Swarmia
Swarmia sells software that helps engineering teams track their productivity and costs. The New York-based company has raised $20M and employs 63 people.
The growth story
Swarmia grew from 21 to 63 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $20M along the way, most recently a Series A in June 2025.
About
Swarmia provides a platform for engineering and product leaders to monitor team performance, AI tool usage, and software development costs. It combines metrics, developer surveys, and cost analysis to help companies optimize their engineering operations.
The company was founded in 2019 and has grown to 63 employees. Its $20M Series A funding in June 2025 suggests continued expansion, though headcount growth rates are not disclosed.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Swarmia's largest function with 23 employees, accounting for over a third of its workforce. The company is led by a team that includes investors like Cal Henderson and Alex Algard.
The Swarmia org chart
Otto Hilska (Founder, CEO) leads 28 mapped leaders with 10 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 (+13% YoY), Product Management 5 (+25% YoY), Sales 5 (-29% YoY), Customer Success and Support 4 (-20% YoY), Arts and Design 4 (0% YoY), Business Development 3 (-25% YoY).
Talent flow
Swarmia recruits heavily from Smartly and Futurice, with 11 and 8 hires respectively. Aalto University is its top academic source, contributing 20 employees. Alumni have moved to companies like Anomali and Abacus.AI.
Most common previous employers of Swarmia staff: Smartly (11), Futurice (8), Aalto University (5), Junction (5), Supermetrics (4), Reaktor (4). Former Swarmia employees most often moved to Anomali (1), ACI Learning (1), Abacus.AI (1), Anaconda (1), Jamsesh (1), Dandy (1).
The Swarmia mafia
Swarmia alumni have founded three companies, including Taito.ai and Kreia, which employ 8 and 6 people respectively.
3Juho Eräste, was Software Engineer until 2024Sayo Oladeji, was Engineering Team Lead until 2025Arthen Sirola-Hashemi, was Board Observer until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 52% direct, 22% search, 4% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Swarmia: JavaScript (22), Project Management (21), Software Development (19), Python (Programming Language) (19), Leadership (17), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (15), React.js (15), Web Development (15).
Where the team actually sits
Swarmia people are concentrated in Uusimaa, Finland (40), Helsinki Metropolitan Area (7), Finland (3), New York, United States (2). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Swarmia attracts about 1,060 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $10K a month if bought through ads. It gained 139 ranking keywords and lost 129 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 5.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Swarmia has 63 employees as of September 2026.
Swarmia has raised $20M in total, most recently a Series A round in June 2025.
Swarmia was founded in 2019 by Otto Hilska.
Otto Hilska (Founder, CEO) sits at the top of Swarmia's reporting structure, with 10 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Swarmia staff are Smartly (11 people), Futurice (8 people), Aalto University (5 people).
Former Swarmia employees most often move to Anomali (1), ACI Learning (1), Abacus.AI (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Swarmia, including Taito.ai, Kreia, Jamsesh.
Swarmia attracts about 1,060 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $10K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Swarmia staff are JavaScript, Project Management, Software Development, Python (Programming Language), Leadership.
Swarmia staff are concentrated in Uusimaa, Finland (40), Helsinki Metropolitan Area (7), Finland (3).
Swarmia has about 26 people in Engineering, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Swarmia has about 5 people in Product Management, up 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 57 current and 21 former Swarmia profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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