Thunder
Thunder is a Salesforce and Amazon Connect consulting firm with 352 employees. It raised $26M in Series A funding in November 2024.
The growth story
Thunder grew from 69 to 352 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $26M along the way, most recently a Series A in November 2024.
About
Thunder provides implementation and consulting services for Salesforce and Amazon Connect platforms. The fully remote team serves clients needing enterprise CRM and cloud contact center solutions.
The company has grown to 352 staff since its 2020 founding, with backing from Salesforce Ventures and other investors. Its recent Series A suggests expansion plans, though headcount growth rates aren't disclosed.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 29% of Thunder's workforce, reflecting its technical consulting focus. The company operates fully remotely with employees spanning from Hawaii to New York.
The Thunder org chart
Carter Wigell (Founder + CEO) leads 55 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 58 (0% YoY), Operations 46 (+21% YoY), Consulting 35 (+17% YoY), Business Development 29 (-6% YoY), Information Technology 29 (+45% YoY), Sales 26 (+8% YoY).
Talent flow
Thunder recruits heavily from Salesforce ecosystem partners, with 25% of analyzed hires coming from Simplus and 15% from Accenture. Alumni frequently move to other Salesforce consultancies like NeuraFlash and Sercante.
Most common previous employers of Thunder staff: Simplus (25), Accenture (15), Salesforce (9), Cloud Sherpas (7), Coastal (6), Bluewolf, an IBM Company (6). Former Thunder employees most often moved to NeuraFlash (9), Salesforce (9), Sercante (5), Perficient (3), OSF Digital (3), Atrium (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Thunder mafia
Four alumni-founded companies exist, including Superstoke (3 staff) and Practical Operations Partners. All are small consultancies with 1-3 employees each.
4Daniel Barnett, was VP, Marketing & Market Cloud Practice Lead until 2023Samantha Smith, was SVP - Delivery Operations until 2024Susan Jaggers, was VP Practice Leader Change Management until 2024Pamela DuPont, was Sr. Solution Architect until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Thunder: Salesforce.com (87), Leadership (72), Management (65), Project Management (64), Microsoft Office (61), Salesforce.com Administration (59), Customer Service (57), Microsoft Excel (52).
Where the team actually sits
Thunder people are concentrated in National Capital Region, Philippines (11), California, United States (11), Colorado, United States (7), Virginia, United States (6).
Search footprint
Thunder attracts about 147 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 36 ranking keywords and lost 69 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Thunder has 352 employees as of September 2026.
Thunder has raised $26M in total, most recently a Series A round in November 2024.
Thunder was founded in 2020 by Carter Wigell.
Carter Wigell (Founder + CEO) sits at the top of Thunder's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Thunder staff are Simplus (25 people), Accenture (15 people), Salesforce (9 people).
Former Thunder employees most often move to NeuraFlash (9), Salesforce (9), Sercante (5).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Thunder, including Superstoke, Practical Operations Partners, OptimizeIt.
Thunder attracts about 147 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Thunder staff are Salesforce.com, Leadership, Management, Project Management, Microsoft Office.
Thunder staff are concentrated in National Capital Region, Philippines (11), California, United States (11), Colorado, United States (7).
Thunder has about 58 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Thunder has about 46 people in Operations, up 21% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 113 current and 161 former Thunder profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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