Laurel
-47%
est. 2Y upside i
Laurel is the world’s first AI Time platform for professional services firms. The company's AI transforms how organizations track, analyze, describe, and optimize their most valuable resource: time. By automating work time and connecting time data to business outcomes, Laurel enables firms to increase profitability, improve client delivery, and make data-driven strategic decisions.
Rank
#3228
Sector
AI & Machine Learning, Professional Services Software
Est. Liquidity
~2Y
Data Quality
Data: MediumThe equity is unlikely to produce positive returns over a 2-year horizon: at a 12.3x multiple on $41M ARR with just 3% growth, the base case converges to public comps (~$323M exit, -37%), while the bear case falls below the $236M preferred stack (-100%).
Last updated: August 4, 2026
AI category leadership, Workday/SurePoint partnerships, and an IPO window support a 13x forward revenue multiple on ~$43M ARR, yielding a ~$560M exit and +9.7% upside. This requires sustained growth acceleration despite the current 3% YoY.
Multiple converges to 7.5x (within the 6x-9x public comp range) on ~$43M ARR, implying a ~$323M exit, -36.7% from $510M. The preference stack erodes much of any common recovery.
Multiple compresses to 4x (~$172M exit), below the $236M liquidation preference; common stock is wiped out (≈-100%). Slowing growth and a weak IPO market would trigger this.
Preference Stack Risk
severeFunding Intensity
4630%$236M of preferred liquidation preference sits ahead of common, equal to 46% of the $510M valuation.
Dilution Risk
lowProfitable and just raised $100M in Aug 2025; no likely raise within 24 months, so no dilution haircut applied.
Secondary Liquidity
noneNo secondary-implied valuation or active market; liquidity tied to IPO/M&A.
Operations — 4 roles
- AI Ops & Strategy, Generalist · Hybrid, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York
- AI Ops & Strategy, GTM · New York Office
- AI Ops & Strategy, Product Ops · San Francisco Office
- +1 more →
Product — 3 roles
- Creative Director / Lead Brand Designer · San Francisco Office
- Head of Product, Digital Footprint · San Francisco Office
- Staff Product Designer · San Francisco Office
Customer Success (CX) — 2 roles
- Enterprise Customer Success Manager · NY, SF, LA, London, Toronto
- Implementation Engineer · Remote, US
Data — 2 roles
- Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics · San Francisco Office
- Senior ML Data Scientist, Analytics · San Francisco Office
Engineering — 2 roles
- Staff Backend Engineer · Hybrid, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York
- Staff Software Engineer · San Francisco Office
GTM/Revenue — 2 roles
- Revenue Strategy & Operations Lead & Chief of Staff to CRO · New York Office
- Solutions Engineer, GTM · New York or London
Marketing — 1 role
- Head of Community · San Francisco Office
Last updated: March 10, 2026
Questions to Ask at the Interview
Strategic questions based on Laurel's data — designed to show you've done your homework.
- 1
“What is driving the reported 3% YoY growth, and what is the target ARR in 24 months?”
- 2
“How do you plan to expand beyond legal and accounting into other professional services verticals?”
- 3
“What is the exact cap table, preference stack, and any employee secondary-liquidity plan?”
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