Syndio
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington, US
- Sectors
- Software Development
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 178
Former Amazon executive Jeff Blackburn joins Bessemer Venture Partners as partner, staying in Seattle
Longtime Amazon executive Jeff Blackburn left Amazon and has joined Bessemer Venture Partners as one of five new partners; he will focus on early- and late-stage customer-focused companies and remain based in Seattle. Bessemer also announced it raised $3.3 billion across two new funds and has a history of backing major startups.
Maria Colacurcio (Syndio CEO, Smartsheet Co-Founder) on category creation, leadership lessons from parenting, skills over experience, and the power of focus
Syndio just raised a $17M series B to help companies fix gender and racial pay equity problems. It's a big, complex, and new category. They already have 100+ customers like Nordstrom, Salesforce, and Adobe. Maria was previously co-founder at Smartsheet and a tech veteran. She is all about focus and precision. And she explains how parenting 6 kids, working with veterans, startup marketing, and big companies have all helped her find focus in her mission at Syndio.
Syndio raises $17.1M led by Bessemer to expand PayEQ pay‑equity analytics after surge in 2020 demand
Seattle-based Syndio raised $17.1 million in a new funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners to accelerate development of its PayEQ pay‑equity analytics software amid rising demand in 2020. The company says PayEQ is used by more than 100 firms across 2.3 million employees and that ARR nearly tripled during 2020.
Pacific Northwest startups attract $2.3B in H1 2020 as Sana Biotech’s >$700M June raise boosts totals
Despite the pandemic and recession fears, Pacific Northwest startups attracted $2.3 billion across 135 deals in H1 2020, up from $1.1 billion in 94 deals in H1 2019; Seattle-based Sana Biotechnology’s >$700 million June raise heavily skewed totals but H1 2020 still topped $1.6 billion excluding that deal.
Syndio raises $7.5M to expand pay-equity software as CEO warns COVID-19 could widen gaps for women and minorities
Seattle HR-tech startup Syndio raised $7.5 million to expand software that analyzes and corrects pay disparities tied to gender, race, ethnicity, or age; CEO Maria Colacurcio warns COVID-19 risks widening pay gaps for women and minorities. Syndio serves 60+ customers including Nordstrom, Slack, Adobe and plans to grow despite the economic downturn, backed by investors including Emerson Collective and Voyager Capital.
Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio Raises $7.5M Series A from Home While Quarantined with Six Kids
Maria Colacurcio, CEO of pay-equity software Syndio, closed a $7.5 million Series A led by Voyager Capital and Emerson Collective while quarantined at home with six children, fundraising remotely as her husband handled homeschooling. Syndio’s platform, used by companies like Adobe, Nordstrom, Slack and Target, provides real-time employee compensation analyses to identify and model pay gaps, a capability in heightened demand amid COVID-19 concerns and litigation risk.
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Zev Eigen Founder
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Maria Colacurcio Executive, CEO
