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Leland

Personal coaching marketplace

Leland logo
21-100 employees
  • B2C
  • Lifestyle
  • Marketplace
  • Education
  • Training
  • Learning
Stanford, CA

Company mission

To help ambitious people access the coaching, classes, and community they need to reach career and educational goals.

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

41% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

Coaching is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, making for a competitive market containing the likes of BetterUp, Torch, CoachHub, and plenty of others. However, with the space dominated by the tried and tested professional marketplace model, Leland stands out for its focus on helping individuals improve their careers.

Leland asks users to share their ambition - whether it be passing grad school entry tests or building skills to change career paths - then it pairs them with the right coach rather than leaving them to figure it out alone. On the other side of the platform, there’s access to new revenue streams for professional coaches, who sign up to the platform on a freelance basis and set their own rates and availability.

Leland’s niche focus, coupled with a growing demand from the public, should create a strong chance for growth despite the competitive environment. With strong funding at its back, the company has worked to expand its coaching categories as it scales up and tries to attract more users.

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Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Weekly meal allowance
  • Robust medical insurance (dental, vision, disability, etc)
  • Flexible PTO
  • Quarterly team offsite
  • Remote friendly work

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Nov 2024

$12m

SERIES A

Jan 2024

$7m

EARLY VC

Total funding: $24.1m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Former Growth Product Manager at eCommerce marketplace Curated. Prior to this they were a Product Manager at LinkedIn.

Jobs (2)

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Operations & Strategy