.
Railway was founded in 2020 by Jake Cooper.
Jake Cooper (Founder) sits at the top of Railway's reporting structure, with 1 direct report.
The most common previous employers of current Railway staff are GitHub (5 people), IBM Global Business Services (3 people), Google (2 people).
Former Railway employees most often move to Braintrust (2), Shri Bhagwati Machines Pvt. (1), Google (1).
Railway attracts about 5,792 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $73K a month in equivalent ad spend.
Railway staff are concentrated in California, United States (3), Maharashtra, India (3), England, United Kingdom (3).
Computed from 45 current and 32 former Railway profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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