Wizehire
Wizehire is a talent intelligence platform that helps small businesses hire better, used by over 18,000 companies. The Houston-based firm has raised $38M, most recently in a Series B round in May 2022.
The growth story
Wizehire grew from 127 to 83 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $38M along the way, most recently a Series B in May 2022.
About
Wizehire sells hiring software and expert support services to small businesses. Its platform combines technology with human consultants to help companies recruit and onboard employees.
The company has grown to 83 employees since its 2014 founding. Its $38M funding includes investments from Tiger Global and Amplo, with the latest Series B round closing in May 2022.
Founders and leadership
Wizehire's largest team is Customer Success and Support, with 10 employees. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting stable leadership and workforce retention.
The Wizehire org chart
Sid Upadhyay (Co-founder & CEO) leads 29 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Community and Social Services 11 (-8% YoY), Engineering 11 (0% YoY), Information Technology 11 (-8% YoY), Customer Success and Support 10 (-23% YoY), Sales 8 (0% YoY), Marketing 6 (-14% YoY).
Talent flow
Wizehire recruits heavily from Indeed and Yottled, with Amazon also a notable source. Alumni frequently move to Medefy Health, Scott-Clark Medical, and tech firms like Google and Amazon.
Most common previous employers of Wizehire staff: Indeed (4), Yottled (3), Amazon (2), Daxko (2), ScribbleLive (2), JoeyCo (2). Former Wizehire employees most often moved to Medefy Health (2), Scott-Clark Medical (2), Turnitin (2), Google (2), PhotoShelter (2), Amazon (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Wizehire mafia
Five Wizehire alumni have founded companies, including Haven (70 staff) and smaller ventures like OBoundFirst and Grove Tax.
5Tyler Bradford, was Account Executive until 2024Nouman Khan, was GTM Team Leader until 2023Kristen Tatum-Lawson, MBA, was Sales Director until 2023Niek S., was Vice President of Product until 2023Gaurav Mathur, was Product Advisor until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 43% direct, 6% search, 11% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Wizehire: Customer Service (25), Leadership (22), Marketing (19), Management (16), Microsoft Office (15), Communication (14), Microsoft Excel (13), Social Media (13).
Where the team actually sits
Wizehire people are concentrated in Texas, United States (12), Pennsylvania, United States (6), California, United States (4), Ontario, Canada (3).
Search footprint
Wizehire attracts about 15,500 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $184K a month if bought through ads. It gained 4,799 ranking keywords and lost 2,660 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.30 / 5
Frequently asked
Wizehire has 83 employees as of September 2026.
Wizehire has raised $38M in total, most recently a Series B round in May 2022.
Wizehire was founded in 2014 by Sid Upadhyay.
Sid Upadhyay (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Wizehire's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Wizehire staff are Indeed (4 people), Yottled (3 people), Amazon (2 people).
Former Wizehire employees most often move to Medefy Health (2), Scott-Clark Medical (2), Turnitin (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Wizehire, including Haven, OBoundFirst, Paragon Growth Advisors.
Wizehire attracts about 15,500 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $184K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Wizehire staff are Customer Service, Leadership, Marketing, Management, Microsoft Office.
Wizehire staff are concentrated in Texas, United States (12), Pennsylvania, United States (6), California, United States (4).
Wizehire has about 11 people in Community and Social Services, down 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Wizehire has about 11 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 46 current and 161 former Wizehire profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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