The problem
Teams can't get accurate AI answers from scattered company data, and the context lives in people's heads and Slack
What they do
GraphQL data APIs, now PromptQL: a shared AI workspace that queries company data
Traction ~$29M revenue 2023 (est.); 32K GitHub stars; Instacart, McDonald's, Cisco named as customers
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 5
- Ops roles
- 2
- Headcount
- ~70-140
Shrinking: headcount 192 → 137 Q4 2024 to Q1 2026 (-21% YoY, Revelio); new postings down from ~9/mo in 2025 to ~2/mo in 2026
Latest news
Jul 2026
Rebranded around PromptQL and launched it as an AI-native Slack replacement (#2 on Product Hunt) ↗Glassdoor
3.1 ★ 49 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $100M
- Stage
- Series C
- Date
- Feb 2022
Led by Greenoaks, Lightspeed (growth)
- Hiring+15 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency0Series C · $100M, Feb 2022 (56 months ago): over 24 months = 0
- Traction+0.75Some growth: ~$29M revenue 2023 (est.); 32K GitHub stars; Instacart, McDonald's, Cisco named as customers
- Red flags−11 significant flag in the last 24 months, −1 eachRepeated layoffs and a shrinking team: headcount down ~43% since 2023 (240 → 137) and -21% YoY, with recent Glassdoor reviews (Sep 2025, Sep 2026) describing significant layoffs, leadership churn and weak capital. Minor, not scored: no announced round since Feb 2022, and the July 2026 launch framed the old $136M as a fresh raise ('We raised $136M to kill Slack').Revelio Labs: Hasura headcount 137, -21.2% YoY, -42.7% since 2023 (Mar 2026) ↗ · Glassdoor: PromptQL (Hasura) reviews mentioning layoffs (Sep 2025, Sep 2026) ↗ · Glassdoor: PromptQL (Hasura) 3.1 rating, 40% positive outlook ↗ · Doomers: 'We raised $136M to kill Slack' launch post (Jul 2026) ↗
- Total0.751 + 0 + 0.75 − 1 = 0.75 → Cool-down
Cool-down rule: score under 1.5 and the last round is over 24 months old, with shrinking headcount or layoffs.
Distance (10K) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
10K · edge: hard to leave
Hasura's GraphQL engine is a widely used open-source standard (32K GitHub stars) that is sticky once apps are built on it, but the company now bets on PromptQL, an AI workspace in a crowded field where Slack, Glean and the AI labs (Claude, ChatGPT) sell to the same buyers, while headcount keeps shrinking with no new round since 2022.
Sources: Hasura: From GraphQL to PromptQL, a new chapter begins (Jun 2025) ↗ · Product Hunt: PromptQL, multiplayer AI that replaces Slack (Jul 2026) ↗ · GitHub: hasura/graphql-engine (32K stars) ↗ · Revelio Labs: Hasura headcount trend ↗
Watch-outs
Repeated layoffs and a shrinking team: headcount down ~43% since 2023 (240 → 137) and -21% YoY, with recent Glassdoor reviews (Sep 2025, Sep 2026) describing significant layoffs, leadership churn and weak capital. Minor, not scored: no announced round since Feb 2022, and the July 2026 launch framed the old $136M as a fresh raise ('We raised $136M to kill Slack').
Sources: Revelio Labs: Hasura headcount 137, -21.2% YoY, -42.7% since 2023 (Mar 2026) ↗ · Glassdoor: PromptQL (Hasura) reviews mentioning layoffs (Sep 2025, Sep 2026) ↗ · Glassdoor: PromptQL (Hasura) 3.1 rating, 40% positive outlook ↗ · Doomers: 'We raised $136M to kill Slack' launch post (Jul 2026) ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026