This latest funding round brings Cedar’s total valuation to $3.2 billion — more than four times its value when it raised a money just eight months ago. The company wants to grow its team “significantly” over the next year, and has nearly 50 open tech positions at its NYC HQ.
Instead of decisions trickling down from a group of leaders to individual contributors (a “top-down” approach), Koh says she instead finds the domain expert for the role who has the power to make decisions that affect everyone at the company (a “bottom-up” approach).
If data from the spread of COVID-19 throughout the U.S. has taught us anything in the last few months, it’s that one of the primary ways to slow the virus is for every individual to do their part in taking necessary safety precautions for the greater good.