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Ripple

Cross-border payments network and XRP issuer.

HQ San Francisco, USFounded 2012late stageWebsite

On the watchlist — 1.4k employees.

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Headcount
1.4k
0.0%
90d change
+1.0%
Funding events (90d)
1
2 all-time tracked
Layoff events (90d)
0

Signals

source: PDL v25
Inferred revenue
$500M-$1B
PDL estimate
Revenue / employee
$548k
midpoint ÷ headcount
12-month turnover
14.6%
within typical band
Average tenure
2.6 yrs
Time since last raise
2 mo
recent raise

Hiring flow · Ripple

source: PDL v25

Headcount by role

12-month growth · PDL v25
Engineering
437
+14%
Operations
132
+30%
Marketing
79
+23%
Product
77
+39%
Finance
66
+20%
Analyst
65
+18%
Human Resources
60
+33%
Sales
56
+44%
Other
204

In the news

relevance ≥ 6 · last 180 days
  1. CoinDesk1d ago
    Institutional crypto trading platform LMAX is exploring sale, IPO

    Ripple cited for $150M strategic investment in LMAX and stablecoin infrastructure expansion; substantive but not central.

  2. Decrypt4d ago
    XRP Breaks Out on Clarity Act Hopes. The Charts Are Still Cautious

    Article discusses XRP token and Clarity Act's regulatory impact on Ripple's asset; significant but not primary focus.

  3. Decrypt9d ago
    XRP Can't Keep Up as Bitcoin Takes a Breather: Analysis

    Ripple mentioned as creator of XRP token; article focuses on XRP price analysis and Clarity Act, not Ripple as a company.

  4. CoinDeskHeadline11d ago
    AI agentic payments enter mainstream as Visa, Mastercard, Ripple back x402 standard

    Ripple named in headline and listed as premier member backing x402 standard for AI agentic payments.

  5. CoinDeskHeadline12d ago
    UK Treasury report on tokenization cites Ripple as convergence model

    Article centers on UK Treasury report naming Ripple as key firm in tokenization strategy for wholesale markets.

  6. CoinDeskHeadline14d ago
    Ripple once weighed shutting down and handing XRP to shareholders, CEO says

    Article is entirely about Ripple CEO's retrospective on considering shutting down during 2020 SEC lawsuit; no current layoff announcement.

  7. DecryptHeadline17d ago
    XRP Logo Lands on Kansas Jayhawks Jerseys as Ripple Inks Multi-Year Deal

    Article is primarily about Ripple's multi-year sponsorship deal with University of Kansas Athletics.

  8. CoinDesk18d ago
    Validators embrace XRP Ledger's recent upgrade. But not everyone’s on board yet

    Ripple mentioned as founder of XRP Ledger and voter on amendment, but article focuses on network upgrade adoption, not Ripple itself.

Events

Funding · debt financing · $200M
3mo ago
Funding · series unknown · $500M
9mo ago
Layoff · 2.53% (30 roles)
Departures in 2025-08: 46 vs 6-mo baseline of 16 (2.88× spike). Derived from PDL.
1y ago

Score history