Top Trends from Will Reed’s Early-Stage Workplace Culture Champions
Will Reed has evaluated the best workplace cultures in early-stage tech and compiled overarching trends in order to provide a glimpse of what the future of positive workplace culture could look like.
Growth Stage
66%
Series A
34%
Seed
Total Funding Amount
27.5M
$
Avg Series A Raise
$
9.6M
Avg Seed Raise
Industry Breakout
Companies Founded by Year
Workforce
Employees
Average Series A Full-time employees: 52
Average Seed Full-time employees: 23
HQ Locations
Belmont, California (1) El Segundo, California (1) Fremont, California (1) Los Altos, California (1) Los Angeles, California (1) Menlo Park, California (3) Mountain View, California (3) Palo Alto, California (1) San Diego, California (2) San Francisco, California (29) San Jose, California (3) Santa Clara, California (1) Venice, California (1) Denver, Colorado (2) Longmont, Colorado (1) Coastal Highway, Sussex, Delaware (1) Miami, Florida (1) Atlanta, Georgia (1) Chicago, Illinois (2) Washington D.C. - Baltimore Area, Maryland (2) Boston, Massachusetts (6) Ann Arbor, Michigan (1) Minneapolis, Minnesota (1) Minnetonka, Minnesota (1) Albany, New York (1) New York, New York (14) Cary, North Carolina (1) Raleigh, North Carolina (1) Austin, Texas (4) Dallas, Texas (2) Houston, Texas (1) Plano, Texas (1) Lindon, Utah (1) Seattle, Washington (4) Kirkland, Washington (1) Fully-Remote (2)
Offsite Inspiration
Working at a Top 100 company feels different because of the values they choose to champion.
How are Top 100 companies giving back to their communities?
Where are these companies getting their compensation data?
Early-stage companies are prioritizing adding women to their leadership teams.
By and large, 360 reviews and regular 1:1s are commonly acknowledged as performance management best practices.
Lattice was the most frequently referenced performance management software.
How are early-stage companies addressing burnout epidemic?
Building cultures of high trust paired while providing clarity around cultural norms, evidenced by performance management frameworks and communication SLAs.
