# Density

> Density is a San Francisco-based people-analytics company that builds privacy-first sensors and software to measure how offices, buildings, and other spaces are actually used in real time. Founded in 2014 by Andrew Farah, it pairs radar and depth-sensing hardware with its Atlas analytics platform to help enterprises cut real estate costs, plan hybrid workplaces, and understand utilization without cameras or personally identifiable data. Backed by more than $225 million in funding and a $1.05 billion valuation, Density serves Fortune 500 customers across dozens of countries.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Andrew Farah (Co-Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 64-95 employees (varies by source, 2025-2026)
- **Products:** Open Area, Entry, Atlas, Nashi, HELIX RE (digital twin)
- **Notable:** Reached unicorn status with a $1.05 billion valuation in its 2021 Series D, Raised more than $225 million in total funding, Deployed across an estimated 1-1.25 billion square feet of commercial real estate in 30+ countries

## Products & services

- **Open Area** — Radar-based sensor that anonymously measures real-time occupancy across open spaces - meeting rooms, desk neighborhoods, and large areas - with close-proximity detection and coverage up to 20 feet high. Long Range and Short Range variants reduce measurement cost by up to 51%.
- **Entry** — Doorway and threshold sensor that counts people entering and exiting a space, including an Entry Long Range option for versatile entryway monitoring.
- **Atlas** — Analytics platform (Atlas 2.0) that turns sensor data into occupancy insights, heatmaps, observations, and reporting for scaled portfolio deployments.
- **Nashi** — Space allocation, management, and reservation system acquired to help teams reserve and manage workspace.
- **HELIX RE (digital twin)** — Technology that creates an accurate digital twin of a built space to enable efficient space planning and design, acquired alongside the Series D.
- **Density Advisory** — Advisory services that help real estate and workplace teams interpret utilization data and act on it.

## Achievements

- Reached unicorn status with a $1.05 billion valuation in its 2021 Series D
- Raised more than $225 million in total funding
- Deployed across an estimated 1-1.25 billion square feet of commercial real estate in 30+ countries
- Acquired three companies - HELIX RE, Prevision.io, and Nashi - to expand from sensing into space planning and reservation
- Reported 500%+ growth since March 2020 amid the shift to hybrid work
- Cut the cost of workplace measurement by up to 51% with the 2024 Open Area radar sensors

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Launched Open Area Long Range and Short Range radar sensors, cutting workplace measurement cost by up to 51%, and released Atlas 2.0 with heatmaps and observations.
- **2024** — Acquired Nashi, a system for allocating, managing, and reserving space.
- **2021-11** — Closed a $125M Series D led by Kleiner Perkins at a $1.05B valuation and acquired HELIX RE.

## Links

- Website: https://density.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/density-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/densityio

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Last updated: 2026-07-15