The venture backed benchmark contains organizations that are funded by venture capital firms and are therefore from a wide range of industries.
~2.5m
Questions answered
in last 12 months
~70
Organizations
These insights represent ~2.5m questions answered from ~70 organizations, ranging in size from 40 to 2,200 people, in the last 12 months.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.
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Computer Software
28%
Internet
20%
Computer & Network Security
7%
Financial Services
7%
E-learning
4%
Real Estate
4%
Food & Beverages
4%
Consumer Services
4%
Insurance
3%
Information Technology and Services
3%
Hospital & Health Care
3%
Biotechnology
3%
North America
73%
Europe
12%
Asia
7%
MEA
5%
Oceania
3%
South America
1%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the top 33% compared with other industries.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 32 and is in the top 18% compared with other industries.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 74% 3% above global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 86% 2% above global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 89% 2% above global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 59% Same as global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 65% 2% below global average |
People working in Venture Backed are similarly engaged as other industries.
The highest scoring question for Venture Backed had 94% of people agreeing that they understand how their work contributes to [company]'s mission (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in Venture Backed were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 11% of people disagreeing (+0% above average).
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Venture Backed organizations.
The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me
The factor this relates most closely to is Leadership
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Venture Backed organizations.
1 The leaders at [Company] have communicated a vision that motivates me | 75% favorable Leadership |
2 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 67% favorable Learning & Development |
3 [Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development | 80% favorable Learning & Development |
4 [Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals | 65% favorable Company Performance |
5 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 77% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
In the short term, 17% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 11% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+1% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 [Company] is in a position to really succeed over the next three years | 84% favorable Company Performance |
2 I believe there are good career opportunities for me at [Company] | 67% favorable Learning & Development |
3 I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies | 58% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.9 stars (+0.1) |
Culture and Values | 4.0 stars (+0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 4.0 stars (+0.2) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.9 stars (+0.3) |
Career Opportunities | 3.7 stars (+0.2) |
Recommend to Friend | 71.0% (+0) |
CEO Approval | 85.0% (+1) |
Organizations in Venture Backed tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.
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