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Freehand

Total raised$75.0M
Hiring pace8 roles / 90d
Founded2026
Team size51-200
HQSan Francisco
IndustriesAI/ML

About Freehand

Freehand is a native agentic AI company building infrastructure for autonomous AI agents to automate supply chain spend management and procure-to-pay operations for Fortune 100 enterprises. The company serves a prestigious client base including Apple, Meta, GE, Pfizer, J&J, Schlumberger, Cardinal Health, and Unilever, positioning itself as a category creator in the agentic AI space for supply chain automation. With approximately 120 employees spread across the US and India, supported by office hubs in San Francisco and Chicago, Freehand operates as a remote-first, travel-first organization. The company achieved $15M in annual recurring revenue last year and is targeting $50M ARR, backed by $75M in funding from top-tier investors.

Open positions · 9

Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, United States
Websitefreehand.ai
LinkedInLinkedIn

Top Benefits

  • Quarterly fully-paid trips for cross-functional teams

Investors

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Culture & values

Context Before Confidence — get in, ask questions, connect the dots, and move fast with no passengers or hand-holding

Decisions, not Recommendations — employees have real autonomy with real accountability

High Agency, High Trust culture with no micromanagement; act, share reasoning, and course-correct as needed

Accountability is the Product — when something goes wrong, name it, learn from it, and move on with no politics

The Work That Remains is the Work That Matters — low-value work is actively cut and what lands on your plate matters

Remote-first, travel-first company with office hubs in San Francisco and Chicago serving as collaboration centers rather than mandatory workplaces

Teams are intentionally kept lean with every person's work visible and impactful

Work directly with founders and senior leadership; CEO is hands-on in hiring and strategy

GTM team meets monthly in a US location for collaboration

Fast-paced environment with complex problems requiring sharp, resourceful people who thrive in ambiguity

Promotions from within are valued as a signal of excellence

Company invests in people who prove themselves

Life at Freehand

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