Amazing people. Bad investment company behind it. - Anonymous employee Smartly Employee Review

3.0
Jul 8, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people. Used to be a very good culture.

Cons

Investment company makes it a bad place to be.

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Smartly Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write this review, we appreciate your feedback and have shared it with the team. We are sad to hear if you feel like Providence is a bad investment company. When we were looking for an investor in 2019, Providence was selected amongst several options, after long consideration. They are a premier private equity firm, and our partnership is a part of the our overall growth strategy. Our collaboration has been critical to continue the leading position of Smartly.io in the market and to gain their additional support with strategic advisory, deep operational experience, and market insight especially in the U.S. More information can be found here. If you still have any concerns or want to discuss the topic further, please don't hesitate to contact your HR Business Partner!

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