When was Molecule founded?

Molecule was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Molecule located?

Molecule is headquartered in Houston, United States. It is registered at Houston, Texas.

Who is the current CEO of Molecule?

Sameer Soleja of Molecule. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Molecule have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Molecule is 49.

Is Molecule a funded company?

Molecule is a funded company, having raised a total of $26.2M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on May 24, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Molecule?

Molecule's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jul 14, 2025, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Investment Tech. In United States, the Investment Tech sector has seen $6.01B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Molecule rank among its competitors?

Molecule ranks 24th amongst 1133 active competitors, of which 165 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was MIND, which secured $72M in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Molecule?

Molecule's top competitors include Quantexa, Cytora and Shift Technology. Among them, MIND secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

Molecule - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Molecule provides a SaaS-based platform for commodity trading. It calculates position and risk for companies that trade commodity futures, forwards, options, and swaps. It supports electricity, natural gas, crude oil, NGLs, and many other commodities worldwide. Molecule downloads trades from exchanges, automatically brings in market data from Morningstar, and computes companies' daily or real-time analyses instantly.

Website: molecule.io
Email ID: *****@molecule.io
Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: Houston, Texas

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Houston, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$26.2M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jul 14, 2025, $*****

Investors

Mercury Fund & 3 more

Ranked

24^th among 1133 active competitors

Employee Count

49 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Trilogy

Similar Companies

Quantexa & 1295 more

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Molecule is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Molecule Software, Inc. CIN: 20181662878 , United States, Active	Aug 23, 2018	-	-	-
MOLECULE SOFTWARE, INC. CIN: 900863168 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	28 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Molecule has raised a total funding of $26.2M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 24, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jul 14, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Molecule has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Molecule:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 14, 2025	9911158	Series B	8965864	1574775	3165049	3900754
May 06, 2021	5510498	Series A	4780719	2766455	6893591	4703610
Nov 2014	6264894	Seed	2174414	4338600	6375801	Houston Angel Network

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The founders of Molecule is Sameer Soleja. Sameer Soleja is the CEO of Molecule.

Here are the details of Molecule's key team members:

Sameer Soleja: Founder & CEO of Molecule.

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Molecule's employee count trend

Molecule has 49 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Molecule's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Molecule include Quantexa, Cytora and Shift Technology. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Molecule, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Quantexa 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series F	Provider of decision intelligence software for connecting fragmented enterprise data	$545M	GIC, Dawn Capital & 14 others	73/100
2nd	Cytora 2012, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Risk management solutions for insurers and underwriters	$41.5M	EQT, Parkwalk & 42 others	69/100
3rd	Shift Technology 2014, Paris (France), Series D	Provider of AI solutions for insurance underwriting, claims, and risk	$320M	Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners & 15 others	68/100
4th	Credit Benchmark 2012, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Credit risk data aggregator of banks	$35.6M	Index Ventures, Balderton Capital & 12 others	66/100
5th	OpenGamma 2009, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Platform that provides SaaS based solutions for derivatives risk analytics	$74.9M	ICAP, Accel & 9 others	66/100
6th	Munich Re 1880, Munich (Germany), Public	Platform offering insurance risk management solutions	-	OnRamp Insurance Conference, Prehype & 1 others	66/100
7th	Fable Security 2024, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of platform to assess and shape employee security behavior	$86.3M	Redpoint Ventures, Greylock Partners	64/100
8th	MIND 2023, Seattle (United States), Series B	Platform offering data management solutions	$113M	Crosspoint Capital Partners, YL Ventures & 5 others	63/100
9th	FutureProof 2019, San Diego (United States), Series A	Online climate risk analytics platform for institutions	$9.5M	Innovation Endeavors, AXIS Capital & 10 others	62/100
10th	CMG 2015, Chicago (United States), Series C	Platform offering asset management solutions	$62.5M	StageDotO, Goldman Sachs & 15 others	62/100
24th	Molecule 2012, Houston (United States), Series B	SaaS-based platform for commodity trading	$26.2M	Surge Ventures, Sundance Growth & 2 others	56/100