Quild Mini🦄 #124: Certn

This is the Quild Minicorn, highlighting one future of work minicorn every weekday - early-stage startups with statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.

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Founders: Owen (CFO), Andrew (CEO), Evan

Signals:

1. Repeat exited founder

   1. Andrew founded Emei, which sells dry bags and coolers

2. Venture-backed experience

   1. All three worked at RentMoola (now let’s)

3. Top company alumni

   1. Owen worked at Grant Thorton for over 7 years

   2. Evan worked at Cushman & Wakefield for over 2 years

4. Top university alumni

   1. Owen graduated from University of Alberta (BA)

   2. Andrew graduated from University of Sydney (MBA + Law)

5. Fast team growth

   1. Grew 1.7x to 201 employees

   2. And hiring a lot more

Till tomorrow, Kenn