Kojo

In recent years, the commercial construction industry has faced more volatility than ever. Construction costs are on the increase, there are constraints on supply chains, material and labor shortages have become more common; and manual ordering processes hold companies further back by being timely and prone to error. Kojo, founded in 2018, supplies software for material management that brings supply chains to a single platform, helping to keep construction companies moving efficiently.

• Growth: you have a growth mindset; you are excited by problems because they’re opportunities for improvement; you see feedback is essential to your own, your peers, and the company’s growth; you are excited to learn from your peers
• Innovation: you look for “10x” solutions; you are determined to transform the industry; you are insatiably curious; you keep asking why; you seek to understand the truth behind problems and find solutions to them
• Transparency: you expect to have the full context because you know it’s key to making excellent decisions; you have an obligation to speak up; you ask for candid and frequent feedback, and share it proactively
• Intentional Communication: you communicate directly with compassion; you have a bias towards written communication and documentation to open up access to your thinking; you are thoughtful around what type of communication is necessary to achieve your goals expediently; you listen with openness and curiosity
• Passion: you celebrate wins; you care intensely about Kojo's success; you care about the well-being and success of your teammates; you strive for excellence and inspire others to do the same
• Customer Obsession: you care deeply about our customers; you seek to understand their pain; you know they’re not always “right” but you always try to solve the root of their problems; you understand that what might be small things to us make a huge difference for them; you go the extra mile to delight them
• Impact: you accomplish amazing amounts of important work; you prioritize rigorously; you’re both fast-paced and detail-oriented; you see process as a tool for achieving great results, not as an end in itself; you measure results and are evidence-based
• Diversity: you know a mix of different perspectives will lead to excellent decisions; you seek out a difference of views when building teams and making decisions; you are open minded to perspectives that are different from your own; you make the extra effort to see things from the other’s point of view; you encourage others to speak up and share their points of view
• Accountability: you are motivated by having the space to make your best judgments about what should be done and how to do it; you establish clear next steps and do what you say you’ll do; you hold others accountable to meeting their commitments; you appreciate others doing the same; you are an owner of Kojo and act in its best interests

Total funding: $83.3m