The Deloitte 2021 Technology Fast 500, a list of the 500 fastest-growing companies based on revenue growth over a three-year period, was just announced, and an impressive 84 Bay Area companies made the cut. While it’s nice to have validation from Deloitte, this list effectively told everyone in the region what they already know: Bay Area tech has its foot on the gas and isn’t taking it off any time soon.
That’s good news for job seekers, as the best way to grow your career is to join a fast-growing company. This month we’re following in the footsteps of Deloitte — although we’re purposefully casting a much smaller net — and spotlighting five fast-growing, local tech companies you need to know about, all of which are currently hiring for everything from entry-level roles to directors and VPs.
What they do: Benchling is out to help scientists accelerate their research. It aims to accomplish this through a web-based platform designed to make it easier to design and launch experiments and to analyze and share the results.
Fueling the rocket ship: Benchling announced a massive $200 million Series E in April, a round that pushed its total valuation to $4 billion. The round was raised to help Benchling accelerate product development and hiring as well as to fuel its global expansion.
Transparency and accountability: Benchling has 25 open roles on its engineering team, which is led by Amit Gupta, VP of engineering. Rachel Wang, software engineering manager, talked about Gupta’s leadership style and how it impacts her in a summer interview with Built In.
“Our VP of engineering is always learning and sharing – he shares articles that resonate with him and that teach him something, he reflects on decisions that may not have panned out, and always takes the time to explain his thinking,” Wang said. “He’s helped to foster a culture that has made me feel empowered to contribute my ideas and thoughts, even when I’m not 100 percent confident in them.”
What they do: The DISQO platform is designed to give companies increased insight into the consumer journey and how people experience brands. Instead of relying on third-party cookies, the company makes use of permission-based consumer data to power its platform.
Career growth encouraged: This past summer, Built In had the chance to speak with Kevin Fessler, lead product manager at DISQO, about his experience at the company. In addition to commending his team for their intelligence and shouting out the high-level technical challenges he gets to tackle, Fessler also touched on the company’s approach to career development.
“Career development at DISQO is encouraged and considered a priority for the business,” Fessler said. “DISQO provides an abundance of learning programs, team-building exercises, mentorship opportunities and extracurricular activities to help all team members make progress toward achieving their career goals.”
High-level opportunities: Engineering, sales and product leaders who want to take the next step in their careers will be excited to learn that DISQO currently has high-level openings in these departments. The company has an open VP of engineering position and is also hiring for a director/VP of sales for ad measurement and a VP of product for consumer apps. Note: All of these positions are remote.
What they do: Quartzy is a combination lab management platform and life science e-commerce company. Through its platform, lab workers can purchase over 10 million items, with managers using the same platform to approve purchases and manage inventory.
Innovative customers: Harvard Medical School, AbbVie and Beyond Meat are just a few of the organizations and companies that use Quartzy’s tech. In a March interview, CPO and co-founder Adam Regelmann told Built In that the company’s clients give it the ability to play a big role in the next wave of eco innovation.
“We firmly believe that the 21st century will herald an explosion in biologically engineered solutions to some of the most fundamental challenges humanity faces,” Regelmann said. “Quartzy will be front and center in this biological revolution — helping these companies create their solutions faster!”
Executive action: Quartzy is currently on the hunt for a VP of marketing to help the company move beyond word-of-mouth growth and outbound lead generation and expand into new channels to drive national growth. The role is 100 percent remote and candidates should have over eight years of experience leading a marketing team at a B2B SaaS company and working at a growing tech startup.
What they do: Investors need data to inform their deals, and PitchBook has it. The company provides private market data and analysis, with its database featuring information on over 3.3 million companies, 1.6 million deals and 380,000 investors.
Facilitating the transition: Many tech companies talk about hiring people based on their experience and potential, but PitchBook actually follows through. In an interview this past June, Janet Srey, a senior account manager and team lead, told Built In that she left a career in recycling to try her hand at fintech. In addition to welcoming her with open arms, PitchDeck worked to make sure her career pivot was a successful one.
“I knew very little about venture capital and private equity, but I knew this is where I wanted to be and I was determined to learn everything I could,” Srey said. “I took advantage of all the resources PitchBook offers and immersed myself in the company’s values and culture. This past quarter, I led my department with the highest net renewal rate.”
The sales stack: PitchBook, which currently has four open sales roles, works with a variety of sales tools. Along with Salesforce, the team also makes use of Highspot for sales enablement, Chili Piper to schedule meetings and Outreach for sales engagement.
What they do: Quantcast is a marketing platform designed to help companies free themselves from an over-reliance on data gathered by third-party cookies. The company uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze a data set put together by publishers and advertisers to provide insights to marketers in retail, financial services, travel, and more.
On the lookout for a product leader: Quantcast is currently hiring for a director of product, a role that requires over 10 years of product management experience, with half of that coming as a team leader. Other requirements include a deep understanding of adtech, experience with dual-track development, a strong analytical background and comfort developing data-oriented products. This role will develop both consumer and client-facing products and also be the public face of Quantcast at events.
Training the next-generation: Quantcast recently got into the education space with the launch of “Quantcast Academy,” a free online education and certification program that teaches the ins and outs of digital advertising as well as Quantcast’s platform. In addition to targeting marketing professionals, the company is also opening up Quantcast Academy to young people.
In November, the company announced a partnership with the London-based Brixton Finishing School that sees it contributing content to the school’s “AD-Cademy” program, which is designed to help 18-25 year olds develop new skills.
