Sparrow
Sparrow provides leave management software and services for employers in the US and Canada. The company has 302 employees and has raised $55 million in funding, most recently in a Series B round in July 2025.
The growth story
Sparrow grew from 140 to 302 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $55M along the way, most recently a Series B in July 2025.
About
Sparrow sells software that automates leave management tasks like compliance tracking and documentation for HR teams. It also provides a team of specialists to handle leave cases directly. Customers include Headspace, Chime, and Bumble.
The company has grown to over 300 employees since its 2018 founding. Its Series B funding round in mid-2025 suggests continued expansion plans, though recent headcount growth rates are not available.
Founders and leadership
Sales is Sparrow's largest department with 21 employees. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, indicating moderate turnover.
The Sparrow org chart
Deborah Hanus (Cofounder & CEO) leads 51 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Human Resources 33 (+22% YoY), Information Technology 31 (+19% YoY), Sales 25 (+32% YoY), Customer Success and Support 24 (+20% YoY), Engineering 21 (+62% YoY), Operations 21 (+11% YoY).
Talent flow
Sparrow hires from tech companies like Google, Collective Health, and Gusto, as well as government and education organizations. Alumni frequently move to HR tech firms such as Tilt and Gusto.
Most common previous employers of Sparrow staff: Google (4), Collective Health (4), Gusto (4), Recurse Center (4), Teach For America (4), U.S. Department of State (3). Former Sparrow employees most often moved to Tilt (7), Gusto (3), Momentive Software (2), TriNet (2), Pasito (1), La-Z-Boy Incorporated (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 26% direct, 48% search, 15% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Sparrow: Customer Service (139), Communication (123), Microsoft Office (117), Leadership (110), Microsoft Excel (100), Time Management (82), Project Management (79), Microsoft Word (71).
Where the team actually sits
Sparrow people are concentrated in California, United States (18), Texas, United States (15), Florida, United States (11), United States (10).
Search footprint
Sparrow attracts about 677 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 152 ranking keywords and lost 124 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Sparrow has 302 employees as of September 2026.
Sparrow has raised $55M in total, most recently a Series B round in July 2025.
Sparrow was founded in 2018 by Deborah Hanus, Samarth Keshava.
Deborah Hanus (Cofounder & CEO) sits at the top of Sparrow's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Sparrow staff are Google (4 people), Collective Health (4 people), Gusto (4 people).
Former Sparrow employees most often move to Tilt (7), Gusto (3), Momentive Software (2).
Sparrow attracts about 677 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Sparrow staff are Customer Service, Communication, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Microsoft Excel.
Sparrow staff are concentrated in California, United States (18), Texas, United States (15), Florida, United States (11).
Sparrow has about 33 people in Human Resources, up 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Sparrow has about 31 people in Information Technology, up 19% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 176 current and 110 former Sparrow profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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