What's It Like to Work at Cie?

In one sentence, why does your company’s mission matter to your team — and what recent decision did it shape?

We exist to build what’s missing: creating startups from the ground up to take on the problems others haven’t solved yet. We’re drawn to the challenges where we can write the playbook, possibilities are still undefined, and together, we can imagine, build and bring something entirely new to life. Our venture studio model combines entrepreneurial thinking, technical expertise and creative innovation with a repeatable framework for building ideas from zero-to-one across industries like education, government, retail and beyond.

Which initiative best demonstrates the impact of your mission — and how was its success measured?

Our mission comes to life through everything we build. As our startups advance through different stages of growth and fundraising, the Cie hub remains deeply embedded — bringing shared talent, expertise and insights to each venture. The result is a ripple effect: Each company creates a meaningful impact of its own, while accelerating our team’s knowledge, capabilities and impact. That becomes the catalyst for what we take on next.

What ritual or leader behavior convinces people the mission is real?

Our entrepreneurial team stays close to creation — actively participating in brainstorms, market assessments, pitches, working sessions and demos while moving quickly to stress-test ideas and understand where real value exists. Our innovation-driven culture empowers people at every level to build, experiment and learn, while rotating expertise across ventures so insights from one challenge can accelerate another. We embrace what’s working and build on every successful launch by redeploying what we’ve learned toward where our collective expertise can create impact next.