Ahead | Company Profile, Culture & Jobs

Company overview

AHEAD engineers integrated platforms, digital backbones that power the most successful organizations in the world. Our consultative approach, technical expertise, and innovative solutions combine to accelerate the impact of technology in every client we serve.

Founded in 2007

Chicago, Illinois, USA

www.AHEAD.com

76% recommend to a friend

73% positive business outlook

People

Marketing leadership

Alex McLane

Senior Manager - Digital Marketing Operations

At the company for 7 months

Funding

Total funding

$97.7M

Last raise

$5.7M

Series Unknown, 2 years ago

Funding history

May 2024

Venture Round AHEAD · $5.7M

Feb 2024

Venture Round AHEAD · $43.6M

Nov 2023

Venture Round AHEAD · $5.8M

Nov 2022

Venture Round AHEAD · $25.9M

Dec 2020

Venture Round AHEAD · $16.7M

Audience

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

News

CMS Announces Major Changes to AHEAD Model Design

Sep 23, 2025 • AHCA/NCAL

Spotlight: CXO movement this week (Aug 23-29)

Aug 28, 2025 • Techcircle

Command Zero Launches Custom Questions: Enabling Organizations to Codify Expert Knowledge, Integrate Unlimited Custom Data Sources and Share Best Practices

Aug 28, 2025 • PR Newswire

Links

www.AHEAD.com

Crunchbase

X (Twitter)

Glassdoor

Ahead insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded

2007

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Employees

1001-5000

Marketing team

—

65 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result

Low risk

Series C–like · More mature

Headcount (12 months)

—

Last funding round

23 months ago

Negative news (120 days)

0

Risk score0/7

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result

0 competitor sites

Search traffic: 6.6K organic clicks / 100 paid clicks

Organic competitors

0

Paid competitors

0

Keyword change

+911

Ad budget per month

$12.9K

Average search rank

63.4

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Gartner

Shows Gartner reviews and listed products.

Main result

38 Gartner reviews

AHEAD is a company that specializes in constructing and overseeing digital platforms which are utilized by several successful organizations globally. The company approaches its work in a consultative manner, offering unparalleled engineering and imaginative solutions. These elements work together to hasten the effects of technology in all client organizations that AHEAD services.

Listed products

1

Reviews

38

Employee range

1,001 - 5,000

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

—

65 saved marketing people

Average years of experience

Shows typical years of experience across saved people.

16 years

Based on 2 people.

Glassdoor ratings

Shows saved Glassdoor ratings.

Glassdoor ratings

Overall rating

4 / 5

Work-life balance

4.1 / 5

Culture

4 / 5

Diversity & inclusion

4.1 / 5

Recommend to a friend

76%

Positive business outlook

73%

Funding

Shows saved funding data.

Total funding

$97.7M

Last raise

Series Unknown

2 years ago

Funding details

Amount raised

$97.7M

Last round

Series Unknown

Last fundraise

2 years ago

News

Shows saved company news.

CMS Announces Major Changes to AHEAD Model Design

Sep 23, 2025 • AHCA/NCAL

Spotlight: CXO movement this week (Aug 23-29)

Aug 28, 2025 • Techcircle

Command Zero Launches Custom Questions: Enabling Organizations to Codify Expert Knowledge, Integrate Unlimited Custom Data Sources and Share Best Practices

Aug 28, 2025 • PR Newswire

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Total followers

76K

12-mo growth

+43.2%

Monthly growth

+3%

Salaries

Typical salary range

$95,000 – $110,000

/ yr

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Ahead insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded

2007

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Employees

1001-5000

Marketing team

—

65 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result

Low risk

Series C–like · More mature

Headcount (12 months)

—

Last funding round

23 months ago

Negative news (120 days)

0

Risk score0/7

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result

0 competitor sites

Search traffic: 6.6K organic clicks / 100 paid clicks

Organic competitors

0

Paid competitors

0

Keyword change

+911

Ad budget per month

$12.9K

Average search rank

63.4

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Gartner

Shows Gartner reviews and listed products.

Main result

38 Gartner reviews

AHEAD is a company that specializes in constructing and overseeing digital platforms which are utilized by several successful organizations globally. The company approaches its work in a consultative manner, offering unparalleled engineering and imaginative solutions. These elements work together to hasten the effects of technology in all client organizations that AHEAD services.

Listed products

1

Reviews

38

Employee range

1,001 - 5,000