Harmonic

Backed byHaun Ventures

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Total raised$35.0M
StageSeed
Hiring pace3 roles / 90d
Founded2020
Team size11-50
HQNew York
IndustriesSoftwareAIFinTechSaaSData AnalyticsVenture Capital

About Harmonic

Harmonic is a startup discovery engine that builds an intelligence layer transforming fragmented, unstructured data into structured knowledge about startups, investors, and people. The company's platform handles large-scale data ingestion and provides full-stack search and research capabilities to surface breakout companies, while its agentic research system enables venture capital firms to explore the startup ecosystem through natural language and structured queries. Harmonic also offers Flow, a deal management system built on its knowledge graph that helps VCs manage deals, track companies, and collaborate more effectively. The world's largest and most prolific venture capital firms rely on Harmonic to find and invest in startups, positioning the company as a critical infrastructure player in the venture ecosystem. With a mission to ensure the most promising founders get found and funded while routing hundreds of billions of dollars efficiently through capital markets, Harmonic is in a high-growth phase reshaping how investment decisions are made.

Open positions · 9

Company at a glance

Locations
San Francisco, United States ·New York, United States ·New York City, United States
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Founders & Leadership

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Max Ruderman

CEO @ Harmonic

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Aaron Bartel

CRO @ Harmonic.ai - hiring and helping investors return their fund

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Max Ruderman

CEO @ Harmonic

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Ajay Sohmshetty

Cofounder, Dreamlit AI | Prev @Harmonic @Google

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Sang M.

Engineering @ Harmonic

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering33%
  • Sales & Business Development27%
  • Operations19%
  • Specialized13%
  • Product & Design5%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Stanford University
  2. 2.University of California, Berkeley
  3. 3.University of Southern California
  4. 4.Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  5. 5.Carnegie Mellon University

Team Worked At

  • Google
  • LinkedIn
  • Dropbox
  • Microsoft
  • McKinsey & Company

Team Composition

70 people
  • Engineering2 senior20
  • Sales1 senior11
  • Business Development1 senior7
  • Operations2 senior5
  • Marketing1 senior3
  • Arts and Design2
  • Entrepreneurship1 senior2
  • Information Technology2

Culture & values

High-growth environment

Work with talented people

Company has defined values that candidates should resonate with

Transparent decision-making processes documented for engineering function

Funding History

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