Simpplr
Simpplr sells software that centralizes employee tools and workflows into a single platform. The company has raised $131M, most recently in a Series D round in May 2023, and employs 533 people.
The growth story
Simpplr grew from 86 to 533 employees between 2019 and 2026, raising $131M along the way, most recently a Series D in May 2023.
About
Simpplr makes a platform that combines employee-facing tools like content, communication, and task management into one interface. It targets IT, HR, and internal communications teams who need to manage employee tools and workflows at scale.
The company has raised $131M across four funding rounds, with its latest Series D closing in May 2023. Its investor base includes Salesforce Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, and Tola Capital. With 533 employees, Simpplr has built a substantial workforce for a software company at its stage.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Simpplr's largest function, with 129 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover. Leadership includes CEO Ken Comée, who is also a top investor.
The Simpplr org chart
Dhiraj Sharma (Founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 12 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 262 (+13% YoY), Information Technology 37 (-18% YoY), Customer Success and Support 31 (+24% YoY), Arts and Design 23 (+15% YoY), Sales 23 (-48% YoY), Product Management 21 (-16% YoY).
Talent flow
Simpplr hires heavily from consulting firms, with Accenture (16 hires), Radiansys (8), and Tata Consultancy Services (6) as top sources. Alumni most often move to IBM, Enboarder, and Sitecore. Many employees studied at Indian universities like Kendriya Vidyalaya and Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University.
Most common previous employers of Simpplr staff: Accenture (16), Radiansys (8), Tata Consultancy Services (6), Infosys (6), Adobe (5), Wipro (4). Former Simpplr employees most often moved to IBM (4), Enboarder (4), Sitecore (3), Snowflake (3), UKG (3), Microsoft (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Simpplr mafia
Simpplr alumni have founded 12 companies, including Altify (109 staff), Gray Line Partners (8), and BaykAI (4). These startups span HR tech, AI, and consulting.
12Patrick Morrissey, was Chief Revenue Officer until 2017Eddie Kang, was Board Member until 2021Aykut Firat, was Chief Data Scientist until 2024Pankaj Jha, was Talent Acquisition Manager until 2021Blagoja Golubovski, was Vice President of Product Management until 2021Dominique Glass, was Senior Talent Acquisition Partner until 2023
Christian C., was Sr. Revenue Operations Manager until 2023
Praveen Sharma, was Product | Mobile Architect at Simpplr Inc. until 2021
Brian Brannon, was Director of Brand and Communications until 2022
Alan Ajzen, was Principal Product Manager - Analytics Stack until 2024
Vicky Biswas, was AI Consultant until 2024
Ajay Singh H., was Lead Technical Architect until 2024Web traffic
Traffic mix: 54% direct, 36% search, 1% social, 3% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Simpplr: JavaScript (184), Leadership (146), SQL (146), HTML (133), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (131), Java (127), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (122), Node.js (117).
Where the team actually sits
Simpplr people are concentrated in Haryana, India (55), Delhi, India (41), Karnataka, India (37), California, United States (26).
Search footprint
Simpplr attracts about 45,460 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $269K a month if bought through ads. It gained 4,407 ranking keywords and lost 5,826 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Simpplr has 533 employees as of September 2026.
Simpplr has raised $131M in total, most recently a Series D round in May 2023.
Simpplr was founded in 2014 by Dhiraj Sharma.
Dhiraj Sharma (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Simpplr's reporting structure, with 12 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Simpplr staff are Accenture (16 people), Radiansys (8 people), Tata Consultancy Services (6 people).
Former Simpplr employees most often move to IBM (4), Enboarder (4), Sitecore (3).
At least 12 companies have a founder who previously worked at Simpplr, including Altify, Gray Line Partners, BaykAI.
Simpplr attracts about 45,460 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $269K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Simpplr staff are JavaScript, Leadership, SQL, HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
Simpplr staff are concentrated in Haryana, India (55), Delhi, India (41), Karnataka, India (37).
Simpplr has about 262 people in Engineering, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Simpplr has about 37 people in Information Technology, down 18% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 286 current and 327 former Simpplr profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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