Synadia
Synadia sells a low-latency messaging platform for distributed systems, used by NVIDIA, Mastercard and Rivian. The 63-person company raised $51M in a February 2024 Series B.
The growth story
Synadia grew from 21 to 63 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $51M along the way, most recently a Series B in February 2024.
About
Synadia's software helps companies stream data in real time across cloud and edge devices without rebuilding their architecture. Customers include payment networks, AI chipmakers and EV manufacturers.
The Series B suggests accelerating growth, though headcount trends are unclear. The company has raised from industrial and telecom-focused investors like Accenture Ventures and 5G Open Innovation Lab.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates with 26 staff, suggesting a product-heavy focus. The median tenure of 2 years points to recent team expansion.
The Synadia org chart
Derek Collison (Founder & CEO) leads 16 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: Engineering 25 (-4% YoY), Sales 12 (+20% YoY), Information Technology 8 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 7 (0% YoY), Operations 4 (+33% YoY), Business Development 3 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
13 employees came from TIBCO, with smaller groups from Apcera and Oracle. Alumni founded two companies, including AI startup Cambrient.
Most common previous employers of Synadia staff: TIBCO (13), Apcera (8), Oracle (4), VMware (4), Solace (3), MuleSoft (3). Former Synadia employees most often moved to Checksum.ai (1), Brian Cox Consulting (1), Akamai Technologies (1), MinIO (1), TrendAI (1), CreativeX (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Synadia: Cloud Computing (29), Enterprise Software (23), Linux (21), Python (Programming Language) (20), Software Development (19), Java (19), Distributed Systems (18), Go (Programming Language) (17).
Where the team actually sits
Synadia people are concentrated in California, United States (9), Colorado, United States (3), United States (2), Ontario, Canada (2).
Search footprint
Synadia attracts about 1,017 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 259 ranking keywords and lost 207 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Synadia has 63 employees as of September 2026.
Synadia has raised $51M in total, most recently a Series B round in February 2024.
Synadia was founded in 2017 by Derek Collison.
Derek Collison (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Synadia's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Synadia staff are TIBCO (13 people), Apcera (8 people), Oracle (4 people).
Former Synadia employees most often move to Checksum.ai (1), Brian Cox Consulting (1), Akamai Technologies (1).
Synadia attracts about 1,017 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Synadia staff are Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Linux, Python (Programming Language), Software Development.
Synadia staff are concentrated in California, United States (9), Colorado, United States (3), United States (2).
Synadia has about 25 people in Engineering, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Synadia has about 12 people in Sales, up 20% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 51 current and 38 former Synadia profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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