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Read AI

HQ Seattle, USFounded 2021series aWebsite @ReadAI_
Composite score
43.9
rank #33 · risers

#33 Riser. Headcount up 5% over the last 90 days.

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Head-to-headvs Asanavs Atlassianvs Boxvs ClickUp
Headcount
116
0.0%
90d change
+5.5%
Funding events (90d)
0
2 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

headcount + trends: LinkedIn-tracked weekly series · funding & layoff counts: through Jul 2026 (frozen) + live news extraction

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$50M-$100M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$647k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
24.0%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.5 yrs
Time since last raise
1y 10mo
last round

Hiring flow · Read AI

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
44
+32%
Sales
10
+100%
Product
6
+200%
Operations
4
+100%
Research
3
+50%
Analyst
2
0%
Support
2
0%
Advisory
2
0%
Other
3

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. TechCrunch6d ago
    Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus

    Read AI mentioned as a competitor with a similar email-based assistant; not a primary focus.

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Events

Funding · series b · $50M
2y ago
Funding · series a · $21M
2y ago

Score history

2026-08-24
43.9
rank #33
2026-08-17
44.0
rank #31
2026-08-10
44.0
rank #23
2026-08-03
28.5
rank #29
2026-07-27
27.2
rank #28
2026-07-20
27.5
rank #29
2026-07-13
27.3
rank #30
2026-07-06
27.1
rank #28
2026-06-29
48.4
rank #18
2026-06-22
48.4
rank #18
2026-06-15
27.3
rank #31
2026-06-08
49.1
rank #20