A fun place to work, with great people - Head of Marketing and Communications Lighter Capital Employee Review

I have loved my time working at Lighter, and I am so grateful to be a part of a growing, mission-driven company. People respect one another, the offsites are fun and inclusive, and the leadership genuinely cares about each and every employee.

No cons to working at Lighter Capital

Lighter Capital has an entirely remote workforce, but tries hard to build and maintain a team atmosphere through frequent remote interactions and twice-yearly retreats. The management team values open communication and shares challenges as well as successes. The culture focuses on making our portfolio companies successful, and that culture of helpfulness permeates the organization - e.g. Engineering is highly responsive to the needs of Sales, etc. This leads to a very positive atmosphere, as helping others (internally or externally) is celebrated and rewarded. That both selects for co-workers that are friendly and helpful, and encourages everyone to be more so.

Lighter Capital is, despite being 12 years old, still a start-up in many ways, so doesn't have the formal structure or resources of a larger organization. For example, HR is spread across several people, some of whom are part-time, and all of whom have other responsibilities. This means that there isn't always an obvious person to go to about things like health insurance questions, and the people who can help have a lot of other things going on. Everyone tries to be helpful, but there definitely isn't anyone sitting around waiting to address an issue with a reimbursement or whatever.