Sense
Sense sells conversational AI software for recruiting automation, used by over 1,000 companies including HCA Healthcare and Dell Technologies. The company has raised $90M, most recently in a Series D round in December 2021, and employs 484 people.
The growth story
Sense grew from 148 to 484 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $90M along the way, most recently a Series D in December 2021.
About
Sense provides AI-powered recruiting tools that automate tasks like candidate matching, chatbot interactions, and interview scheduling. Its platform targets enterprise HR teams looking to streamline hiring processes while maintaining personalized candidate experiences.
The company has scaled to 484 employees since its 2016 founding, with its last funding round in late 2021 bringing total investment to $90M. Its customer base includes major employers across healthcare, retail, and technology sectors.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Sense's largest department with 83 staff, suggesting a strong technical focus. The company operates from its San Francisco headquarters, though its workforce likely spans multiple locations given its size.
The Sense org chart
Anil Dharni (Co-Founder/CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 4 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 117 (-2% YoY), Customer Success and Support 49 (+7% YoY), Sales 47 (-6% YoY), Operations 40 (+14% YoY), Information Technology 31 (-3% YoY), Arts and Design 17 (-6% YoY).
Talent flow
Sense draws heavily from HR tech companies, with Skillate (which it acquired), CareerBuilder, and Bullhorn among its top talent sources. Alumni frequently move to major tech firms like Google and Salesforce.
Most common previous employers of Sense staff: Skillate (acquired by Sense) (13), InMobi Advertising (11), CareerBuilder (8), Bullhorn (5), Cognizant (5), Flipkart (4). Former Sense employees most often moved to Google (7), Salesforce (6), Phenom (4), Gartner (4), MongoDB (3), Adobe (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Sense mafia
Sense alumni have founded 19 companies, including bubb (32 staff) and SocialAddress (9 staff). This entrepreneurial activity suggests a culture that fosters startup creation.
20Ben Kenwright, was Consulting until 2021Nikunj Maheshwari, was Product Manager until 2025Steven Plaat, was Director, Business Development & Innovation until 2018Stephan Castro, was Head Of User Experience until 2019Harpreet Singh, MBA, was Go-To-Market - Skillate AI (Enterprise Revenue & Product) until 2022
Bipul Vaibhav, was Head of AI | Strategic Initiatives until 2024
Ravikanth Vanamala, was Senior Program manager - Revenue operations until 2022
Pradeep Jindal, was Head Of Engineering, India until 2021
Justine J. Li, was Lead Product Manager until 2023
Anand Kumar, was Sales Director until 2024
Brett Keirstead, was Vice President of Sales until 2022
Gennaro Frazzingaro, was Head of AI/ML until 2023
Prabhu Ramanathan Babu, was Senior Engineering Manager until 2023
Mayank Pant, was Engineer until 2020
Jay Campbell, was Account Executive until 2026
Neel Sharma, was Machine Learning Engineer until 2025
Justin Meeks, was Sr. Account Executive until 2020
Adam Dinaully, was Business Development Specialist until 2023
Diana Mitchell, was Manager, Content Marketing until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 73% direct, 3% search, 6% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Sense: Python (Programming Language) (93), Java (88), SQL (88), JavaScript (77), MySQL (72), Leadership (69), C++ (67), Communication (66).
Where the team actually sits
Sense people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (124), California, United States (8), India (7), Greater Bengaluru Area (6).
Search footprint
Sense attracts about 6,034 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $24K a month if bought through ads. It gained 747 ranking keywords and lost 444 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Sense has 484 employees as of September 2026.
Sense has raised $90M in total, most recently a Series D round in December 2021.
Sense was founded in 2016 by Pankaj Jindal, Anil Dharni, Alex R., Ram Gudavalli.
Anil Dharni (Co-Founder/CEO) sits at the top of Sense's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Sense staff are Skillate (acquired by Sense) (13 people), InMobi Advertising (11 people), CareerBuilder (8 people).
Former Sense employees most often move to Google (7), Salesforce (6), Phenom (4).
At least 19 companies have a founder who previously worked at Sense, including bubb, SocialAddress, Collective Paradox.
Sense attracts about 6,034 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $24K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Sense staff are Python (Programming Language), Java, SQL, JavaScript, MySQL.
Sense staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (124), California, United States (8), India (7).
Sense has about 117 people in Engineering, down 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Sense has about 49 people in Customer Success and Support, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 226 current and 329 former Sense profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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