Summer
Summer is a student loan assistance platform that has helped users save $2 billion on student debt. The New York-based company has raised $27 million in funding and employs 129 people.
The growth story
Summer grew from 89 to 129 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $27M along the way, most recently a Series A in April 2025.
About
Summer provides a platform that helps individuals with student loans identify optimal repayment programs and handles the associated paperwork. The service targets borrowers seeking to reduce their debt burden and is used by organizations to offer financial wellness benefits.
The company has facilitated $2 billion in savings for users since its 2017 founding. It raised $27 million in Series A funding in April 2025 and maintains a workforce of 129 employees.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Summer's largest function with 10 employees. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
The Summer org chart
Will Sealy (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 31 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Business Development 17 (0% YoY), Operations 15 (+7% YoY), Engineering 13 (+30% YoY), Sales 12 (+9% YoY), Entrepreneurship 9 (0% YoY), Information Technology 7 (+75% YoY).
Talent flow
Summer recruits heavily from financial services firms, with multiple hires from CommonBond.co, SoFi, and government agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Alumni have moved to companies including Capital One, Meta, and Justworks.
Most common previous employers of Summer staff: CommonBond.co (4), SoFi (3), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (3), Credit Karma (3), U.S. Department of Education (2), PIRG (2). Former Summer employees most often moved to Capital One (2), Meta (2), Justworks (2), Canapi Ventures (1), Little Inca (1), Community Mindfulness Project (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 30% direct, 46% search, 7% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Summer: Microsoft Office (28), Leadership (28), Strategic Planning (21), Public Speaking (19), Management (18), Project Management (17), Strategy (16), Customer Service (14).
Where the team actually sits
Summer people are concentrated in New York, United States (10), New York City Metropolitan Area (5), District of Columbia, United States (4), New Jersey, United States (3).
Search footprint
Summer attracts about 2,780 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $88K a month if bought through ads. It gained 843 ranking keywords and lost 598 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Summer has 129 employees as of September 2026.
Summer has raised $27M in total, most recently a Series A round in April 2025.
Summer was founded in 2017 by Will Sealy.
Will Sealy (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Summer's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Summer staff are CommonBond.co (4 people), SoFi (3 people), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (3 people).
Former Summer employees most often move to Capital One (2), Meta (2), Justworks (2).
Summer attracts about 2,780 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $88K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Summer staff are Microsoft Office, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Public Speaking, Management.
Summer staff are concentrated in New York, United States (10), New York City Metropolitan Area (5), District of Columbia, United States (4).
Summer has about 17 people in Business Development, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Summer has about 15 people in Operations, up 7% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 46 current and 62 former Summer profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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