836 Remote-First Companies: The Database
This is an exhaustively researched list of remote-first companies (ones that offer work-from-home or work-from-anywhere as the default location for their employees, but may have company offices).
At Buildremote, we maintain the biggest list of remote-first companies in the world (it’s right here). Right now, we have 836 remote-first companies spread across 46 countries, 90 industries, and eight employee headcount brackets.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the scope of the research project that was done simultaneously with our fully remote company database. A researcher spent 7 weeks and 119 hours searching every remote-first and fully remote company worldwide. We used AI to fill out details like headquarters and headcount. Then, we hand-reviewed every piece of data for 16 hours.
We hope you agree that it’s the best list of remote-first companies the internet has to offer. Here’s how to navigate the research:
- Download the spreadsheet of companies
- View the list of remote-first companies
- Submit a company to be added (fill out the contact form)
- See our sources & methodology
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The spreadsheet has the full list of fully remote and remote-first companies whereas this public report has just 300.
The List Of Remote-First Companies
Below, you’ll find 100 of the 836 remote-first companies in our database. You can download the complete database here to use in Excel or Google Sheets.
Here is a sample of 100 remote-first companies with 100 – 5,000 employees.
Coursera
Coursera is an online education platform that partners with top universities and organizations worldwide to offer courses online.
- Industry: Education
- Headquarters: Mountain View, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Deel
A platform that simplifies the compliance, payments, and operations for businesses to hire contractors or employees internationally.
- Industry: Fintech
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Delta Dental
Provides dental insurance products.
- Industry: Insurance
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Dropbox
A modern workspace designed to reduce busywork, so you can focus on the things that matter, offering cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software
- Industry: Cloud Computing
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Elastic
Provides search and data analytics solutions primarily through their Elastic Stack, which includes Elasticsearch.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
GitLab
A web-based DevOps lifecycle tool that provides a Git-repository manager, providing wiki, issue-tracking and CI/CD pipeline features, using an open-source license
- Industry: Software Development
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Hubspot
HubSpot is a developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Cambridge, MA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Instacart
Instacart is an online grocery delivery and pick-up service that works with local stores to deliver groceries to customers in as little as one hour.
- Industry: Mobile Application
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Kforce
Professional staffing services company.
- Industry: Professional Staffing
- Headquarters: Tampa, FL, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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LogMeIn
Offers software solutions for remote work, support, and collaboration.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Boston, MA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Medallia
Medallia offers experience management solutions to gain insights on the customer journey.
- Industry: Customer Experience
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Meesho
A social commerce platform that allows anyone to start their own online business via social networks.
- Industry: Ecommerce
- Headquarters: Bangalore, India
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
MongoDB
Offers MongoDB, a general-purpose, document-based, distributed database built for modern application developers and the cloud era.
- Industry: Database Management
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Monzo
A digital-only bank operating primarily through a mobile app, offering a range of financial products from current accounts to loans and savings.
- Industry: Fintech
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Mozilla
A not-for-profit tech company behind products like Firefox, focused on keeping the power of the web in people’s hands
- Industry: Non-profit
- Headquarters: Mountain View, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Namecheap
Domain registration, web hosting, and website services provider.
- Industry: Domain Name Registrar
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Noom
A mobile health technology company that uses artificial intelligence and human coaching to deliver lifestyle and habit changes for healthier living
- Industry: Health & Fitness
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Palantir
Develops data integration and software platforms for analysis; primarily serves governments and intelligence agencies.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Denver, CO, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Point72
Investment management firm.
- Industry: Asset Management
- Headquarters: Stamford, CT, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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PowerSchool
Offers education technology platform for K-12 schools.
- Industry: Education
- Headquarters: Folsom, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Quinn Emanuel
A business litigation firm handling high-stakes and complex litigation.
- Industry: Legal Services
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Rapid7
A cybersecurity company offering analytics solutions to combat cyber attacks.
- Industry: Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: Boston, MA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Reify Health
Provides cloud-based software that accelerates the development of new and life-saving therapies.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Boston, MA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Robinhood
Robinhood is a financial services company that offers commission-free trading for stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Headquarters: Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Root Insurance
An insurtech company providing car insurance based on individual driving habits.
- Industry: Insurance
- Headquarters: Columbus, OH, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Semrush
Online visibility management platform offering tools for SEO, PPC, content, and social media.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Headquarters: Boston, MA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
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- Industry: Advertising
- Headquarters: Atlanta, GA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Slack
Slack is a channel-based messaging platform, providing teams with a centralized place to communicate and share files.
- Industry: Communication
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Square Enix
Square Enix is a renowned Japanese video game developer, publisher, and distribution company known for fran
- Industry: Entertainment
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Squarespace
A SaaS-based content management system offering a website builder, blogging platform, and hosting service.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Stripe
A technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet, offering businesses of every size a platform for online payments and financial services.
- Industry: Fintech
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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SurveyMonkey
A cloud-based software as a service company offering a platform for surveys and data insights.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Mateo, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Talend
A data integration and data integrity company, providing software solutions for data preparation, data quality, data integration, application integration, etc.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Redwood City, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
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Ten
A global leader in quality concierge and loyalty solutions.
- Industry: Travel
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Tinuiti
A performance marketing agency specializing in paid search, paid social, marketplaces, SEO, and more.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Toptal
A global platform connecting businesses with top freelancers in the fields of software development, design, finance, and more.
- Industry: Freelance Marketplace
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Twitch
An interactive, streaming video platform owned by Amazon that primarily focuses on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions.
- Industry: Entertainment
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
UiPath
UiPath is a global software company developing a platform for Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
Upwork
The world’s largest freelancing website, where businesses connect with independent professionals to drive their business forward.
- Industry: Freelance Marketplace
- Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA, USA
- Headcount: 1,001-5,000
- View jobs page
ActiveCampaign
ActiveCampaign provides software for customer experience automation, which combines email marketing, marketing automation, sales automation, and CRM.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Headquarters: Chicago, IL, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Ad Hoc
A digital services company that develops and builds digital government services
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Washington, D.C., USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Airtable
A cloud-based software company that blends a traditional spreadsheet with a database
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Algolia
A platform offering search-as-a-service for websites and mobile apps.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
BaseLang
Offers unlimited Spanish tutoring for a monthly fee.
- Industry: Education
- Headquarters: Tampa FL, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Bench
An online bookkeeping service for small businesses.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Vancouver, Canada
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Blockchain
A platform that offers tools for accessing and transacting in cryptocurrencies.
- Industry: Cryptocurrency
- Headquarters: Luxembourg
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Bounteous
A digital marketing company providing insights, strategy, design, and technology services.
- Industry: Consulting
- Headquarters: Chicago, IL, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Branch
A mobile deep linking platform that provides tools to optimize mobile user experience and drive app growth.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Redwood City, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Brandwatch
A digital consumer intelligence company providing social media monitoring and analytics.
- Industry: Social Networking
- Headquarters: Brighton, United Kingdom
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Brex
Brex is a fintech company that provides corporate cards to startups.
- Industry: Financial Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
*Brex was named one of the best Fintech companies to work for.
Canonical
The company behind Ubuntu, an open-source Linux distribution.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Circle
A global financial technology firm that provides payments and treasury infrastructure for internet businesses.
- Industry: Fintech
- Headquarters: Boston, MA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Clevertech
A software development company that specializes in the design and creation of digital products, solutions, and teams.
- Industry: Software Development
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Cloudbeds
Provides hospitality management software for hotels, hostels, and inns.
- Industry: Hospitality
- Headquarters: San Diego, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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CloudBees
Offers a suite of automation and integration tools designed for continuous integration and continuous delivery.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Jose, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Cloudflare
A company that provides content delivery network services, DDoS protection, Internet security, and distributed domain name server services.
- Industry: Web Development
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Cofense
Provides solutions to detect, report, and respond to phishing attacks, helping to reduce the risk of security breaches.
- Industry: Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: Leesburg, VA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Commit
Commit is the invite-only network where software developers connect with hiring managers and experts at the world’s fastest-growing startups.
- Industry: Freelance Marketplace
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Crytek
Video game developer and software company known for creating the CryEngine game engine and games like “Crysis”.
- Industry: Entertainment
- Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Glassdoor
A job and recruiting site combined with a company review platform.
- Industry: Human Resources
- Headquarters: Mill Valley, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
GoGuardian
A company providing a suite of tools for K-12 schools to manage their Chromebooks and identify student needs
- Industry: Education
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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International Service Group
Global technology research and advisory firm.
- Industry: Information Technology
- Headquarters: Stamford, CT, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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InVision
A digital product design platform used to make the world’s best customer experiences.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Mapbox
A location data platform providing maps, search, and navigation for applications.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Medium
An online publishing platform featuring a hybrid collection of professional publications, amateur content, and company blogs
- Industry: Publishing
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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MessageBird
A cloud communications platform offering a suite of APIs for SMS, Voice, Phone Numbers, and more.
- Industry: Cloud Communications
- Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Netguru
A consulting service company that offers software development, product design, and digital transformation services to its clients.
- Industry: Software Development
- Headquarters: Poznań, Poland
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Nexthink
Offers end-user experience management solutions for enterprises to improve IT security, operations, and transformations.
- Industry: Information Technology
- Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Olo
Provides an on-demand interface for restaurants, connecting them to customers and delivery providers.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Omada Health
Provides digital health programs to empower individuals to change habits.
- Industry: Healthcare
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Outreachy
Provides internships to work in open source and free software.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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PagerDuty
A leader in digital operations management, helping organizations deliver a perfect digital experience to their customers every time
- Industry: Information Technology
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Planet
Designs, manufactures satellites, and operates the world’s largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites for regular data capture.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Recorded Future
A cybersecurity company that specializes in cyber threat intelligence, providing insights on potential threats from the web.
- Industry: Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: Somerville, MA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
A social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website where registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images.
- Industry: Social Networking
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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SageSure
Provides homeowners’ insurance products and services.
- Industry: Insurance
- Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
SecurityScorecard
A platform that predicts and remediates potential security risks across organizations.
- Industry: Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Shift
Shift (NASDAQ: SFT) is a leading end-to-end auto ecommerce platform transforming the used car industry with a technology-driven, hassle-free customer experience.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Snyk
Snyk is a developer-first security company that helps software-driven businesses develop quickly and stay secure.
- Industry: Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
SOCi
A platform for local businesses offering solutions for social media, reputation, and property management.
- Industry: Social Networking
- Headquarters: San Diego, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Sonatype
A cybersecurity company specializing in DevSecOps and known for its Nexus repository manager.
- Industry: Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: Fulton, MD, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Superside
An online platform providing design services and solutions by connecting clients with a global team of designers.
- Industry: Graphic Design
- Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Sysdig
Provides cloud-native security and visibility solutions for enterprises to secure containers.
- Industry: Cloud Computing
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
The Motley Fool
A financial and investing advice company offering a range of stock news, articles, and premium subscription services.
- Industry: Media
- Headquarters: Alexandria, VA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
TMP Worldwide
A global talent acquisition and employer brand consultancy that helps organizations attract, source, and engage potential talent.
- Industry: Recruiting
- Headquarters: New York, NY, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
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Treasure Data
A customer data platform that helps businesses harness and analyze their data to improve customer experiences.
- Industry: Business Analytics
- Headquarters: Mountain View, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Trustly
An online payment solution that allows users to pay from their online bank account directly without using credit cards or app registration.
- Industry: Fintech
- Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
UserTesting
UserTesting is a platform that allows companies to get on-demand user feedback for their websites, applications, and prototypes.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Varsity Tutors
A platform offering personalized, one-on-one tutoring sessions across various academic and test prep areas.
- Industry: Education
- Headquarters: St. Louis, MO, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
White Hat Gaming
An online casino technology and services company that offers both platform and games as a service for online casino operators.
- Industry: Entertainment
- Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
X-Team
An international company that recruits developers and then hires them out on a contract basis.
- Industry: Freelance Marketplace
- Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Zapier
Offers tools for automating tasks between different web apps.
- Industry: Automation
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
Zipline
Uses drones to deliver vital medical supplies to remote areas.
- Industry: Ecommerce
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 501-1,000
- View jobs page
10up
A company offering web design, development, and content management solutions.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: Roseville, CA, USA
- Headcount: 101-500
- View jobs page
15Five
A performance management software company designed to improve employee engagement and performance
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 101-500
- View jobs page
1Password
A password manager that makes it easy for individuals and businesses to securely store and share sensitive information
- Industry: Cybersecurity
- Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
- Headcount: 101-500
- View jobs page
360 learning
360Learning is a collaborative learning platform that focuses on peer learning and community-driven content.
- Industry: Education
- Headquarters: Paris, France
- Headcount: 101-500
- View jobs page
Accela Pte Ltd
Market-leading solutions that empower governments to build thriving communities, grow businesses and protect citizens.
- Industry: Business Consulting
- Headquarters: San Ramon, CA, USA
- Headcount: 101-500
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Airbase
A spend management platform for companies.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 101-500
- View jobs page
Airship
Provides customer engagement solutions via push notifications, in-app messages, and more.
- Industry: Software & Services
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA, USA
- Headcount: 101-500
- View jobs page
Sources & Methodology
Here are some sources we used to find a complete list of companies.
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- Buildremote’s internal company database: 3,920 companies from primary research
- Remotive: List of links to company pages
- We Work Remotely: All remote companies
- The Remote Company: 82 companies
Then, we used employee review sites, company profile sites, and job boards to verify status. Here’s who we’d like to credit: BuiltIn, Flexjobs, and Glassdoor.
From these sources, we gathered company names only, then verified the remote status on each company website. Many were out of business, had just one employee (not a company), or offered remote (but weren’t remote-first).
Here was our methodology for our first round of research:
- Primary research (119 hours): A Buildremote researcher did the following research:
- Find fully remote and remote-first companies (from sources, Google searches, job board searches)
- Verify if the company is in business, and if the company is remote-first
- Find the careers page for each company
- AI-assisted detail gathering:
- Ask ChatGPT for: headquarters, company description, and headcount
- Human review and editing (16 hours):
- Review each company one by one for industry, headquarters, and company description
- Remove incorrect information, companies that went out of business, and companies that aren’t remote first
