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Sona
People Operating System for Frontline Teams
- 101-200 employees
- B2B
- HR
- Productivity
- SaaS
- Fully Remote
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Company mission
Solve the unique challenges of frontline work with technology that empowers every employee.
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35% female employees
88% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
80% of people don’t work at desks, but the technology for deskless workers only attracts 1% of all enterprise software investment. Consequently, little software has been designed to benefit the frontline. Sona is a workforce technology startup setting out to help solve this issue, building an all-in-one platform specially designed to empower frontline workers and help their employers retain staff and operate more efficiently.
By using its app, users can view and claim shifts, communicate with their colleagues, and book holidays. Moreover, Sona has additional modules for HR, Payroll, and Engagement, so customers can manage all of their people operations in one place, or integrate with their existing tools.
Sona is an early-stage startup, yet already counts big names across Social Care, Hospitality, and the Charities sector who have combined to book millions of shifts on the Sona platform.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- 4.5 day standard working week
- Share options
- Fully remote and flexible working
- 35 days annual leave (25 days standard plus 10 flexible public holiday days)
- Pension contributions matched up to 5%
- Enhanced parental leave & pay
- Co-working space stipend
- Quarterly all expenses paid team retreats
- The latest Macbook and equipment for your home office
- Professional development budget
- Unlimited free books
- Comprehensive health insurance via Bupa
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2024
$27.5m
SERIES A
Mar 2022
$7m
SEED
Total funding: $36.7m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Ben Dixon
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously Associate - Consulting at PWC and Software Engineer at Thorlabs. Also, Co-Founder & CTO at Catapult Ventures Limited for 6 years.
Oli Johnson
(Co-founder)Previously Associate at NEO Capital and Investment Manager at Baugur Group. Co-Founder at Catapult for 6 years.
Steffen Wulff Petersen
(Co-founder)Previously Investment Banker at Goldman Sachs for 2 years. Since then has been Co-Founder & Managing Director at Lazada Group and Co-Founder at Catapult.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Sona
- Fully remote work and total control over your schedule means you can excel at Sona no matter where, when, or how you like to work. We also offer extended parental leave to everyone.
- We're partnered with the Women in Tech Forum, a membership platform dedicated to supporting and accelerating the careers of women. Optional memberships are available to all women and allies at Sona to access their wide range of events, masterclasses, articles, and more.
- Salary transparency across all of our job postings means your offer is based on your experience and interview performance, not your previous salary or your negotiating skills.
- We use structured interview processes and assessment criteria to remove as much bias from our process as possible
- We do all of our collaborative work in public channels, which means everyone gets a say and the recognition they deserve, and nobody's out of the loop.
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Supportive management (1)
People of all backgrounds are welcomed (1)
Focus on employee wellbeing (1)
Strong leadership (1)
My favourite part about our meetups is meeting colleagues from all over the world, with different views and experiences. In the Talent Team, continuing to hire people from a diverse range of backgrounds is a top priority.
People, HR, Recruitment
People of all backgrounds are welcomed
May 2022
The wellbeing of our team is a top priority for all of our leaders and lot's of thought is put into making Sona a great place to work, as well as a successful company.
People, HR, Recruitment
Strong leadership
May 2022
Sona strikes a good balance between giving me the trust and autonomy to do my best work, while being on hand to support and unblock me where needed.
People, HR, Recruitment
Autonomy
May 2022
Sona genuinely care about staff wellbeing, there's no token consideration or pretence. The 4.5 day working week and flexible hours make for a great work-life balance. They put trust in their employees to just get their work done and do it to the best of their ability, which helps us to feel autonomous and do our best work. The way they treat their staff is exemplary.
Product
Focus on employee wellbeing
May 2022
Sona hire people who they believe will be great at their job and then trust them from that point to just do it without micromanagement or office politics. I feel completely autonomous in my role and that my skills, experience and anything else I bring are truly valued. There is a balance of being given enough responsibility that you feel challenged and motivated, but enough support that you never feel overwhelmed or stuck.
Product
Autonomy
May 2022
The founders and management more generally are such lovely, understanding people who just want to make Sona a great place to work and to empower us to all build great products that will improve people's lives. The culture and values at Sona are exemplary, and this is largely down to excellent management.
Product
Supportive management
May 2022
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