Tekion Corp
Tekion Corp builds AI-powered cloud platforms for automotive retailers and manufacturers. The company has raised $635M, most recently in a private equity round in July 2024, and employs 3,000 people.
The growth story
Tekion Corp grew from 2,690 to 3,000 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $635M along the way, most recently a Private Equity in July 2024.
About
Tekion develops cloud software that connects car manufacturers, dealers, and partners through three main products: Automotive Retail Cloud for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud for manufacturers, and Automotive Partner Cloud for industry partners. The platform uses AI to automate workflows and provide real-time insights across automotive operations.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2016 founding, reaching 3,000 employees. Its $635M in total funding includes a recent private equity round in July 2024, suggesting continued growth ambitions in the automotive software market.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Tekion's largest function with 290 staff, representing nearly 10% of the company's workforce. The leadership team includes founder Jay Vijayan, who previously led cloud engineering at Tesla.
The Tekion Corp org chart
Jay Vijayan (Founder and CEO) leads 59 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 1,403 (+4% YoY), Information Technology 334 (+11% YoY), Product Management 202 (+17% YoY), Business Development 190 (+9% YoY), Arts and Design 117 (+21% YoY), Sales 113 (+12% YoY).
Talent flow
Tekion recruits heavily from Amazon, which accounts for 35 hires, followed by Indian tech firms like Myntra and Infosys. Alumni frequently move to major tech companies, with Amazon and Uber being the top destinations, each hiring 17 former Tekion employees.
Most common previous employers of Tekion Corp staff: Amazon (35), Myntra (20), Infosys (20), Tata Consultancy Services (16), Flipkart (15), CDK Global (14). Former Tekion Corp employees most often moved to Amazon (17), Uber (17), Salesforce (15), Microsoft (15), Flipkart (14), Google (13).
Alumni worth knowing
The Tekion Corp mafia
Tekion alumni have founded 24 companies, including GroTechMinds Software Private and Boxigo, which each employ 41 people. Other notable startups include PromptPath and Newsreel, founded by former Tekion staff.
25Manish Kumar Tiwari, was QA Automation Engineer until 2022Amit Maheshwari, was Executive Advisor until 2026Brijesh Tiwari, was Software Engineer until 2022Abhinandan Sahgal, was Senior Director Of Engineering and Architecture until 2024Vivek Aditya, was Senior Software Engineer until 2022
Gajendra Singh, was Strategic TA Leader until 2023
Anand Suresh, was SDE II until 2023
Napoleon Rumteen, was Executive Advisor until 2024
Vetrichelvan Barathy, was Associate Software Engineer until 2023
Suman Saurabh, was Manager, Product Management until 2022
Chaitanya Bhagavan, was Director Of Engineering until 2022
Abhinav Kumar Srivastava, was Product Engineering Intern until 2021
Maajid Zargar, was Senior Product Designer until 2022
Jasoliya Harsh, was Senior Software Engineer until 2022
Abhishek Agarwala, was Senior Director of Engineering ( heading CRM & Retail ) until 2025
Shawn Asadi, was Director, Sales North America until 2024
Ritchie Einstein, was Senior Software Engineer until 2023
Sagar Sarkale, was Data Scientist until 2023
Jeannie C., was Head of Global People Operations until 2025
April Petrey, was Director of Learning and Development ✅ Internationalization of learning ✅ Refine learning strategy until 2022
Abhijit Mitra, was Founding Engineer until 2019
Gurinder Pal Singh, was Engineering Manager until 2025
Sanket Jain, was Software Engineer II until 2023
Candy M., was Account Executive until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 44% direct, 10% search, 6% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Tekion Corp: Java (993), SQL (863), Python (Programming Language) (806), JavaScript (790), Leadership (764), C++ (697), Problem Solving (671), C (Programming Language) (671).
Where the team actually sits
Tekion Corp people are concentrated in Karnataka, India (350), Tamil Nadu, India (31), Greater Bengaluru Area (21), California, United States (20). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
Tekion Corp attracts about 1,718 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $18K a month if bought through ads. It gained 444 ranking keywords and lost 354 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Tekion Corp has 3,000 employees as of September 2026.
Tekion Corp has raised $635M in total, most recently a Private Equity round in July 2024.
Tekion Corp was founded in 2016 by Jay Vijayan, Guru Sankararaman.
Jay Vijayan (Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Tekion Corp's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Tekion Corp staff are Amazon (35 people), Myntra (20 people), Infosys (20 people).
Former Tekion Corp employees most often move to Amazon (17), Uber (17), Salesforce (15).
At least 24 companies have a founder who previously worked at Tekion Corp, including GroTechMinds Software Private, Boxigo, PromptPath.
Tekion Corp attracts about 1,718 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $18K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Tekion Corp staff are Java, SQL, Python (Programming Language), JavaScript, Leadership.
Tekion Corp staff are concentrated in Karnataka, India (350), Tamil Nadu, India (31), Greater Bengaluru Area (21).
Tekion Corp has about 1,403 people in Engineering, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Tekion Corp has about 334 people in Information Technology, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 591 current and 768 former Tekion Corp profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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