The problem
IT teams learn about slow desktops, app crashes and device issues only after employees file tickets
What they do
Digital employee experience and AI endpoint management platform for enterprise IT
Traction $100M+ ARR (Apr 2026), double-digit growth; 6M endpoints; 5 customers >$1M ARR
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 12
- Ops roles
- 2
- Headcount
- ~420-500
Flat: headcount ~494 → ~501 (+2% YoY, Revelio, Mar 2026); LinkedIn ~421
Hiring in
- Rishon Lezion
- Fort Lauderdale
- USA East
- Remote (US)
Glassdoor
4.0 ★ 89 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $100M
- Stage
- Series D
- Date
- Nov 2021
Led by K1 Investment Management, JVP
- Hiring+1.512 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency0Series D · $100M, Nov 2021 (59 months ago): over 24 months = 0
- Traction+0.75Some growth: $100M+ ARR (Apr 2026), double-digit growth; 6M endpoints; 5 customers >$1M ARR
- Red flags−22 significant flags in the last 24 months, −1 eachJun 2026 third-party (Klue) breach exposed some ControlUp Salesforce business data; customers notified. Late-2024 R&D cuts and reorg after US management change (Glassdoor reviews cite ~25 engineers let go and turnover).ControlUp: Klue third-party cybersecurity incident (Jun 2026) ↗ · Glassdoor review: 'fired lot (25) of engineers' (Nov 2024) ↗ · Glassdoor review: 'Not a stable place... Re organization' (May 2025) ↗ · Revelio Labs: ControlUp headcount, flat YoY (Aug 2026) ↗
- Total0.251.5 + 0 + 0.75 − 2 = 0.25 → Cool-down
Cool-down rule: score under 1.5 and the last round is over 24 months old.
Distance (Half) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Half · edge: hard to leave
Gartner MQ Leader in DEX tools (2025 and 2026) with enterprise depth (half of ARR from 7,000+ seat accounts) and agents embedded on 6M endpoints; shares the category with Nexthink, Tanium and Omnissa, and headcount is flat.
Sources: ControlUp: Hits $100M ARR (Apr 2026) ↗ · CRN: ControlUp hits $100M ARR, $1B valuation (Apr 2026) ↗
Watch-outs
Jun 2026 third-party (Klue) breach exposed some ControlUp Salesforce business data; customers notified. Late-2024 R&D cuts and reorg after US management change (Glassdoor reviews cite ~25 engineers let go and turnover).
Sources: ControlUp: Klue third-party cybersecurity incident (Jun 2026) ↗ · Glassdoor review: 'fired lot (25) of engineers' (Nov 2024) ↗ · Glassdoor review: 'Not a stable place... Re organization' (May 2025) ↗ · Revelio Labs: ControlUp headcount, flat YoY (Aug 2026) ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026