Kikoff reviews

3.0

45% would recommend to a friend

(104 total reviews)

55% positive business outlook

Kikoff has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 104 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Kikoff employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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104 reviews
1.0
Feb 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing positive comes to mind about Kikoff. Stay far away if possible.

Cons

Leadership is clueless, chaotic, and constantly impatient. Poor decisions happen nonstop due to narrow thinking, while impossible deadlines are used to squeeze every ounce of energy from employees. Anyone unwilling to live under crushing pressure for a painfully average salary should look elsewhere.

5.0
Jan 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- YoY growth and projection is extremely high with 2 established PMF products and more in the cooking. - The leadership team has matured significantly with the addition of the new CTO and advisor, who brings deep leadership experience from both big tech and startups. We’re seeing clearer growth paths for employees, more guidance on collaboration, and stronger structures to address growing pains company at this stage typically experience. We are seeing effect of these changes, and I'm confident they will continue leading to a stronger and more sustainable culture. - "Act Like an Owner" and "Keep the Toes Short" are two most distinctive values at Kikoff that in my opinion sets it apart from other and larger companies I've worked at. People are encouraged to bring ideas to the table and pursue work they find valuable. In general, there’s little concern about stepping on others’ toes, as the culture explicitly promotes building in open and shared ownership, and there is way more stuffs to do than people we have. - You work with super smart and dedicated people, who like to challenge the status quo and build cool solutions to solve problems (eg. There were more than 50 hackweek projects in one hack week, including one where some engineers built system to monitor toilet availability at office lol)

Cons

- Not really a con in my opinion, but fair warning: this is not a place for complacency, coasting and riding along, or people who can’t roll up their sleeves and get into the weeds. - There is an overall tendency to focus on things with immediate metric impact to fuel the growth we need. We’d benefit from more long-term thinking and work that either creates new values to more users, or build a new technology moat or uplevel the internal team.

4.0
Jan 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

alright so I've been here for under a year still but I'm surprised to see some of the comments as negative as they are. to each their own, fair enough. but seriously, accusing of review botting? do people really think execs have the time for that? I've been apart of a few startups and heres what I think this place has going for it as a whole and what im looking forward to: - no shortage of raw brainpower. lots of smart and driven people here just based on other companies they're coming from, or strong pedigrees/schools for a lot of the newer grads - there's no shortage of work or impactful projects if you want or think of them, I've been given full leeway to be the captain of my own ship and get the buy in needed to make it happen - first profitable startup I've worked at, which brings a peace of mind I had to adjust to in a good way in that I don't have to be afraid that this place tanks in a few months. the unit economics are pretty insane for a series B so it feels nice from a future outlook/financial exit standpoint - the RAMP program is pretty cool, in a job market that's dismally dystopian for new grads, I like that kikoff sees it as an opportunity to give high potential new grads/early careerists a strong jumping point - leadership seems pretty transparent about where we're at with IPO updates and readiness, etc. - new snacks and a boba cart because people asked - new CTO seems refreshingly empathetic and cool - I don't even work directly with him but you can tell he's one of those rare human leaders who actually walks around and talks to people like a normal friendly person. charming guy, and refreshing to observe

Cons

- definitely some good ol' startup growth pains where some teams and people are trying to figure out how to work together. I guess it makes sense when there's a lot of new grads and people earlier in their careers who are trying to figure out everything so it'd be nice to hire more senior people to help coach them - documentation culture has a lot to iron out. hard to figure out what's happening if you're not in the right meetings/conversations. there are meeting docs that are empty or outdated. if you're trying to learn how to use the tech stack here, you basically just have to DM people and ask how stuff works - career progression feels up in the air depending on your team/manager. looking forward to more clarity on leveling, what it takes to get promoted, and role expectations in writing

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