Spoiler Alert
Spoiler Alert sells B2B software to help consumer goods companies manage excess inventory. The 62-person company has raised $16M, most recently in a Series A round in December 2021.
The growth story
Spoiler Alert grew from 46 to 62 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $16M along the way, most recently a Series A in December 2021.
About
Spoiler Alert provides software that digitizes the liquidation process for consumer packaged goods manufacturers and distributors. Its platform helps companies recover value from excess inventory that would otherwise go to waste, aiming to improve profits, supply chain efficiency, and demand planning.
The company works with major brands like Campbell Soup and Kraft Heinz. Since its 2015 founding by MIT alumni, it has grown to 62 employees and secured $16M in funding, including a Series A round led by Acre Venture Partners and Collaborative Fund in late 2021.
Founders and leadership
Operations is the largest function at Spoiler Alert, with 8 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover. Leadership includes MIT alumni founders.
The Spoiler Alert org chart
Ricky Ashenfelter (Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer) leads 29 mapped leaders with 7 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 10 (+11% YoY), Business Development 8 (-27% YoY), Operations 8 (+60% YoY), Customer Success and Support 5 (-29% YoY), Sales 4 (+100% YoY), Product Management 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Spoiler Alert recruits heavily from Nielsen and Imperfect Foods, with 3 hires each. Alumni have gone on to roles at companies like Ethos and Productsup. The company draws from MIT Sloan School of Management more than any other school.
Most common previous employers of Spoiler Alert staff: Nielsen (3), Imperfect Foods (3), Deloitte (2), Dealpath (2), VTS (2), Trax Retail (2). Former Spoiler Alert employees most often moved to Ethos (1), Productsup (1), Foodgraph (1), APM Terminals (1), InterSystems (1), Luxe Custom Homes (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 44% direct, 15% search, 18% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Spoiler Alert: Project Management (21), Microsoft Office (21), Management (19), Leadership (18), Microsoft Excel (18), Customer Service (18), Social Media (17), Public Speaking (17).
Where the team actually sits
Spoiler Alert people are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (4), California, United States (3), Oregon, United States (3), Illinois, United States (3).
Search footprint
Spoiler Alert attracts about 271 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 86 ranking keywords and lost 84 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Spoiler Alert has 62 employees as of September 2026.
Spoiler Alert has raised $16M in total, most recently a Series A round in December 2021.
Spoiler Alert was founded in 2015 by Ricky Ashenfelter, Emily Malina.
Ricky Ashenfelter (Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Spoiler Alert's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Spoiler Alert staff are Nielsen (3 people), Imperfect Foods (3 people), Deloitte (2 people).
Former Spoiler Alert employees most often move to Ethos (1), Productsup (1), Foodgraph (1).
Spoiler Alert attracts about 271 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Spoiler Alert staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Management, Leadership, Microsoft Excel.
Spoiler Alert staff are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (4), California, United States (3), Oregon, United States (3).
Spoiler Alert has about 10 people in Engineering, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Spoiler Alert has about 8 people in Business Development, down 27% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 46 current and 53 former Spoiler Alert profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
Build this for any company
Every number on this page came from the Crustdata API. Point the MCP at a company and get the same org chart, alumni list and talent flow in one prompt.