Snowflake acquired or announced acquisitions including Crunchy Data, Observe, TensorStax and Natoma to expand Postgres, observability, data engineering and AI-agent capabilities; integration and execution are stated risk factors.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 5, 2026
Snowflake is a publicly traded enterprise software company providing the AI Data Cloud: a governed, cross-cloud platform for data warehousing, data engineering, analytics, applications, data sharing and AI. Its platform separates storage and compute and supports workloads across major public clouds.
Primary product
Snowflake AI Data Cloud platform, including Snowflake Data Cloud/warehouse, Cortex AI, Snowflake Intelligence, Cortex Code, Marketplace, data sharing and application capabilities.
Founded
2012
Headquarters
135 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
Team size
8,000–10,000+; Snowflake's public About page says more than 10,000 employees, while third-party company-profile data reports 8,684.
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Enterprise software / cloud computing
Sub-industry
Cloud data platform, data warehousing, analytics and enterprise AI
Offices
Business model
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Brian Robins
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan Beaulier
Chief Revenue Officer
Benoit Dageville
Co-founder and Board Member
Thierry Cruanes
Co-founder and Board Member
Marcin Zukowski
Co-founder and Board Member
Snowflake describes a customer-first, collaborative, ambitious and inclusive culture built around values including integrity, excellence, ownership, getting things done, continuous improvement and embracing differences. Careers materials emphasize high-impact work, innovation and active hiring across locations.
Work style
Hybrid
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public evidence indicates competitive enterprise-tech compensation combining base salary, annual bonus and liquid RSU equity; exact pay varies substantially by role, level, geography and job posting. Third-party H-1B data indicates Snowflake sponsors qualifying roles, but sponsorship is not universal.
Benefits
Pricing
Primarily usage/consumption based, with charges driven by compute, storage and data-transfer usage; enterprise capacity contracts and editions are also available. Snowflake offers a free trial and publishes pricing options.
Differentiators
Estimated revenue
Approximately $4.5B–$5.0B annual revenue/product-revenue scale; FY2026 product revenue was $4.47B and FY2027 product-revenue guidance was $5.84B.
Snowflake acquired or announced acquisitions including Crunchy Data, Observe, TensorStax and Natoma to expand Postgres, observability, data engineering and AI-agent capabilities; integration and execution are stated risk factors.
SourceSnowflake confirmed targeted staff cuts as part of internal changes. Media reports said technical-writing and documentation roles were affected and estimated approximately 70 workers, although Snowflake did not disclose a number.
SourceCIO Dive · May 2026
Coverage of Snowflake's planned $6B AWS infrastructure commitment and Natoma acquisition as part of its enterprise-agent strategy.
SEC filing / Snowflake · May 2026
Q1 product revenue was $1.33B and total revenue $1.39B; Snowflake expanded its AWS relationship, announced Natoma acquisition plans and raised FY2027 product-revenue guidance to $5.84B.
Snowflake Investor Relations · Apr 2026
The company reported $9.21B remaining performance obligations, 813 Forbes Global 2000 customers, 779 $1M+ customers and 126% net revenue retention.
Business Insider · Mar 2026
Snowflake confirmed targeted staff reductions; reporting indicated roughly 70 technical-writing/documentation workers may have been affected.
395 jobs at Snowflake
Oct 2018 · Sequoia Capital
Jan 2018 · Altimeter Capital; Sequoia Capital; ICONIQ Growth
Sep 2017 · Capital One Ventures
Jun 2015
Oct 2014 · Redpoint Ventures; Wing Venture Capital
Aug 2012 · Sutter Hill Ventures
Feb 2012 · Sutter Hill Ventures
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Snowflake's filings identify competition, cybersecurity, privacy, AI adoption, consumption optimization and acquisition integration as material business risks.
Business Wire / Snowflake · Feb 2026
Snowflake reported FY2026 product revenue of $4.47B, 30% quarterly product-revenue growth, 733 $1M+ customers and acquisitions including Observe and TensorStax.