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Ladder

Professional communities that grow careers

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1-20 employees
  • B2C
  • Training
  • Community
SoMa, San Francisco, CA

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Company mission

Ladder's mission is to provide a community-based platform where the next generation of professionals can grow their careers together.

Our take

Founded in 2020, Ladder is a new entrant to the community platform space. The company is targeting up and coming professionals looking to benefit from community support, peer & mentor guidance, and platform-exclusive career opportunities. The network is currently open to US and Canadian college students.

It is an interesting market niche to focus on: with career guidance and internships stalling over the last few years, the market is now bouncing back, and US hiring rates are projected to be the highest since studies began in 1962. Helping students navigate this new and fertile terrain could see the company enjoy substantial uptake where traditional career support networks have fallen slack.

Ladder will need to remain competitive as more entrenched career networks grind back into action. As a business predicated on community, Ladder will also have to secure substantial sign-up to gather momentum. Ladder is still establishing itself in the market, and it will be interesting to watch the company's progress over the next few years.

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Company values

  • Communicate openly and transparently — over-communicate, write with others in mind, and commit
  • Have a low ego — bring your best self, take ownership and be a team player
  • Make magic happen — create delight for users and customers, and have fun doing it
  • Do the right thing — demonstrate strong judgment, seek diverse perspectives, and influence the next generation
  • Grow fast or die slow — run hard and push the limits
  • Be analytical and actionable — make educated decisions and execute

Funding (1 round)

Oct 2021

$3.7m

EARLY VC

Total funding: $3.7m

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Leadership

Andrew Tan

(CEO)

Has an MS in Computer Science from Stanford. Worked as a Technical Product Manager at Google and held a host of positions in Venture Capital and AI & Data research