Senior Customer Success Manager, venn

Where Facebook’s local offering emerges in a mess of products, and Nextdoor battles controversy and its own unfocused service, Venn has a much more precise strategy. The startup is focusing just on urban areas where there are large apartment buildings, and is forging deals with the landlords of these buildings to build links to their tenants, delivering revenue.

Moving forward, the startup has plans to expand into multiple US markets while ensuring that for every one they foster true connections between neighbors and neighborhoods. Scale can sometimes mean a loss in authenticity but as long as Venn sticks to its local roots, it should ensure millions of people in thousands of neighborhoods are happier, more connected, and more involved in their communities.