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Modal

HQ New York, USFounded 2021series aWebsite @modal_labs
Composite score
59.8
rank #6 · risers

#6 Riser. Headcount up 23% over the last 90 days.

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Headcount
256
+6.2%
90d change
+23.1%
Funding events (90d)
0
4 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
$100M-$250M
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$684k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
20.3%
within typical band
Average tenure
1.1 yrs
—
Time since last raise
5 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Modal

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
91
+78%
Marketing
6
+500%
Human Resources
5
+400%
Advisory
4
0%
Operations
4
+100%
Creative
3
+200%
Research
3
0%
Sales
2
0%
Other
3
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In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. TechCrunchHeadline27d ago
    Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation

    Article is primarily about Modal Labs' $750M funding round at $15.75B valuation.

  2. TechCrunchHeadline1mo ago
    Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely

    Article is entirely about Modal Motors' new electric motor startup and its mission to reduce China supply chain dependence.

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Events

Funding · series c · $355M
5mo ago
Funding · series b · $87M
1y ago
Funding · series a · $16M
3y ago
Funding · seed · $7M
5y ago

Score history

2026-10-19
59.8
rank #6
2026-10-12
62.0
rank #6
2026-10-05
63.3
rank #5
2026-09-28
71.6
rank #4
2026-09-21
60.2
rank #5
2026-09-14
66.6
rank #10
2026-09-07
65.0
rank #11
2026-08-31
61.1
rank #14
2026-08-24
63.9
rank #16
2026-08-17
85.5
rank #3
2026-08-10
84.2
rank #3
2026-08-03
68.0
rank #5