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RideTandem

Sustainable workplace and community transport

21-100 employees
  • B2B
  • Marketplace
  • Sustainability
  • Transport
  • Mobility
  • Social Impact
60 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8LU

Company mission

To enable sustainable commuting for all.

Top investors

Most candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

53% female employees

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

70%+ of the UK population live in places with a commuting choice between poor public transport or the high cost of car ownership. This is making it harder for people to access vital work and educational opportunities

On the other side, worksites needing the most staff, like fulfilment centres, are in the least accessible places, making recruitment and retention increasingly expensive

RideTandem are solving this 2-sided problem. By partnering with local transport companies, their technology enables sustainable transport that connects people with opportunities

Backed by leading investors like Ascension and grantmakers including the UK Space Agency, the service is being used by clients like Primark, Royal Mail and the University of Warwick, with the company growing revenue 10x YoY twice

Benefits

  • Private health insurance
  • Tax-advantaged options scheme (so that you own a bit of the company too!)
  • 28 days per year annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Enhanced pension contribution
  • Flexible working locations with the opportunity to work in-person, hybrid or fully remote, but with regular opportunities to catch up online and in-person with a super friendly team

Funding (2 rounds)

Apr 2023

$2.9m

EARLY VC

Apr 2022

$2.2m

SEED

$5.1m

Total funding

This company has top investors

Founders

Previously MD of education charity, Future First, which they grew to reach 20% of schools nation wide as clients.

Several years experience in consulting and investing at Monitor Deloitte, Omidyar Network, and Global Innovation Fund

Previously CTO of Hireup, named Australia's fastest growing company in 2017

Diversity & Inclusion at RideTandem

  • Currently 53% female, 15% people of colour, and geographically distributed (about half the team lives in or near central London, others are based everywhere from Liverpool to Dundee!)
  • We check job descriptions and other relevant documents for bias to ensure inclusive language
  • We monitor diversity in hiring funnels

Endorsements

All

Opportunities to learn (2)

Autonomy (2)

Nice people (2)

Career progression (1)

Meaningful work (1)

My opinions are valued (1)

Supportive management (1)

Great work is recognised (1)

Flexible working (1)

Inspiring mission (1)

I joined as an Executive Assistant and have been given various opportunities to lead on projects - which I absolutely love. We value feedback within the company which allows opportunity for growth and improvement. The management team also have lots of knowledge and are always happy to share information.

Operations & Strategy

Opportunities to learn

Jan 2024

There is no micromanagement in RideTandem and we're trusted to do our job well. As a parent, I value the flexibility given so I can attend to my children and still do my job well in my own time when needed.

Operations & Strategy

Autonomy

Jan 2024

Alex, Tatseng and Huw are amazing people to work for and with. Their skill sets and contrasting personalities complement each other really well. They also prioritise employee well-being and genuinely want all of us to thrive, making it a fantastic place to work.

Operations & Strategy

Supportive management

Jan 2024

RideTandem has three passionate and dedicated co-founders in Tatseng, Huw and Alex. Their diverse sets of skills have come together to form a strong leadership which has nurtured a start-up of three into a company with dozens of employees, which positively impacts the lives of thousands of of customers.

Product

Strong leadership

Aug 2022

I have had more chances to skill-up as a developer at RideTandem than in any of my previous jobs. Rather than being pigeon-holed into focusing on the areas we have knowledge on, I feel like we are really encouraged (and trusted) to expand our abilities and learn from each others' strengths.

Product

Opportunities to learn

Aug 2022

RideTandem is a very open company to work with and communication is great, both within and between teams. A flat hierarchical structure and confidence in our team empowers us to take initiatives and bring forward ideas. On a company scale where issues are not directly within my remit, I have always felt that any suggestions I make are genuinely heard and considered.

Product

My opinions are valued

Aug 2022

Tandem is a company with a clear social conscience that seeks to make a positive difference in people's lives. It's at the heart of the business, which aims to alleviate transport poverty and increase employment opportunities within some of the most deprived areas of the country.

Software Engineering

Meaningful work

Aug 2022

Everyone has been extremely welcoming and very eager to help. There's no office politics and everyone genuinely gets on with each other. I look forward to the company socials and a great effort is made to include everyone, even those beaming in from elsewhere.

Software Engineering

Nice people

Aug 2022

There's a real sense of excitement within the company as it continues to grow rapidly, even in a challenging economic climate. This means there is plenty of opportunity to take on responsibility and progress, which is something I value a lot.

Software Engineering

Growing fast

Aug 2022

The team is very nice and supportive! Management is putting a lot of effort to create a supportive and non-toxic environment by organising team events. Everyone gets along and is happy to help with anything at any time.

Sales & Account Management

Nice people

Aug 2022

I joined RideTandem with no experience and with the help of my manager, I developed my skills super quickly and achieved great results! I learned a lot since I joined the team! I have weekly 1:2:1 meetings with my manager, where we discuss my career goals and the ways I could achieve them. I'm very grateful that RideTandem is full of opportunities and guides me toward my goals!

Sales & Account Management

Career progression

Aug 2022

RideTandem is super flexible on remote working, therefore, I can work from anywhere in the world. I can now visit my family in my home country at any time of the year and work from there. It's just nice that managers are understanding and give you some freedom in managing your own schedule.

Sales & Account Management

Flexible working

Aug 2022

Since the day I joined I've been given the opportunity to forge my own path, and trusted to make decisions in the best interests of the company. That autonomy doesn't happen alone - there's so much opportunity to take the lead on projects and drive things forward, but always a supportive team there to lend a helping hand.

Operations & Strategy

Autonomy

Aug 2022

The whole team genuinely cares about what we set out to do. We care about our customers and want to make the world a better place to be - from both an environmental and social perspective - and that mission is something the whole team can get behind day after day.

Operations & Strategy

Inspiring mission

Aug 2022

While the outcome is important, we also make sure to look at and reward the work that went in to getting there. We have a really appreciative team culture and there's always a huge amount of recognition for the work people are doing, both within their teams and across different teams.

Operations & Strategy

Great work is recognised

Aug 2022

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