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The company behind Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat is made by the company of the same name, which develops the open-source chat platform together with outside contributors. It earns money from paid enterprise plans, managed hosting and professional services, alongside its free plans.

Read on Oct 6, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports.

Rocket.Chat at a glance

Chief executive
Gabriel Engel
Founded
2015
Based in
Fully remote, with a team in over 30 countries
Team
150 people
Ownership
Privately held

Rocket.Chat's CEO and founders

The people Rocket.Chat names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there.

Rocket.Chat funding

Raised $19 million in a Series A in February 2021 from Valor Capital Group, Greycroft, Monashees, NEA and others, by its own press release; TechCrunch put the total raised at $27 million at that point. A US$10 million Series A bridge round followed in September 2023, reported by FinSMEs and listed in its newsroom. rocket.chattechcrunch.comfinsmes.comrocket.chat

Company details

Ownership
Privately held and venture-backed: its own press release names investors including Valor Capital Group, Greycroft, Monashees and NEA. Its pages name no parent company. rocket.chat
Founded
2015 rocket.chat
Based in
Fully remote, with a team in over 30 countries rocket.chat
Team
Over 150 people ("Rocketeers") from over 30 countries, according to its About page rocket.chat
Hiring
1 open role: Head of Product Marketing, in the marketing team, for Europe or Brazil rocket.chat
Partner program
Partner program for resellers and distributors, managed service providers, software vendors and system integrators, with special discounts on licences bought to resell, integrate or distribute. The rates are not published. rocket.chat

Rocket.Chat on social media and the web

Only accounts Rocket.Chat links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.

Rocket.Chat news and launches

Questions about Rocket.Chat the company

Who is the CEO of Rocket.Chat?

Gabriel Engel is Rocket.Chat's founder and CEO, according to rocket.chat, as read on Oct 6, 2026.

Who founded Rocket.Chat?

Gabriel Engel is named as a founder of Rocket.Chat, which was founded in 2015.

How much funding has Rocket.Chat raised?

Raised $19 million in a Series A in February 2021 from Valor Capital Group, Greycroft, Monashees, NEA and others, by its own press release; TechCrunch put the total raised at $27 million at that point. A US$10 million Series A bridge round followed in September 2023, reported by FinSMEs and listed in its newsroom.

What is Rocket.Chat's valuation?

No valuation was found in Rocket.Chat's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 6, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.

Who owns Rocket.Chat?

Privately held and venture-backed: its own press release names investors including Valor Capital Group, Greycroft, Monashees and NEA. Its pages name no parent company.

Where is Rocket.Chat based?

Rocket.Chat gives its base as Fully remote, with a team in over 30 countries.

How many people work at Rocket.Chat?

Over 150 people ("Rocketeers") from over 30 countries, according to its About page.

Is Rocket.Chat hiring?

1 open role: Head of Product Marketing, in the marketing team, for Europe or Brazil.

Where this comes from

Read on Oct 6, 2026. Facts come from Rocket.Chat’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.

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