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Drift

HQ Boston, USFounded 2015private otherWebsite @Drift
Composite score
15.9
rank #20 · cuts

#20 Cut. 122 employees.

Headcount
122
0.0%
90d change
0.0%
Funding events (90d)
0
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$250M-$500M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$3.1M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
18.0%
within typical band
Average tenure
2.3 yrs
Time since last raise
no rounds on record

Hiring flow · Drift

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
22
-32%
Operations
21
0%
Sales
10
-29%
Support
10
-17%
Professional Service
6
-33%
Marketing
4
+33%
Hospitality
4
-20%
Analyst
3
0%
Other
18

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. Decrypt1mo ago
    Ripple to Share North Korean Threat Intelligence With Crypto Industry

    Drift is mentioned as a victim of a North Korean hack that resulted in $285M theft, but is not the article's primary subject.

  2. Decrypt2mo ago
    Tether Asserts Stablecoin Dominance Over Circle's USDC Amid Major Crypto Hacks

    Drift Protocol exploited for $285M, triggering DeFi stress and the competitive dynamics favoring Tether over Circle.

Events

Layoff · 20.53% (62 roles)
Departures in 2024-03: 82 vs 6-mo baseline of 20 (4.1× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Layoff · 10.17% (36 roles)
Departures in 2024-02: 53 vs 6-mo baseline of 17.5 (3.03× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Layoff · 9.25% (43 roles)
Departures in 2023-09: 59 vs 6-mo baseline of 16 (3.69× spike). Derived from PDL.
3y ago

Score history

2026-06-08
15.9
rank #20
2026-06-01
15.9
rank #20
2026-05-25
37.6
rank #19
2026-05-18
42.7
rank #7
2026-05-11
42.7
rank #7
2026-05-04
42.7
rank #7
2026-04-27
32.8
rank #16
2026-04-20
31.4
rank #16
2026-04-13
31.4
rank #16
2026-04-06
31.4
rank #16
2026-03-30
39.4
rank #9
2026-03-23
45.3
rank #6