Awardco
Loyalty Programs · HR & Payroll Software
$235.2Mtotal raised · 3 rounds on record
2hiring now · +1 posted in 30 days
$165Mlatest round · Series B · Mar 2025 · 19 mo ago
2backers · General Catalyst, Spectrum Equity
Overview
Empower your teams with recognition that matters. Awardco is more than rewards and recognition—it's your culture engine for engagement and performance.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$235.2M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$165M
Series B · Mar 2025 · 19 mo ago
Team
535
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · -22% in a year
Hiring now
2
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
General Catalyst, Spectrum Equity
The money's age
Due for its next round
19 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
28/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Oct 12
First executive search VP, Marketing
Jul 7
Recognition Awardco Recognized Across Five Leading Industry Awards for Innovation, Impact, and Culture · morningstar.com
Jan 13
Launched Awardco Launches Awardco Engage, a New Employee Listening and Insights Platform for the Modern Workforce · PRNewswire
2025
Team shrank to 535 was 684 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Mar 13, 2025
Raised a round Series B $165M · SEC Form D
Oct 15, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $65.2M · SEC Form D
2021
Founded
Jan 6, 2020
Raised a round Venture round $5M · SEC Form D
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Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Mar 2025 | $165M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Oct 2021 | $65.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jan 2020 | $5M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Current SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE AGREEMENT This SOFTWARE AS | its site |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Steve SonnenbergExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Josh BushnellExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Michael SonnenbergExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Tanner RuniaExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Visa sponsorship
0
H-1B filings in 12 months
1
Green card filings
$218k
Median offered salary
In the register as Awardco, Inc., Lindon, UT
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
27/100
Slowing
Open positions
2
0 opened / 5 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
1765 days
faster than 1% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Sales
67% ▼
Marketing
33% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added LinkedIn to stack
Oct 2026
Added Rollup to stack
Oct 2026
People
Steve Sonnenberg
Executive Officer, Director
Josh Bushnell
Executive Officer, Director
Michael Sonnenberg
Executive Officer, Director
Tanner Runia
Executive Officer, Director
Paul Kwan
Director
Dave Decker
Director
Nari Ansari
Director
Adam Gassin
Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Awardco over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
11
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
73/100AI adopter
Languages
Apex
Databases
Snowflake
Cloud & platforms
MuleSoft
Databricks
Tableau
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel
Model Context Protocol
dbt
AI & ML
LLM
Practices & domains
Agentic Workflows
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610 portfolio companies
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News
Awardco Earns 24 G2 Badges in Fall 2026 Reports and Ranks #8 on G2's Best HR Software Products
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Awardco Recognized Across Five Leading Industry Awards for Innovation, Impact, and Culture
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Awardco Launches Awardco Engage, a New Employee Listening and Insights Platform for the Modern Workforce
/PRNewswire/ -- Awardco, the leading employee recognition and rewards platform, today announced the release Awardco Engage, a new employee listening and...
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Awardco launches new mobile app, delivering the industry
Awardco, the leading employee recognition and rewards platform, today announced the launch of its new native mobile app, expanding the company
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Awardco: $165 Million Series B Raised At $1+ Billion Valuation For Engagement Platform
Awardco announced a $165 million Series B round of funding with a valuation that surpassed $1 billion, enhancing its leadership and innovation in the employee rewards and recognition industry.
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Awardco Raises $165 Million, Surpasses $1 Billion Valuation
/PRNewswire/ -- Awardco announced today a $165 million Series B round of funding with a valuation that eclipses $1 billion, further solidifying its leadership...
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Awardco is giving away $1,000 to deserving Utahns
With your help, Awardco hopes to recognize and award individuals who are making a positive difference in the community through a monthly $1,000 grant. n
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
4
Hiring now
1
Countries
2
Busiest office
Lindon
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Orem
United States
HQ
Lindon
United States
Sales office
Lindon, UT 84042
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Sales
Lindon, UT 84042
London
United Kingdom
Regional office
info[at]awardco.com
No. 1 Royal Exchange Avenue, London, EC3V 3LT
St. George
United States
Regional office
Saint George