Buffer
Social media management platform
- 201-500 employees
- B2C
- B2B
- Social Media
- Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
To provide essential tools to help small businesses get off the ground and grow. Through exceptional customer service and uplifting content, helping businesses believe they can succeed and do good along the way.
15% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Buffer is a social media management platform helping businesses and individuals drive meaningful engagement on their social media accounts. With a suite of products designed for publishing, engagement, analytics, and team collaboration, Buffer is integrated with some of the biggest social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.
It acts as an all-in-one stop for social media planning, scheduling and managing, and when comparing the platform to its competitors, Buffer claims to offer the most value for money, making it the perfect platform for creators of all sizes looking to manage their social media and grow their audience without draining their time.
Buffer is a private and independent company that's now been operating for over 14 years. True to its philosophy of doing things a little differently, Buffer has been remote since its early years, it also intentionally maintains a small team of around 75 employees, publishes all employee salaries publicly, and operates on a four-day work week.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary: Our salary formula adjusts to your cost of living and experience.
- Work remotely: Live and work wherever you are the happiest and most productive!
- 4-day workweeks: Our schedule is four workdays, with a flexible, meeting-free fifth day for overflow tasks or personal time as you see fit.
- Health insurance: We offer health insurance for all of our team members, international or US.
- Family support fund: A stipend for each kiddo.
- Working smarter stipend: Extra funds for coworking space or some coffee shop treats.
- Sabbaticals: take a 6-week break, fully paid, after every 5 years with Buffer.
- Home office setup: Get $1000 to set up your home office!
- Growth mindset fund: Extra money each year for learning and development.
- Savings plan: With 3% company match.
- New laptop: Get a powerful new laptop or PC from your first day at Buffer and every 3 years after.
- Unlimited free books: Get a free Kindle and all the digital or audio books you like, no questions asked.
- AI tools stipend: Level up your work with the latest AI tools.
- Flexible time off: No set limits. Take the time you need to rest and recharge.
- Profit sharing: When the company does well, all team members share the profits.
- Family leave: 16 weeks of family leave for all parents, fully paid.
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2014
$3.5m
SERIES A
Dec 2011
$0.4m
ANGEL
Total funding: $3.9m
Leadership
Joel Gascoigne
(Founder & CEO)Joel graduated from the University of Warwick with a Masters of Engineering and Computing Science. They founded Buffer in 2010 and have served as the CEO since.