Unleash
Unleash is an open-source feature management platform for enterprise software teams, enabling gradual feature rollouts and reversals. The Oslo-based company has raised $49M, most recently in a Series B, and employs 56 people.
The growth story
Unleash grew from 9 to 56 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $49M along the way, most recently a Series B in March 2026.
About
Unleash provides a platform for managing feature flags in software development, allowing teams to release individual features gradually rather than all at once. Its tools help developers roll out changes safely, monitor their impact, and quickly reverse them if needed, particularly in complex enterprise environments.
The company has raised $49M from investors including Spark Capital and Frontline Ventures, reaching Series B funding. With 56 employees, its engineering team makes up nearly a third of its workforce, reflecting its technical focus.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Unleash's largest function, with 17 employees representing nearly a third of its 56-person workforce. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in enterprise software and open-source development.
The Unleash org chart
Egil Østhus (CEO and Co-founder Unleash) leads 21 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 19 (+36% YoY), Sales 12 (+33% YoY), Business Development 5 (+67% YoY).
Talent flow
Unleash recruits heavily from enterprise software and cloud providers, with multiple hires from AWS, Amplitude, and Red Hat. Its workforce includes graduates from Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Penn State, among others.
Most common previous employers of Unleash staff: Amazon Web Services (AWS) (4), Amplitude (3), Mercell (3), Red Hat (2), Visma (2), FINN.no – mulighetenes marked (2). Former Unleash employees most often moved to Magnet Forensics (1), Netwrix (1), Internet Software Sciences (1), Qodo (1), Comulate (1), Zed Industries (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 31% direct, 52% search, 2% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Unleash: JavaScript (20), Sales (17), Java (16), Software Development (12), Teamwork (12), Web Development (12), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (11), Git (11).
Where the team actually sits
Unleash people are concentrated in Oslo, Norway (10), New York, United States (8), Florida, United States (3), Community of Madrid, Spain (3).
Search footprint
Unleash attracts about 1,064 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $37K a month if bought through ads. It gained 703 ranking keywords and lost 457 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Unleash has 56 employees as of September 2026.
Unleash has raised $49M in total, most recently a Series B round in March 2026.
Unleash was founded in 2019 by Egil Østhus.
Egil Østhus (CEO and Co-founder Unleash) sits at the top of Unleash's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Unleash staff are Amazon Web Services (AWS) (4 people), Amplitude (3 people), Mercell (3 people).
Former Unleash employees most often move to Magnet Forensics (1), Netwrix (1), Internet Software Sciences (1).
Unleash attracts about 1,064 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $37K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Unleash staff are JavaScript, Sales, Java, Software Development, Teamwork.
Unleash staff are concentrated in Oslo, Norway (10), New York, United States (8), Florida, United States (3).
Unleash has about 19 people in Engineering, up 36% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Unleash has about 12 people in Sales, up 33% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 50 current and 26 former Unleash profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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