Kpler is a leading subscription-based data and analytics platform delivering real-time market intelligence for diverse commodities and their transportation. Since its inception in 2014, Kpler has helped shake up the industry by introducing the fi...
Pros
I have spent almost 3 years at Kpler, joining the firm when the US presence was much smaller and seeing the company grow both domestically and globally has been quite the ride. The growth we have had over during this time came with its challenges. There were organizational reorgs, new acquisitions and first time investors. All with our product team delivering new products and enhancements quarterly. These are all the GOOD hurdles that a successful start up faces when its evolving and scaling. Never a dull moment here at Kpler that's for sure and one thing that remains constant are the quality of the people. One item to share here is how feedback is taken from the day to day employees to the leadership team. Back in 2020, we had one office in Houston that was somewhat removed from the early risers in Asia and Europe. We shared feedback with HQ over the past year, largest was the gap in benefits packages relative to other firms here in the US. Especially considering many of us had growing families to support. This past year, the leadership team took the feedback shared and updated benefits packages that support all of our requests and more including an added 5 days of PTO (25 total) and 100% fully paid medical insurance. This was all in addition to, 401k plan with company match, life insurance, disability insurance, monthly remote office stipend, daycare spending, commuting expense and launched regional offices to support the team members that would prefer to be in office (hybrid working environment). It's really great to see the leadership team taking the feedback from the front line and making adjustments to support us.Cons
As stated above, change is inevitable in a fast growing start up. Be prepared for it and find the opportunity in the changes that happen. Currently, I would say that we have stabilized a bit further in 2023 and look forward to seeing how the new organization moves forward.