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Parabola

A spreadsheet alternative that combines data to create automated processes

21-100 employees
  • B2B
  • Internal tools
  • Logistics
  • Productivity
  • Freight
  • Supply Chain
  • Automation
228 Grant Avenue 4th floor, San Francisco, CA 94108 OR 270 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012

Company mission

Our mission is to provide non-technical teams ("operators") with the same type of leverage as their technical counterparts.

Top investors

Many candidates hear
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50% female employees

64% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

Sam Franklin headshot

Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

The Parabola platform aims to simplify the automation of regular tasks. Using a drag-and-drop interface, Parabola eliminates the need for programming knowledge and enables users to automate repetitive tasks within programmes such as Excel or Google Sheets and between software, for example, taking data from Salesforce to send targeted emails to a specific set of customers.

With the aid of an $8M financing round led by Matrix Partners, the company has created a Shopify connector, taking advantage of the upsurge in online shopping and opening up to a potentially huge market of e-commerce businesses.

There are several other successful businesses such as Integrify and RoboTask, each with similar offerings for task automation. Parabola differentiates itself from these competitors with the continued innovation around e-commerce, with the integration of the Shopify platform, a huge time saver for online retailers.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible work hours & unlimited PTO
  • Office lunches and snacks
  • Subsidized transportation benefits
  • Custom desk setup with equipment of your choice
  • Remote and hybrid work opportunities
  • Monthly team events (cooking classes, bowling, and more)
  • 12 weeks parental leave
  • Dog-friendly office

Company values

  • Weirdly Deep
  • Edit the Company
  • A Little Heat is Okay
  • Shine a Light on Operations

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Jun 2023

$24m

SERIES B

Aug 2020

$8m

SERIES A

$34.3m

Total funding

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Founders

They studied at the University of Southern California before founding Prodigify, leaving after a year in 2011 to spend 2 years as a Deloitte Analyst. They co-founded Parabola in 2016, serving since then as CEO.

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Great work is recognised (1)

Team energy (1)

Innovative product (1)

Love this crew of Parabolists! Yes, we eat lunch together every day. But beyond that, nobody is too busy to answer a finicky question--in fact, it's a point of pride to get weirdly deep together, especially if it means finding a win for our customers.

People, HR, Recruitment

Team energy

May 2024

Is it a spreadsheet alternative? A productivity tool? Your favorite operator's favorite app? Yes. Describing what we're making is not always straightforward, but it's like a magic bullet for the people who use it, and helping them make magic gives our work purpose.

People, HR, Recruitment

Innovative product

May 2024

We believe that success at Parabola is best recognized publicly, and we love to hype each other up! Whether it's the sales crew sharing their latest wins, or our CEO shouting out our launch team for nailing a new expansion, affirmation flows freely.

People, HR, Recruitment

Great work is recognised

May 2024

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