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alva
Provides stakeholder intelligence
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Analytics
- Digital Media
- SaaS
- Data Analysis
- London, UK
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Company mission
To provide the best stakeholder intelligence to support the creation of social and economic value by corporations, advisers and the investment community.
11% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Corporate reputation management is becoming increasingly important. Using the vast amounts of publicly available media content and internal business intelligence out there, alva wants to help companies make better informed decisions to drive economic and social value.
So much available media content brings with it a great opportunity to understand what key stakeholders are thinking. However, it can be hard to cut through the noise and understand what they truly believe. alva succeeds in removing this complexity by combining AI and machine learning, as well by using as sector analyst expertise.
This approach has led to alva winning the Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award for Natural Language Processing in 2021. It has been trusted by the Global 2000, with clients including Verizon, AstraZeneca, Rolls-Royce, Vodafone, and PwC.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Employer pension contribution
- Referral bonus for recommending candidates that are successfully hired
- Charity days: paid time off to support local charities and communities
- Fun and social work environment: Friday afternoon drinks and social events
- Access to free or discounted products and services via Perkbox
- Flexible working environment
- Monthly £100 ‘Extra Mile Award’
- Cycle to work scheme
- 25 days annual leave
- Access to online training courses provided via Udemy
Company values
- Authenticity: we do what we say
- Learning mindset: we find ways to be better
- Collaborative: we trust, respect & care for each other
- Taking ownership: we make things happen
- Achievers: we’re relentless in the pursuit of excellence
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2015
$3.2m
EARLY VC
May 2010
$0.9m
SEED
Total funding: $4.1m
Leadership
Alberto Lopez Valenzuela
(CEO)Alberto worked for over 5 years as a Product Manager at TECFA, before spending 5 years at Datamonitor as VP of Emerging Markets. In March 2009, he left his Directorship role at Cision to found Alva, serving as CEO since.
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Intelligent people (2)
Innovative product (2)
Meaningful work (1)
Nice people (1)
Hard working team (1)
Flexible working (1)
Team energy (1)
Inspiring mission (1)
Growing fast (1)
Data-driven decisions (1)
You are constantly challenged to justify and defend your analysis , pushing you to think very critically and thoughtfully of your work.
Data
Data-driven decisions
Jun 2021
Alva is a very mission-driven company that wants its clients to succeed. All of our work always goes back to finding the most value for clients based on their needs. The alva team is dedicated to helping clients make necessary shifts and strategies to be more connected to multiple stakeholder groups and in charge of their reputation.
Data
Inspiring mission
Jun 2021
It is a lot of work and can be long hours but everyone is committed to the work and willing to put the hours in to ensure client success. Definitely a work-hard group.
Data
Hard working team
Jun 2021
Alva's intelligence suite is market leading and always evolving, there's always new technological and product developments
Operations & Strategy
Innovative product
May 2021
I've met some of the most impressive people I've worked with at alva, there are some great opportunities to observe and learn from really talented colleagues
Operations & Strategy
Intelligent people
May 2021
Working at alva is fast-paced and collaborative. As a fairly small team there’s an entrepreneurial feel, everyone across the organisation is accessible and works together to make decisions and make things happen.
Operations & Strategy
Growing fast
May 2021
The analysis insights from alva help clients respond to their customers, shareholders and the public, and help them become even better citizens in our ever-expanding global economy. This real time insight is a true game change in terms of ESG and how others perceive companies big and small.
Software Engineering
Innovative product
May 2021
The team is dynamic, a real mixture of experiences, but all working towards a shared mission. We build products that enable alva to provide insight to clients, turning whiteboards into hands-on reality for our analysts and end-users. And by avoiding information silos, we spread the knowledge throughout the team, sharing any support workload and always being open to new ideas, interpretations and improvements.
Software Engineering
Team energy
May 2021
The people at alva are great fun - a group that hangs out after work regularly, weekday sports at lunchtimes. And we have even managed to maintain the camaraderie through lockdown with social group calls!
Software Engineering
Nice people
May 2021
The analyst work is dynamic and challenging and requires you to grow. Working with an impressive portfolio of respected clients offers young professionals an outstanding experience.
Data
Meaningful work
May 2021
Alva has a strong supportive culture, with a 'small company feel' atmosphere that is fun and rewarding.
Data
Intelligent people
May 2021
People, growth opportunities, as well as flexible working options are things that set alva apart.
Data
Flexible working
May 2021