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Cuckoo

Broadband provider

201-500 employees
  • B2C
  • Telecommunications
  • eCommerce
We Work, Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London

Company mission

To become the UK's most recommended way to connect

Top investors

Most candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

33% female employees

29% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

Theo Margolius headshot

Theo Margolius

COO of Otta

Four incumbents currently own more than 90% of the broadband market, and customers often face poor service, complex deals, and hidden price rises. Cuckoo aims to disrupt the UK broadband market, seeing an opportunity to change this space.

The company is bringing in some transparency and is working to fix the broken broadband market. Cuckoo has one deal and a one-month rolling contract with simple pricing, no loyalty tax, and no hidden charges while offering the fastest available speed on the network.

It is backed by leading venture capital investors, RTP Global and JamJar Investments, and is continually developing to offer the best services for customers. This includes its most recent same-day launch service that aims to get customers online within 24 hours, radically reducing the industry standard timeframe of 14 days.

Benefits

  • Enhanced Sick Pay
  • Enhanced Family Leave
  • 30 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
  • Salary Sacrifice Pension
  • 4x Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • Cycle 2 Work Scheme
  • Private Healthcare
  • Private Dental Care
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Discounted Breakdown Cover
  • Annual Health Check
  • Shopping Discounts

Company values

  • We are united - we create unity and belonging, where everyone can be themselves, and together, we work towards our shared vision
  • We are Cuckoo - we deliver unforgettable experiences for our people and customers, celebrate each other's achievements, and foster a culture that makes us proud to be Cuckoo
  • We are different - we embrace originality, creating a diverse company that loves what it does and delivers something unique for our people, customers, and communities.

Funding (2 rounds)

Apr 2021

$4.7m

SERIES A

May 2020

$0.6m

SEED

$5.3m

Total funding

This company has top investors

Endorsements

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Flexible working (3)

Opportunities to learn (1)

Meaningful work (1)

Intelligent people (1)

My opinions are valued (1)

Open and honest communication (1)

Thoughtful onboarding (1)

People of all backgrounds are welcomed (1)

Team energy (1)

Inspiring mission (1)

I joined Cuckoo in January in the Growth team, in the first few months I spend time with our Eggsperts getting to grips with customer support and helping our customers on the front line. It was a great experience to really understand our customers. Since then, I've had full autonomy on the initiatives that I've been working on and spend a lot of time working with people from across Cuckoo, from Service, tech & brand to create some amazing stuff I'm really proud of. The senior leadership team are all very friendly, approachable & welcome feedback. They are also keen to push you to achieve what you can!

Marketing

Opportunities to learn

Sep 2022

Cuckoo welcomes everyone from all backgrounds, at the moment, we're fully remote which means there are people from across the UK. Cuckoo also does a blind recruitment process when shortlisting new employees to make sure there's no unintentional bias too!

Marketing

People of all backgrounds are welcomed

Sep 2022

Cuckoo welcomes & encourages feedback from everyone, one of our values is "Stand up, Speak out" to encourage everyone to do that. We ask questions in our all-hands and often use Slack to ask questions or share opinions/ideas too.

Marketing

My opinions are valued

Sep 2022

Cuckoo's mission is to disturb the broadband sector, and we do this by offering low prices, good customer service, and transparent costs. With the recent acquisition from Giganet, they now have the backing and financial power to really make this dream come true. Cuckoo focuses on the customer service end, and we have been rated with the best service on trustpilot for the last two years!

Operations & Strategy

Inspiring mission

Sep 2022

Cuckoo has allowed me to work completely remote, as they were a start-up during COVID they weren't able to have a physical office, however, with the option of remote they have been able to recruit staff all over the UK and allow us to work independently from our homes, we communicate via an online platform. Cuckoo also cooperates with some of my colleagues with commitments such as picking up children from school. I think this flexibility creates a relaxed yet productive environment where people feel catered for.

Operations & Strategy

Flexible working

Sep 2022

The culture at Cuckoo is truly something unique, I feel excited to log in and speak to my colleagues every day. We are all energetic, uplifting, and supportive. This can be championing not-so-good times and celebrating achievements, work or not work-related! After my first week at Cuckoo, my colleagues questioned as to why I was so excited, and my answer was. 'Everyone is just so cool. Cuckoo also provides in-person events, paid for the expense by Cuckoo, to help us engage with each other socially.

Operations & Strategy

Team energy

Sep 2022

I’m a morning person and tend to be most productive earlier in the day and it’s great that I can choose the times I work to match my ability to perform at my best.

Marketing

Flexible working

Aug 2021

My colleagues at Cuckoo have come from a wide range of backgrounds and incredible companies and are experts in their respective fields. As a result, I feel like I can develop quicker because of them.

Marketing

Intelligent people

Aug 2021

Onboarding at Cuckoo has been my favourite onboarding experience. After I’d accepted the role, I was invited to have several chats with the team to get to know them better which helped make me feel part of the team so early on.

Marketing

Thoughtful onboarding

Aug 2021

I love working for Cuckoo because we're truly dedicated to providing a new and transparent broadband service that's truly unique in the field. We constantly field and try out new ideas

Software Engineering

Meaningful work

Jan 2021

At Cuckoo you always know what's expected of you and you always have a channel to discuss anything work related and receive help if need be. We're all ready as a team to help each other out even across disciplines.

Software Engineering

Open and honest communication

Jan 2021

We have a great work culture here at Cuckoo, honesty and humility are two of our main pillars and it shows. We have good work hours, and have been quick to adapt remote working in the last two years

Software Engineering

Flexible working

Jan 2021

Jobs (4)

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Operations & Strategy

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