Spotnana
Spotnana is a corporate travel booking platform that raised $116M in Series B funding in July 2022. The New York-based company has 361 employees, with engineering making up nearly a third of its workforce.
The growth story
Spotnana grew from 91 to 361 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $116M along the way, most recently a Series B in July 2022.
About
Spotnana sells software that helps companies manage employee travel bookings and expenses. Its platform connects to travel suppliers and aims to simplify corporate travel management for businesses.
The company has grown rapidly since its 2020 founding, reaching 361 employees. Its Series B round in 2022 brought total funding to $116M, with backing from Amex Ventures and other investors. Engineering is the largest department, accounting for 107 roles.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Spotnana's organizational structure with 107 employees, nearly 30% of its 361-person workforce. The company has a median tenure of just one year, suggesting rapid scaling and turnover as it builds out its platform.
The Spotnana org chart
Steve Singh (Chief Executive Officer [Interim]) leads 60 mapped leaders with 13 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 150 (+29% YoY), Information Technology 32 (+14% YoY), Operations 30 (-6% YoY), Product Management 16 (+7% YoY), Human Resources 15 (+15% YoY), Business Development 15 (+50% YoY).
Talent flow
Spotnana recruits heavily from enterprise software firms, with VMware, Amazon, and Microsoft being top talent sources. Its alumni have moved to Google, Meta, and Amazon, as well as founded 16 startups including Simbian and Solutions Travel.
Most common previous employers of Spotnana staff: VMware (19), Amazon (14), Microsoft (12), SAP Concur (11), Oracle (8), Assurance IQ (7). Former Spotnana employees most often moved to Google (9), Solutions Travel (5), Atlassian (4), Singulr AI (4), Meta (3), Amazon (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Spotnana mafia
Spotnana alumni have founded 16 companies, including Simbian (67 employees), Solutions Travel (41), and AirportZo (20). Several startups focus on travel and AI, suggesting knowledge transfer from Spotnana's core business.
18Alankrit Chona, was Founding Engineer until 2021Brett Leslie, was Director until 2024SenthilKumar G., was Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) & COO until 2009Ashish P., was VP, Security & Corp Eng until 2024Piyush Bhopalka, was Founding Software Engineer until 2021Lavish Mantri, was Software Engineer until 2021
Ravi Tandon, was Technical Lead until 2021
Rahul Diyewar, was Senior Software Engineering Manager until 2022
Ishan Mandhan, was Founding Engineer until 2021
Adithya K V, was Software Engineer until 2024
Vedant ., was Founding Engineer until 2025
Madhur Singal, was Founding Engineer / Staff Engineer until 2025
Rohit Reja, was Engineer @ Spotnana until 2023
Abhijit Mitra, was Founding Engineer until 2022
Vadim Pikarevskis, was Product Lead until 2025
Shivani Chopra, was Product Leader until 2025
Mikko Kiiskila, was Sr Director, Product until 2026Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 79% direct, 7% search, 1% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Spotnana: Java (103), Python (Programming Language) (102), Leadership (101), C++ (93), SQL (86), JavaScript (86), Management (85), Microsoft Office (85).
Where the team actually sits
Spotnana people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (57), Maharashtra, India (27), New York, United States (22), California, United States (17). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
Spotnana attracts about 433 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 79 ranking keywords and lost 81 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Spotnana has 361 employees as of September 2026.
Spotnana has raised $116M in total, most recently a Series B round in July 2022.
Spotnana was founded in 2020 by Sarosh Waghmar, Shikhar Agarwal.
Steve Singh (Chief Executive Officer [Interim]) sits at the top of Spotnana's reporting structure, with 13 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Spotnana staff are VMware (19 people), Amazon (14 people), Microsoft (12 people).
Former Spotnana employees most often move to Google (9), Solutions Travel (5), Atlassian (4).
At least 16 companies have a founder who previously worked at Spotnana, including Simbian, Solutions Travel, AirportZo.
Spotnana attracts about 433 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Spotnana staff are Java, Python (Programming Language), Leadership, C++, SQL.
Spotnana staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (57), Maharashtra, India (27), New York, United States (22).
Spotnana has about 150 people in Engineering, up 29% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Spotnana has about 32 people in Information Technology, up 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 242 current and 223 former Spotnana profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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