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We got an exclusive look at the 26-slide pitch deck PlusPlus, an onboarding platform deployed by Netflix and Airbnb, used to raise $6.2 million
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- PlusPlus, an onboarding and learning platform used by Netflix and LinkedIn, has raised $6.2 million.
- The startup was created by Marko Gargenta, a former engineer director at Twitter University.
- Check out the 26-slide pitch deck it used to raise the funds.
A startup that onboards thousands of employees for the likes of Netflix, Airbnb, and LinkedIn has raised $6.2 million in seed funding.
California-based PlusPlus was launched in 2017 by Marko Gargenta, a former engineering director at Twitter who spearheaded Twitter University, the company’s internal engineering training program. Gargenta found Twitter was effective at scaling its headcount because it was “clued in on best practices to help uplevel its employees.”
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As a result he developed PlusPlus with the aim of helping tech companies scale and maximize productivity. PlusPlus is a platform that hosts all elements of onboarding, such as training, events, and articles. The startup also enables senior leaders at companies to host tech talks, online workshops, and office hours for employees.
“We are allowing people who are chasing mastery to form a community,” Gargenta said. “This is our observation, that it’s a very human need.”
The funding round was led by Freestyle Capital, which has previously invested in cloud collaboration platform Airtable and creator subscription service Patreon, with Moxxie Ventures, Scribble Ventures, and Sand Hill Angels participating, among others.
“The Great Resignation makes scaling a technical team harder than ever, so the need for employees to get up to speed and be productive quickly is more urgent than ever,” said Jenny Lefcourt, general partner at Freestyle Capital.
Gargenta said the shift to remote work had opened up funding avenues as companies increasingly prioritize employee well-being against a backdrop of over 4 million employees resigning last year in the US.
“Suddenly, the need for human connection became even greater,” Gargenta said. “How do you create community and bonds if you’re mailed a laptop? In the past, you’d experience it through other human connections, so it became even more important to focus on human connection through collective learning,” he added.
PlusPlus said it has around 100,000 users and that it will use the fresh funds to invest in product development and expand into smaller markets.
Check out the 26-slide pitch deck it used.
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