The Garden

Adult learning platform

The Garden logo
1-20 employees
  • B2C
  • Communication
  • Learning
  • Video
  • Community
  • Media
London, UK

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Company mission

To enable anyone, anywhere to learn from world experts & each other by building a global community for the curious.

Our take

Today if you want to learn online, your options are stressful and structured education, or passive edutainment. Further, over 200 million people learn online but only 3% finish a course, showing there is huge demand but the current platforms don’t serve most people’s needs. The Garden was created to change this.

The company offers a platform where people can come together with world experts and each other to share knowledge and ideas through live and on-demand talks, developing a shared love of learning. The Garden's ultimate aim is to foster a dynamic, interactive learning environment.

The company received early backing from a top VC fund and a global group of strategic angels. It appears to have seen a strong early growth, having amassed over 11,000 members within seven months of its beta launch. With plans to continue offering a steady stream of talks and the number of members projected to increase, The Garden has the potential to see long-term success.

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Benefits

  • Remote-first company. However, we value face to face interaction for collaboration and for team building so we intend to be a remote-first company that comes together regularly, both for in-person team days and whole company meetings
  • Team members can choose whether they will be primarily WFH or primarily work from a coworking space
  • For those who choose to WFH, the company will provide a budget so you can create a home office set up that supports your working needs
  • For those who choose to work from a coworking space, the company will provide a pass for a local coworking space or office
  • We are building a values-led company full of high performing, curious individuals who want to learn together and win together
  • 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
  • Work from home opportunities

Company values

  • Team Excellence - We create the extraordinary, together
  • Curiosity - We cultivate our own and others curiosity, and we seek to understand
  • Integrity - Integrity is in our DNA; we can be trusted to do the right thing, always
  • Belonging - We want to create opportunities for meaningful connections and a feeling of belonging within our team and community

Funding (1 round)

Jul 2022

$3.9m

SEED

Total funding: $3.9m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Sophie Adelman

(CEO)

Most recently an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Index Ventures. Previously co-founder & President, Multiverse (aka WhiteHat), previously EMEA GM Hired.com.

Simon Lambert

(CTO)

Previously CTO at Treatwell, CTO at Moo.com, Engineering Lead at Lastminute.com.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at The Garden

  • One of our values is around belonging and we believe deeply in creating a diverse and inclusive community and team. Everyone is welcome in The Garden.
  • Both our founders are parents of young children and we value the flexibility of a remote culture. We measure performance on output not on facetime.

Endorsements

All

My opinions are valued (1)

Open and honest communication (1)

Team energy (1)

I've never been in a room with so many switched on minds working together to solve exciting and challenging problems. Everybody has something to contribute and the team dynamics embrace and encourage everyone.

Software Engineering

Team energy

May 2021

The Garden allows me to be open and share any opinions and feedback without having to worry about being judged. It is that open safe space where everyone is welcome.

Software Engineering

My opinions are valued

May 2021

We're all open and honest individuals. Combining that in a team environment makes us excel in our work and mission

Software Engineering

Open and honest communication

May 2021