Sourcegraph
Sourcegraph sells code intelligence tools used by over 1 million developers to search, analyze and automate code. The San Francisco-based company has raised $248M, most recently a Series D in July 2021.
The growth story
Sourcegraph grew from 172 to 137 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $248M along the way, most recently a Series D in July 2021.
About
Sourcegraph provides tools for developers to search and analyze large codebases, fix bugs, refactor code, and improve performance. Its AI-powered coding assistant helps developers understand code context and navigate complex projects.
The company has scaled to over 1 million users since its 2013 founding. With $248M in funding led by top-tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Amplify Partners, Sourcegraph last raised a Series D in mid-2021.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Sourcegraph's 137-person team, making up 56 roles. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting steady turnover.
The Sourcegraph org chart
Dan Adler (Chief Executive Officer) leads 47 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 48 (-39% YoY), Information Technology 18 (-5% YoY), Sales 17 (-29% YoY), Business Development 13 (-19% YoY), Customer Success and Support 8 (-27% YoY), Marketing 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Sourcegraph hires heavily from Twilio, Gartner and Apple. Alumni frequently move to AI startups like Anthropic, OpenAI and LangChain, with 13 joining Anthropic alone.
Most common previous employers of Sourcegraph staff: Twilio (7), Gartner (3), Apple (3), Google (3), Robert Half (2), WalkMe (2). Former Sourcegraph employees most often moved to Anthropic (13), Amp (8), OpenAI (6), LangChain (3), GitHub (3), Sierra (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Sourcegraph mafia
Sourcegraph alumni have founded 17 companies, including BRM (43 staff), Gas City (24 staff) and Amp (20 staff). Several focus on AI and developer tools.
19James McGillicuddy, was COO until 2018Chris Sells, was VP of Product until 2024Connor O'Brien, was VP of GTM Strategy and Operations; Chief of Staff to the CEO until 2025Nicolay Christopher Gerold, was Senior Software Engineer until 2025Harry Charlesworth, was GTM until 2025Rishabh Mehrotra, was Head of AI until 2024
Malo Marrec, was Lead Product Manager until 2023
Madhukar Kumar, was Chief Marketing Officer until 2025
Linda Thornton, was Product Manager until 2018
Paul Piper, was Consultant until 2022
Jake Sorensen, was Lead, Global Field Marketing & ABM until 2022
Matthew King, was Head of Integrations and Sales until 2019
Gonzalo Peci, was Engineering Manager until 2021
Emre, was Fractional Partner until 2026
T Dorje Immanuel, was Business Development Representative until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 72% direct, 17% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Sourcegraph: Communication (48), Project Management (46), Python (Programming Language) (43), Microsoft Office (43), Leadership (43), Customer Service (42), SQL (42), JavaScript (40).
Where the team actually sits
Sourcegraph people are concentrated in California, United States (17), Colorado, United States (10), United States (6), Texas, United States (6).
Search footprint
Sourcegraph attracts about 3,270 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 170 ranking keywords and lost 199 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Sourcegraph has 137 employees as of September 2026.
Sourcegraph has raised $248M in total, most recently a Series D round in July 2021.
Dan Adler (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Sourcegraph's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Sourcegraph staff are Twilio (7 people), Gartner (3 people), Apple (3 people).
Former Sourcegraph employees most often move to Anthropic (13), Amp (8), OpenAI (6).
At least 17 companies have a founder who previously worked at Sourcegraph, including BRM, Gas City, Amp.
Sourcegraph attracts about 3,270 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Sourcegraph staff are Communication, Project Management, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Office, Leadership.
Sourcegraph staff are concentrated in California, United States (17), Colorado, United States (10), United States (6).
Sourcegraph has about 48 people in Engineering, down 39% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Sourcegraph has about 18 people in Information Technology, down 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 127 current and 273 former Sourcegraph profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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