Seqera
Seqera develops cloud-based software for building and deploying data analysis pipelines, primarily serving pharma, genomics and biotech companies. The Barcelona-based company has raised $53M and employs 120 people.
The growth story
Seqera grew from 19 to 120 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $53M along the way, most recently a Series B in May 2025.
About
Seqera sells tools that help developers and data scientists create data applications that can run across different computing environments. Its core product is Nextflow, an open-source platform for building distributed computing solutions.
The company has raised $53M, most recently in a Series B round in May 2025. Its 120-person team draws heavily from Barcelona's academic and research institutions, with notable talent coming from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Seqera's largest function, accounting for 40 of its 120 employees. The company is led by a team with strong ties to Barcelona's academic and research community, with several executives having worked at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
The Seqera org chart
Evan Floden (CEO & Co-founder) leads 36 mapped leaders with 3 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 36 (-14% YoY), Community and Social Services 15 (+150% YoY), Information Technology 10 (+11% YoY), Research 9 (-10% YoY), Sales 8 (-27% YoY), Entrepreneurship 7 (-12% YoY).
Talent flow
Seqera recruits heavily from Barcelona's academic institutions, with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and Centre for Genomic Regulation being top sources. Alumni have gone on to roles at companies like LocalStack and QuartzBio, with a median tenure of 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Seqera staff: Barcelona Supercomputing Center (6), DNAnexus (4), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (4), Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) (4), Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard (3), MongoDB (3). Former Seqera employees most often moved to LocalStack (2), QuartzBio (2), Pamir Ventures (1), Grupo Gallo (1), Saule People (1), BioSharp OÜ (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Seqera mafia
Seqera alumni have founded 5 companies, including InteliSys Aviation, which has grown to 61 employees, and Tinkery, which employs 10 people.
5Rob Lalonde, was Chief Commercial Officer until 2025Noel Ortiz, was VP of Marketing & Growth until 2024Dominik Tobschall, was Board Observer until 2024Kehinde Akinnusoye, was Senior Product Designer until 2024Daniel Navarro Gómez, was Strategic Account Manager / Bioinformatics Consultant until 2023Web traffic
Traffic mix: 41% direct, 28% search, 12% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Seqera: Python (Programming Language) (53), Linux (39), Bioinformatics (36), Java (35), SQL (34), Microsoft Office (33), Data Analysis (30), Communication (28).
Where the team actually sits
Seqera people are concentrated in Catalonia, Spain (27), United Kingdom (6), Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area (6), England, United Kingdom (6). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Seqera attracts about 2,114 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 480 ranking keywords and lost 247 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Seqera has 120 employees as of September 2026.
Seqera has raised $53M in total, most recently a Series B round in May 2025.
Seqera was founded in 2018 by Evan Floden.
Evan Floden (CEO & Co-founder) sits at the top of Seqera's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Seqera staff are Barcelona Supercomputing Center (6 people), DNAnexus (4 people), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (4 people).
Former Seqera employees most often move to LocalStack (2), QuartzBio (2), Pamir Ventures (1).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Seqera, including InteliSys Aviation, Tinkery, backtrace.
Seqera attracts about 2,114 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Seqera staff are Python (Programming Language), Linux, Bioinformatics, Java, SQL.
Seqera staff are concentrated in Catalonia, Spain (27), United Kingdom (6), Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area (6).
Seqera has about 36 people in Engineering, down 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Seqera has about 15 people in Community and Social Services, up 150% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 104 current and 79 former Seqera profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
Build this for any company
Every number on this page came from the Crustdata API. Point the MCP at a company and get the same org chart, alumni list and talent flow in one prompt.