Shift Technology
Shift Technology sells AI software to insurers, helping them automate claims processing and fraud detection. The Paris-based company has raised $320M, most recently a Series D in 2021, and employs 628 people.
The growth story
Shift Technology grew from 295 to 628 employees between 2020 and 2026, raising $320M along the way, most recently a Series D in November 2021.
About
Shift Technology develops AI systems for insurance companies, primarily focused on automating claims handling and identifying fraudulent claims. Its software aims to speed up processing while maintaining accuracy and explainability for insurers.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2014 founding, reaching 628 employees. Its $320M in funding includes backing from major investors like Accel and Bessemer Venture Partners, with its latest Series D round closing in late 2021.
Founders and leadership
Shift Technology's largest function is research, with 133 employees focused on AI development. The company maintains a relatively flat structure, with a median tenure of just 2 years across its 628-person workforce.
The Shift Technology org chart
Jeremy Jawish (Co-founder & CEO) leads 58 mapped leaders with 9 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 279 (+7% YoY), Information Technology 58 (+32% YoY), Sales 49 (+2% YoY), Customer Success and Support 42 (+14% YoY), Operations 33 (+22% YoY), Program and Project Management 31 (+3% YoY).
Talent flow
Shift Technology recruits heavily from major insurers and tech consultancies, with AXA, IBM, and Accenture being top talent sources. Alumni frequently move to other insurtech firms like AKUR8 and Guidewire Software, as well as tech companies like Datadog and Meta.
Most common previous employers of Shift Technology staff: AXA (12), IBM (11), Accenture (9), Orange (9), Thales (7), Capgemini (6). Former Shift Technology employees most often moved to Datadog (9), AKUR8 (5), Meta (5), Criteo (5), Guidewire Software (4), Doctrine (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The Shift Technology mafia
Shift Technology alumni have founded 41 companies, primarily in the insurance and AI sectors. Notable startups include AKUR8 (239 employees), ControlExpert (449 staff), and Marsh Risk (23,375 employees).
42Manos Aleiferis ACII, was Insurance Subject Matter Expert until 2024Shusaku Koide, was Director, Business Development, Japan until 2023Samuel Falmagne, was Head of Sales until 2019Salil Punalekar, was Head of Healthcare until 2025Stéphane Adjou, was Head of Customer Success Management France, Spain, Benelux and DACH until 2023Jeff Bernhard, was Advisory Board Member until 2025
Gaurav Agarwal, was Senior Product Manager until 2023
Geoffrey Négiar, was Data science research intern until 2016
Akanksha Rais, was Senior Presales Consultant - UK, Ireland & Nordics until 2024
Florent Seine, was Data Science Manager until 2020
Quentin Boutoille-Blois, was Senior Data Scientist until 2021
Pooné Mokari, was Network Engineer until 2021
Huiqi ZHENG, was Tech Lead until 2020
Jaideep Sarkar, was VP Engineering until 2022
Pablo F., was Data Scientist until 2020
Marion Siboni, was Global Partner Manager - Microsoft until 2021
Sep Dehpour, was Staff Engineer until 2023
Louis Delbosc, was Full Stack Engineer until 2019
Augustin Monfret, was Data Scientist Intern until 2021
Thomas F., was Co-founder & COO until 2013
Daniel Levy, was Research Intern until 2015
Jean Abi Chedid, was Insurtech Intern until 2022
Stephanie Steel, was Chief Of Staff until 2020
Edoardo Barp, was Data Scientist until 2019
Shannon K., was Senior Manager, Global Employee Experience & Culture until 2024
Robin Champsaur, was Fullstack Developer until 2019
Dino Draghi, was Head Brazilian Market until 2025
Lucivania Oliveira, was Account Executive - AI-Driven SaaS Solutions until 2024
Louis Gatinet, was Product Data Scientist until 2021
Constantin de Bentzmann, was Research Project until 2022
Laurent Pauloin, was C# senior developer until 2020
Puja Agrawal, was Chief Commercial Officer until 2022
Chiao-Wei Chang, was Talent Acquisition Specialist until 2019
Marc Jones, was Chief Technology Officer until 2025
Peter Wilhelm Haslebacher, was COO APAC until 2018
Pierre Bros, was Data Scientist until 2017
Alfredo Gudiño, was Customer Success Manager L&H LATAM until 2026
Arthur Vdk · ARVA, was PR Manager EMEA until 2025
Simon D B Perry, was Senior Account Executive until 2022
Frédéric Husser, was Data Scientist until 2019
Alexandra Beswerchij, was Sr. Account Based Marketing Manager until 2023
Jean-Baptiste Camard, was business developer until 2018Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 45% direct, 35% search, 9% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Shift Technology: Python (Programming Language) (236), SQL (225), Project Management (193), C# (173), English (154), Machine Learning (154), Management (146), Microsoft Excel (141).
Where the team actually sits
Shift Technology people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (128), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (62), France (32), Massachusetts, United States (25). 8 offices on record.
Search footprint
Shift Technology attracts about 2,027 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $7K a month if bought through ads. It gained 231 ranking keywords and lost 178 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Shift Technology has 628 employees as of September 2026.
Shift Technology has raised $320M in total, most recently a Series D round in November 2021.
Shift Technology was founded in 2014 by Jeremy Jawish, Eric Sibony, David Durrleman.
Jeremy Jawish (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Shift Technology's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Shift Technology staff are AXA (12 people), IBM (11 people), Accenture (9 people).
Former Shift Technology employees most often move to Datadog (9), AKUR8 (5), Meta (5).
At least 41 companies have a founder who previously worked at Shift Technology, including Marsh Risk, ControlExpert, AKUR8.
Shift Technology attracts about 2,027 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $7K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Shift Technology staff are Python (Programming Language), SQL, Project Management, C#, English.
Shift Technology staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (128), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (62), France (32).
Shift Technology has about 279 people in Engineering, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Shift Technology has about 58 people in Information Technology, up 32% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 467 current and 638 former Shift Technology profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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