Tulip Interfaces
Tulip Interfaces sells software that helps manufacturers track and optimize production processes. The Somerville-based company has raised $273M and employs 397 people.
The growth story
Tulip Interfaces grew from 298 to 397 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $273M along the way, most recently a Series D in January 2026.
About
Tulip makes a platform that lets manufacturers build apps to guide workers, monitor production, and analyze operations in real time. Its customers range from medical device makers to pharmaceutical companies.
The company has raised $273M, most recently in a Series D round in 2026. Its engineering team makes up nearly a fifth of its 397-person workforce.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Tulip's largest function, with 73 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover.
The Tulip Interfaces org chart
Natan Linder (Cofounder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 7 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 126 (+31% YoY), Sales 47 (+27% YoY), Customer Success and Support 24 (+26% YoY), Information Technology 22 (-8% YoY), Operations 20 (+25% YoY), Marketing 17 (-19% YoY).
Talent flow
Tulip hires heavily from Rockwell Automation, IBM, and MIT Media Lab. Its alumni often move to Tutor, Verve Motion, and Datadog. Over a tenth of its workforce studied at MIT or Northeastern University.
Most common previous employers of Tulip Interfaces staff: Rockwell Automation (9), IBM (7), MIT Media Lab (7), PTC (7), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (5), Apple (5). Former Tulip Interfaces employees most often moved to Tutor (3), Verve Motion (2), Datadog (2), Make Yourself AI (2), ContentsPal (2), MasterControl (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Tulip Interfaces mafia
Tulip alumni have founded 16 companies, including Anitox (119 staff) and ContentsPal (6 staff).
18Chris Tecca, was Advisory Board Member until 2017Wolf Peter Kolb, was Head of European Operations and Managing Director Tulip Interfaces GmbH until 2022Andrew Sousa, was Hardware Engineer until 2016Aanchal Gupta, was Managing Director - JAPAC until 2024Saul Lustgarten, was Head Of Product Management until 2022Roy Shilkrot, was Labs until 2024
Justin Burke, was Lead Pre-Sales Engineer until 2018
Chris Offensend, was Customer Team Intern until 2018
Towaki Takikawa, was Software Engineer Intern until 2017
Vik Makarskyy, was Senior Product Manager until 2023
Gil Zhaiek, was Mobile Platform Lead / IoT Architect until 2021
William VanBuskirk, was Strategic Alliances until 2026
Mark Freedman, was Ecosystem Senior Lead until 2025
Jeremy B., was Product Designer until 2017
Grace Carter, MS, was Head of Global Business Development until 2024
Elena Kodama, was Software Engineer until 2025
Elisa Ngan, was Product Design Lead until 2020Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 45% direct, 44% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Tulip Interfaces: Project Management (133), Microsoft Office (120), Leadership (112), Python (Programming Language) (97), Management (90), Microsoft Excel (87), Communication (82), SQL (79).
Where the team actually sits
Tulip Interfaces people are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (70), Greater Boston (40), Budapest, Hungary (17), Bavaria, Germany (13). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Tulip Interfaces attracts about 9 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1 ranking keywords and lost 1 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Tulip Interfaces has 397 employees as of September 2026.
Tulip Interfaces has raised $273M in total, most recently a Series D round in January 2026.
Tulip Interfaces was founded in 2012 by Natan Linder, Rony Kubat.
Natan Linder (Cofounder & CEO) sits at the top of Tulip Interfaces's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Tulip Interfaces staff are Rockwell Automation (9 people), IBM (7 people), MIT Media Lab (7 people).
Former Tulip Interfaces employees most often move to Tutor (3), Verve Motion (2), Datadog (2).
At least 16 companies have a founder who previously worked at Tulip Interfaces, including Anitox, eventfirst, Enigma Aerospace.
Tulip Interfaces attracts about 9 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Tulip Interfaces staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Python (Programming Language), Management.
Tulip Interfaces staff are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (70), Greater Boston (40), Budapest, Hungary (17).
Tulip Interfaces has about 126 people in Engineering, up 31% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Tulip Interfaces has about 47 people in Sales, up 27% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 242 current and 255 former Tulip Interfaces profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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