Who are Modal Labs's decision-makers?
Modal Labs's visible leadership includes Erik Bernhardsson (Founder and CEO), Akshat Bubna (Co-founder and CTO), Modal engineering leadership (Engineering leadership). Sellers should map the functional owner before escalating to founders or C-level executives.
- CEO
- Erik Bernhardsson
- CTO/key exec
- Akshat Bubna
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- ~100+
- HQ
- New York, NY
- Prior exit/Notable
- Former Spotify engineering leader and Bett
- Erik BernhardssonFounder and CEOFounder - since 2021Former Spotify engineering leader and Better.com CTO, known for ML infrastructure writing.
- Akshat BubnaCo-founder and CTOCo-founder - since 2021Former IOI gold medalist and infrastructure builder.
- Modal engineering leadershipEngineering leadershipCurrentRuns the platform, GPU infrastructure and developer experience orgs.
Who leads Modal Labs?
Erik Bernhardsson serves as Founder and CEO (Former Spotify engineering leader and Better.com CTO, known for ML infrastructure writing.) Akshat Bubna serves as Co-founder and CTO (Former IOI gold medalist and infrastructure builder.) Modal engineering leadership serves as Engineering leadership (Runs the platform, GPU infrastructure and developer experience orgs.) The founders and executive team set category strategy, product scope and the pace of hiring or international expansion.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Modal Labs?
The buying committee depends on the product being sold. Technical products usually start with engineering, security, data or infrastructure leaders; GTM products start with revenue operations or marketing; finance and people tools start with CFO, HR, payroll, compliance or operations owners. C-level approval becomes more likely for strategic, cross-functional or high-risk systems.
How is Modal Labs organized as it scales?
At ~100+, Modal Labs is large enough to have specialized procurement, security and functional budget owners. Sellers should expect multiple stakeholders, a documented business case and integration review rather than a founder-only buying path.
As of June 2026.Sources:Modal pricingModal docsAftonbladet - Modal valuation report
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