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Mystery
Enhancing corporate culture and morale
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Enterprise
- HR
- Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
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Company mission
To make people as happy as they can possibly be at work.
Our take
Mystery is looking to help businesses boost and measure corporate morale through events and rewards. Its end-to-end platform helps deliver and measure morale-building activities to see what works, and is a conceptual development of a company that began back in 2019 arranging mystery dates.
Mystery’s 2020 scale-up was hampered somewhat as in-person events were taken off the table. However, the company took this opportunity to pivot again, refocusing to prioritize high-quality virtual events. The company has delivered these to hundreds of companies to date, including big names like Amazon, Starbucks, and Microsoft.
Precisely how employee’s relationship with rewards and morale-building activities will change over the coming years is hard to predict. However, Mystery’s proven ability to adapt to radical market shifts speaks to flexible leadership and business model. With many teams adopting hybrid approaches on a more permanent basis, Mystery’s ability to deliver competitive and popular online events is likely to continue serving the company well.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Parental leave - We raise the standard with 12-weeks of paid parental leave for both birth and non-birth parents
- Work from anywhere - The new definition of a “modern workspace” is whatever you make of it. Comfort of home? Great. A different beach each week? Do it. (As long as there’s wifi…) Our WFH stipend will help you outfit your office wherever it is
- Unlimited PTO - Seriously. Everyone at Mystery is passionate about solving the problems of remote work; as long as you make your contribution to that effort, take time whenever you need to
- Comprehensive Healthcare - General, vision, dental, mental. You should bring your best self to work, and sometimes that means a visit with a professional. We have you covered
- Pay, 401K, and equity - Happiness doesn’t pay the bills or help you retire, so we offer competitive compensation to take care of those parts of your life
- Bi-annual offsite - Connecting as a team—as a whole team—is important to us. Twice a year we put extra effort into getting everyone “together” for fun and professional development
- Learning & development - When you grow, we grow. Mystery offers an annual stipend to keep your skills sharp and help you reach your goals
Company values
- Human touch - We have the best experience hosts on the block and human managers who work closely with you
- People Science - We pair the science of surprise with the power of data to measurably improve team cohesion
- Technology - Mystery’s self-service technology helps you create secure and safe experiences for your team
Funding (2 rounds)
Feb 2022
$18.5m
SERIES A
Sep 2019
$1.2m
SEED
Total funding: $19.7m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Shane Kovalsky
(CEO)Co-founded Seattle Web Pros and worked in Product at Convoy. Is an On Deck Scale Fellow.
Brennan Keough
(COO)Founded TrickLab before joining Boeing, where they worked in Strategy. Is an On Deck Scale Fellow.
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Nice people (1)
Open and honest communication (1)
Focus on employee wellbeing (1)
Honestly the folks that work at Mystery are some of the nicest coworkers I've ever had. They really and truly care about their peers and lead with empathy and kindness.
People, HR, Recruitment
Nice people
Jun 2022
Mystery believes in human first, employee second. They treat you like an adult when it comes to your schedule and your overall work. We talk about tough conversations regularly which I think is important.
People, HR, Recruitment
Focus on employee wellbeing
Jun 2022
We talk about tough conversations regularly which I think is important. There's always a sense of "open door" conversations. C-Suite is always accessible for conversations and information.
People, HR, Recruitment
Open and honest communication
Jun 2022