Sift
Sift sells software that helps engineers analyze machine data from complex systems like spacecraft and self-driving cars. The company has raised $67M in funding and employs 87 people.
The growth story
Sift grew from 3 to 87 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $67M along the way, most recently a Series B in March 2026.
About
Sift provides a platform for ingesting, storing, and analyzing machine data, aimed at engineers working on advanced technologies. Its software automates data review to detect anomalies in systems too complex for manual monitoring, helping companies accelerate development cycles.
The company was founded in 2022 and has grown to 87 employees. It raised $67M in a Series B round in March 2026, backed by investors including Google Ventures and Riot Ventures.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Sift's largest function, with 26 employees. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in advanced technology sectors, though specific leadership details are not provided.
The Sift org chart
Austin Spiegel (Chief Executive Officer) leads 20 mapped leaders with 8 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 38 (+46% YoY), Arts and Design 6 (+200% YoY), Business Development 6 (+20% YoY), Product Management 4 (+300% YoY), Sales 4 (+33% YoY), Marketing 4 (+100% YoY).
Talent flow
Sift recruits heavily from SpaceX, which accounts for 12 of its 70 analyzed profiles. Other top talent sources include Meta, Microsoft, and Tesla. Alumni have gone on to roles at companies like AiPrise and DataHub.
Most common previous employers of Sift staff: SpaceX (12), Meta (5), Microsoft (4), Tesla (3), Oracle (3), Google (3). Former Sift employees most often moved to AiPrise (1), DataHub (1), Blue Sky Innovators (1), CMO Advisor (1), Responsive (1), Synnax (1).
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 58% direct, 27% search, 8% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Sift: Python (Programming Language) (35), JavaScript (27), Java (26), Microsoft Office (24), Software Development (20), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (19), Git (18), HTML (17).
Where the team actually sits
Sift people are concentrated in California, United States (41), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (19), San Francisco Bay Area (4), United States (2).
Search footprint
Sift attracts about 3,083 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 71 ranking keywords and lost 30 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Sift has 87 employees as of September 2026.
Sift has raised $67M in total, most recently a Series B round in March 2026.
Sift was founded in 2022 by Karthik Gollapudi.
Austin Spiegel (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Sift's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Sift staff are SpaceX (12 people), Meta (5 people), Microsoft (4 people).
Former Sift employees most often move to AiPrise (1), DataHub (1), Blue Sky Innovators (1).
Sift attracts about 3,083 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Sift staff are Python (Programming Language), JavaScript, Java, Microsoft Office, Software Development.
Sift staff are concentrated in California, United States (41), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (19), San Francisco Bay Area (4).
Sift has about 38 people in Engineering, up 46% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Sift has about 6 people in Arts and Design, up 200% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 70 current and 19 former Sift profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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