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Nylas

Communications APIs / Developer Tools / Cloud Infrastructure / B2B SaaS San Francisco, California / New York City, New York / London, UK / Remote

About Nylas

Nylas is the premier, enterprise-grade communications API platform, email productivity specialist, and conversational data infrastructure powerhouse engineered to operate as the definitive, single-integration abstraction layer for global email, calendar, and contacts networks. The company completely eliminates the severe systemic friction of modern application connectivity—where software developers face fractured sync states, complex multi-vendor OAuth authentication flows, brittle IMAP/SMTP edge cases, and distinct schema variations across Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace, and Exchange—by deploying a universal, high-concurrency cloud API ecosystem. Moving far beyond traditional, passive webhook relays or basic email parsing tools, Nylas natively unifies real-time bi-directional email syncing, complex scheduling and booking engines, automated contact extraction, and generative AI-powered parsing capabilities into a single high-availability developer workspace. Trusted by over 250,000 developers and hyper-growth enterprises—including Upwork, Wix, Ceridian, and Freshworks—the platform processes billions of API requests daily, empowering corporate applications to securely surface messaging telemetry, minimize user churn, and automate workflows with production-hardened precision. Under the hood, its sophisticated technical core boasts military-grade security profiles, orchestrating automated sync pipelines, real-time webhooks, and strict data governance protocols compliant with SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and GDPR mandates. Backed by over $175 million in growth funding from tier-one institutional investors like Tiger Global, 8VC, and Slack Fund, the firm sets itself apart through its uncompromising dedication to replacing ancient communications architecture with absolute developer velocity; by bridging the gap between legacy enterprise mail servers and modern, scalable applications, Nylas remains the undisputed cornerstone of the modern communications API landscape.

Founded In2013
Company Size201 - 500 Employees
IndustryCommunications APIs / Developer Tools / Cloud Infrastructure / B2B SaaS