🦄 Ladder: Next-gen professional community platform

• Raised $3.7 million seed round with investors like Forerunner Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Pear VC, and top angels like Harry Stebbings, Elizabeth Weil, Tony Xu, Josh Buckley, and Josh Elman
• Recently released iOS and Android apps, which are available on the App Store and Google Play Store
• Tens of thousands of active users, with thousands on the waitlist

 

• Software Engineer, Full-Stack
• Senior Software Engineer, Tech Lead
• Product Designer
• Marketing Lead
• Community Manager
• Chief of Staff
• Growth Manager
• Growth Lead
• General Application

It can be hard to meaningfully network on traditional professional social networks like LinkedIn, especially when the focus is often on the number of connections rather than the quality of those connections. Ladder’s strategic use of community gives the process of online networking a more human connection. The platform offers a variety of ways to meaningfully interact with people on the platform, such as community events, AMAs with industry leaders, coffee chats with like-minded individuals, and more. Ladder’s new job board feature also provides a personalized approach to the job search process, allowing industry leaders, companies, and investors like Alexis Ohanian, Roblox, and Forerunner Ventures to create tailored job listings for the Ladder community and their audiences. The company has bold plans in its journey to democratize access to career growth; CEO Andrew Tan told us that Ladder’s goal over the next year is to help 1 million people discover their dream job, create lifelong relationships, and launch their careers. We’re excited to see the impact Ladder has on the world of professional networking as we head into 2022.