Quild #66: Assembled
This is the Quild daily, highlighting one early-stage startup that has statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.
Assembled aims to transform and elevate customer support. Their workforce management platform helps teams solve forecasting, scheduling, and analytics in order to provide great experiences for their customers.
Founders: Brian (CEO), John, Ryan
Signals:
Repeat founder
John founded Zinc, an e-commerce consultancy
Top company alumni
Brian worked at RBC and Stripe for 8 years
John worked as an engineer at Stripe for 1 year
Ryan worked as an engineer at Stripe for 4 years
Top university alumni
Brian graduated from Stanford (BS)
John graduated from MIT (BS)
Ryan graduated from University of Chicago (BS, MS)
Accelerated financing
Announced series seed in 2020, series A in 2021
Fast team growth
Grew 3x YoY to 60+ employees
Midas list investors
Emergence led series A
Felicis Ventures participated in series A
Till tomorrow, Kenn