Squirro
Squirro is a Zurich-based enterprise AI platform for regulated industries, automating workflows and enterprise search with a focus on security and auditability. The company has 95 employees and has raised $16M, most recently in a Series E round.
The growth story
Squirro grew from 59 to 95 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $16M along the way, most recently a Series E in December 2025.
About
Squirro sells an AI platform that helps regulated industries automate complex workflows and improve enterprise search. Its software emphasizes security, privacy, and auditability, with customers including major banks like the European Central Bank and Standard Chartered.
The company has raised $16M, most recently in a Series E round, and operates teams in Switzerland, the US, the UK, and Singapore. With 95 employees, it serves a global client base in highly regulated sectors.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Squirro's largest function, with 25 employees. The company is led by a team with experience in enterprise software and AI, with operations spanning four countries.
The Squirro org chart
David Clarke (Chief Executive Officer) leads 35 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 26 (-7% YoY), Sales 18 (-10% YoY), Business Development 11 (-15% YoY), Operations 8 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (0% YoY), Program and Project Management 4 (+300% YoY).
Talent flow
Squirro hires heavily from IBM, EPFL, and Swisscom, with ETH Zürich being the top alma mater. Alumni frequently move to Microsoft, EPAM, and Redis, with a median tenure of 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Squirro staff: IBM (5), localsearch (Swisscom Directories AG) (3), EPFL (3), Synaptica (3), memonic.com (2), Cisco (2). Former Squirro employees most often moved to Microsoft (3), EPAM (2), Redis (2), LatticeFlow AI (2), Unisys (2), Salesforce (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Squirro mafia
Squirro alumni have founded 5 companies, including Zuba, which employs 11 people, and Advancement Quest, a smaller startup with 2 staff.
5Andrey Kessel, was Currently shareholder, formerly Chief Operating Officer and board member until 2023Roger Gomol, was Managing Director / Head of Sales & Marketing until 2015Thomas Moellers, was Solutions Engineer until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Squirro: Project Management (36), Management (35), Leadership (34), Business Development (29), Python (Programming Language) (29), Communication (28), Microsoft Office (26), Artificial Intelligence (AI) (26).
Where the team actually sits
Squirro people are concentrated in Zurich, Switzerland (29), Singapore (5), Switzerland (4), Zürich Metropolitan Area (4). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
Squirro attracts about 231 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 89 ranking keywords and lost 40 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Squirro has 95 employees as of September 2026.
Squirro has raised $16M in total, most recently a Series E round in December 2025.
Squirro was founded in 2012 by Dr. Dorian Selz, Patrice Neff, Toni Birrer, Felix Hürlimann.
David Clarke (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Squirro's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Squirro staff are IBM (5 people), localsearch (Swisscom Directories AG) (3 people), EPFL (3 people).
Former Squirro employees most often move to Microsoft (3), EPAM (2), Redis (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Squirro, including Zuba, Advancement Quest, RekruitIQ.
Squirro attracts about 231 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Squirro staff are Project Management, Management, Leadership, Business Development, Python (Programming Language).
Squirro staff are concentrated in Zurich, Switzerland (29), Singapore (5), Switzerland (4).
Squirro has about 26 people in Engineering, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Squirro has about 18 people in Sales, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 75 current and 149 former Squirro profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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