Stride
Stride provides portable healthcare, savings and tax benefits for independent workers, partnering with over 130 organizations including Uber, Amazon and DoorDash. The San Francisco-based company has raised $86M, most recently in a Series C round in October 2021.
The growth story
Stride grew from 69 to 104 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $86M along the way, most recently a Series C in October 2021.
About
Stride sells software that lets companies contribute to benefits accounts for independent contractors and gig workers. Workers can manage these portable benefits across jobs and employers, addressing a key challenge for non-benefited workers.
The company has grown to 104 employees since its 2014 founding. Its $86M in funding includes a Series C round in late 2021, suggesting continued investor interest in portable benefits solutions for the gig economy.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Stride's largest function, with 24 employees. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, indicating relatively stable staffing compared to many startups.
The Stride org chart
Noah Lang (CEO and Co-founder) leads 25 mapped leaders with 2 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 31 (-11% YoY), Operations 13 (-7% YoY), Business Development 6 (-25% YoY), Sales 5 (0% YoY), Information Technology 4 (-20% YoY), Administrative 4 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Stride hires from a mix of tech and professional services firms, including Avenue Code, EY and Catalant. Alumni frequently move to HR and fintech companies like Gusto, Docusign and Carta.
Most common previous employers of Stride staff: Avenue Code (3), HRA Council (2), Schoolzilla by Renaissance (2), Catalant (2), Barnes & Noble (2), EY (2). Former Stride employees most often moved to Gusto (6), Docusign (4), Carta (3), HubSpot (2), Salesforce (2), Amazon (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Stride mafia
Stride alumni have founded 9 companies, including WOMBO (26 staff) and Nosis Bio (22 staff). Several other ventures are smaller, with 5 employees each.
9Vivek Bhakta, was Senior Software Engineer until 2021Jim Martineau, was Product Manager until 2015Vaibhav 'Dr.V' Agrawal, was Intern until 2015Jessica Hubley, was General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer until 2016Ranjith Arumugam, was Digital Marketing Consultant until 2016Rye Finegan, was Director, Partnerships & Policy until 2026
Austin MacKay Childs, was Data Scientist until 2019
Terrence Cummings, was Senior Director of Business Development and Growth until 2017Web traffic
Traffic mix: 39% direct, 22% search, 2% social, 4% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Stride: JavaScript (28), Management (27), Leadership (22), Project Management (20), Microsoft Office (20), React.js (19), TypeScript (18), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (18).
Where the team actually sits
Stride people are concentrated in San Francisco Bay Area (6), California, United States (6), Florida, United States (4), Greater Boston (3).
Search footprint
Stride attracts about 18,630 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $420K a month if bought through ads. It gained 5,660 ranking keywords and lost 3,192 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Stride has 104 employees as of September 2026.
Stride has raised $86M in total, most recently a Series C round in October 2021.
Stride was founded in 2014 by Noah Lang.
Noah Lang (CEO and Co-founder) sits at the top of Stride's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Stride staff are Avenue Code (3 people), HRA Council (2 people), Schoolzilla by Renaissance (2 people).
Former Stride employees most often move to Gusto (6), Docusign (4), Carta (3).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Stride, including WOMBO, Nosis Bio, ODDBIRD VC.
Stride attracts about 18,630 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $420K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Stride staff are JavaScript, Management, Leadership, Project Management, Microsoft Office.
Stride staff are concentrated in San Francisco Bay Area (6), California, United States (6), Florida, United States (4).
Stride has about 31 people in Engineering, down 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Stride has about 13 people in Operations, down 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 58 current and 254 former Stride profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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