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StoryTerrace
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- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Lifestyle
- Publishing
- Content
- Consumer Goods
- Social Impact
- London, UK
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Company mission
To create a world in which every life story is captured in a meaningful way.
Our take
StoryTerrace aims to create a world in which every life story is captured in a meaningful way. It does this with its core service of turning people's life stories into books using its tech platform alongside a large network of over 600 vetted freelancers.
It allows individuals to commit their most important life moments to print with a compelling prose narrative, while StoryTerrace's ghostwriters take care of the process of creating, writing, editing and printing family memoirs. This whole process generally takes 8-12 weeks, depending on the book length.
The platform matches clients with professional writers, who hold interview sessions by phone, video call, or in person. After learning your backstory and all relevant details, the writer will begin working on the text of the book, allowing the customer to comment on and read the book as it progresses, as well as customise the design and cover.
This approach has led to StoryTerrace growing over 100% per annum, and becoming the leader in this emerging new product category. With offices currently based in Los Angeles and London, StoryTerrace aims to grow further.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Tuesday team breakfast
Company values
- Empathy
- Collaboration
- Trust
- Innovation
- Profit & Purpose driven
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2021
$1.3m
LATE VC
Jul 2018
$0.8m
SEED
Total funding: $2.9m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Rutger Bruining
(CEO)After an MBA at Columbia, they worked as a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton and an Investment Director at Arle Capital Partners. In November 2014, they founded StoryTerrace, working as CEO since.
People progressing
They joined StoryTerrace as Managing Editor. In 2019, they were promoted to Recruitment & Project Management. In 2021 they were promoted to Global Editorial Operations Manager.
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Inspiring mission (1)
There is a real community feel at StoryTerrace. We have team lunches once a week in the office and regular social events for both in-person and remote workers, so everyone feels connected to people in different departments. People regularly praise each other for good work and collaboration in our Kudos Slack channel and the company regularly takes on feedback in order to make our company meetings more inclusive and interactive.
Marketing
Team energy
Apr 2022
We want to help and inspire everyone to capture the stories of the people they love before its too late. Everyone has a story to tell and I am proud to be a part of a meaningful mission that encourages people to reflect on their lives and learn more about their family history.
Marketing
Inspiring mission
Apr 2022
From the moment a new employee joins the company, they are welcomed with open arms. They are paired up with a 'buddy' in the company to show them the ropes and introduce them to our team and systems, who is on hand to answer any questions they may have. We also use Trainual and an internal FAQs database so that new joiners have access to all the information they need to have a smooth transition into their new role.
Marketing
Thoughtful onboarding
Apr 2022
Everyone at StoryTerrace genuinely cares about the product. We take our time to celebrate our customers' stories and the impact the finished book has on the people around them during our weekly all hands meetings.
People, HR, Recruitment
Meaningful work
Apr 2022
The people at StoryTerrace are very welcoming to new joiners and everyone is super helpful. We have a family friendly, informal work culture and we care about what colleagues from other teams do in the company.
People, HR, Recruitment
Nice people
Apr 2022
Being part of a fast growing scale up means that there are plenty of opportunities to grow and to learn by default. StoryTerrace is the leader in a new industry so everything we do is new. I feel I have learnt more in the past 1 year at StoryTerrace than I did in my entire career.
People, HR, Recruitment
Opportunities to learn
Apr 2022
