# Andrew Farah

> Andrew Farah is the CEO and co-founder of Density, a San Francisco-based company that builds anonymous, privacy-first sensors to measure how physical spaces are actually used. What started in 2014 as a fix for a coffee shop line problem in upstate New York has grown into a $1B+ enterprise used by Fortune 500 companies across 1.25 billion square feet globally. Farah has raised over $217 million from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and Altimeter Capital, and has built Density into what he calls 'Google Analytics for the built world.'

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Density
- **Organizations:** Density
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's Degree in Writing, Syracuse University, Master's Degree in Information Management, Syracuse University iSchool
- **Known for:** Co-founded Density in 2014 and grew it to $1.1B unicorn valuation, Raised over $217 million in venture capital from Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Altimeter Capital, and others, Built workplace sensor platform deployed across 1.25+ billion square feet globally

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Enrolled at Syracuse University to study Writing
- **2009** — Completed Bachelor's degree; enrolled in Syracuse University's iSchool for Information Management
- **2011** — Completed Master's degree in Information Management from Syracuse University iSchool
- **2014** — Co-founded Density in May 2014, inspired by real-time occupancy frustrations at a coffee shop in upstate New York
- **2016** — Raised Series A led by Upfront Ventures in July 2016
- **2018** — Raised $12 million Series B, including participation from Founders Fund
- **2020** — Raised Series C led by 01 Advisors; pandemic accelerates demand for occupancy data
- **2021** — Raised $125 million Series D led by Kleiner Perkins; Density achieves unicorn status at $1.05B valuation; acquires HELIX RE (digital twins)
- **2023-2025** — Density scales to 30+ countries, 1.25B+ sq ft of covered real estate, $45.2M revenue with 77-person team

## Achievements

- Co-founded Density in 2014 and grew it to $1.1B unicorn valuation
- Raised over $217 million in venture capital from Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Altimeter Capital, and others
- Built workplace sensor platform deployed across 1.25+ billion square feet globally
- Scaled Density to $45.2M in revenue with a lean 77-person team across San Francisco, New York, and Paris
- Won clients including Uber, Shopify, Pinterest, Okta, ExxonMobil, AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Stripe
- Built privacy-first sensor technology that counts people without capturing personally identifiable information
- Acquired HELIX RE (digital twins company) as part of Series D in 2021
- Expanded Density to operations in 30+ countries

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Andrew Farah featured in AllWork.space discussing data-backed return-to-office strategies for hybrid work
- **2025-01** — Density reported $45.2M in annual revenue with 77 employees, continuing lean growth trajectory
- **2021-11** — Density closed $125M Series D led by Kleiner Perkins, achieving unicorn status and acquiring HELIX RE

## Links

- Website: https://density.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewfarah
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/andrewfarah

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