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Drift

HQ Boston, USFounded 2015private otherWebsite @Drift
Composite score
6.2
rank #47 · cuts

#47 Cut. 126 employees.

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Headcount
126
0.0%
90d change
+1.6%
Funding events (90d)
0
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$250M-$500M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$3.0M
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
13.3%
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
Operations
23
+10%
Engineering
21
-29%
Sales
10
-29%
Support
10
-23%
Professional Service
6
-25%
Creative
5
0%
Marketing
4
+33%
Hospitality
4
-33%
Other
18

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. Decrypt3mo 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. Decrypt3mo 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 · 20.52% (63 roles)
Departures in 2024-03: 83 vs 6-mo baseline of 20 (4.15× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Layoff · 10.03% (36 roles)
Departures in 2024-02: 53 vs 6-mo baseline of 17.5 (3.03× spike). Derived from PDL.
2y ago
Layoff · 9.38% (44 roles)
Departures in 2023-09: 59 vs 6-mo baseline of 15.5 (3.81× spike). Derived from PDL.
3y ago

Score history

2026-07-20
6.2
rank #47
2026-07-13
6.9
rank #47
2026-07-06
6.8
rank #47
2026-06-29
1.2
rank #47
2026-06-22
13.1
rank #24
2026-06-15
14.3
rank #26
2026-06-08
11.3
rank #28
2026-06-01
11.3
rank #28
2026-05-25
0.0
rank #49
2026-05-18
0.6
rank #48
2026-05-11
0.6
rank #48
2026-05-04
0.6
rank #48