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      Kiva

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      Kiva reviews

      4.2

      95% would recommend to a friend

      (110 total reviews)
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      Vishal Ghotge

      100% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.6

      Work/Life balance

      4.5

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Senior management

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      Kiva has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 110 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Kiva 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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      110 reviews
      5.0
      May 19, 2014

      Great people, great mission

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people and workplace culture. This is the best place I've ever worked and I've worked harder here than anywhere I've ever worked. The organization lives closer to it's values than anywhere I've ever worked

      Cons

      Maintaining a great culture is challenging as the organization scales. Kiva struggles with maintaining a startup feel to remain innovative... this sometimes sacrifices organizational strength (which can be viewed as "corporate"). There is a strain between these themes.... but this isn't a big deal.

      4.0
      Dec 10, 2013

      Idealism can win sometimes unlike your current or previous job

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work environment and culture Good work/life balance Idealism can win sometimes and it's very inspiring Dot-com startup feel

      Cons

      Dot-com startup feel (i.e., it should mostly be a non-profit serving the poor, but is heavily influenced by neighboring pre-ipo soma retail dot-com's). Company sometimes more revenue focused (i.e., organization) than impact focused (i.e., field). Capitalizes on unpaid interns' idealism. Should pay stipends at the very least to cover bart/muni fare. Located in the heart of the most unaffordable city in America. However, if you can afford the opportunity, then it's worth taking. Career paths are short. There are two types of experience levels -- either inexperienced/young or already established/very senior. Very few opportunities to jump from one group to the other, but the company is not very big.

      4.0
      May 28, 2025

      Love and Kindness

      Cs analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The best thing about working at Kiva is the people! They really do uphold their company values like Love and Kindness.

      Cons

      It's a non-profit with limited resources.

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