Crew32
acquired by ZoominfoSanta Monica, US · Founded 2015 · 14 known investors
Crew32 maintains a database of compensation and workplace culture information that companies can compare against industry benchmarks. Its data is segmented by factors such as gender, experience level, region and company size, and includes startup salary figures indexed to the amount of venture funding a company has raised.
Also known as Comparably · Comparably.com · Crew3
Founders & leadership
Crew32 was founded in 2015 by George Ishii and Jason Nazar.
Board
Investors · 14
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$7.2M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2015–2017
▶$7.2MraisedJan 2017 · 16 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Jason Lawrence NazarExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Eric ChinDirector, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $7.3M
- Amount sold
- $7.2M
- First sale
- Jan 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Comparably, launched by the Santa Monica-based startup originally known as Crew32, operates a website where employees rate and review their employers and where salary, equity and culture data are aggregated and made browsable. The site organizes information into company profiles, salary listings (by job, city, company, bonus level and equity compensation) and rated categories such as CEO approval, executive team, compensation, career growth, diversity, and ratings for women and diverse employees, alongside employee Q&A and head-to-head company comparisons.
The company also publishes recurring editorial studies and award lists drawn from its ratings data, including Best Places to Work, Best Company Culture, Best CEOs, Best Leadership Teams (described as a ninth annual list), Best Companies for Diversity, Best Companies for Women, Best Companies for Compensation and Best Companies for Career Growth. On the commercial side, Comparably markets employer-branding and recruitment-marketing products to organizations, positioning verified reviews from current employees for use in search results, media coverage, social channels, job posts and career sites in order to influence candidates and support retention.
Founding story
The venture began as Crew32, a stealth-stage Santa Monica startup founded by Docstoc founder Jason Nazar together with George Ishii, a co-founder of Betterworks, Geni and Yammer, and Yadid Ramot, a co-founder of InvestedIn and MySpace. No product details had been disclosed at the time of its first reported financing in December 2015.
Business model
Consumer-facing salary and company-review content is free to browse, while the company sells employer branding and recruitment marketing services to organizations, including collection and distribution of verified employee reviews, culture-award recognition, and use of employee feedback across job posts, career sites, social media and media placements.
Traction
The site lists large volumes of rated companies, salaries by company and city, employee Q&A and candidate activity, and has run its Best Leadership Teams study for nine consecutive editions, with award and study releases published through 2026.
Latest developments
Recent published studies include Best Leadership Teams 2026, Best Companies for Diversity 2026, Best Companies for Women 2026, Best Company Culture 2025, Best Companies for Compensation 2025 and Best Companies for Career Growth 2025, plus promotion of 2026 Best Places to Work awards and a Comparably Top 100 Brands list.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Comparably competes in employer review and compensation transparency, publishing company ratings, salary benchmarks and annual workplace awards used for employer branding.
Technology
A web platform that collects anonymous employee ratings and reviews and structures them into comparable metrics and rankings, segmented across dimensions including compensation, executive leadership, career growth, diversity, gender, eNPS, metro area and competitor sets.
Go-to-market
The company acquires audience through searchable salary and company-rating content and publicity from annual award lists and studies, citing coverage in outlets such as USA Today, Business Insider, Forbes, CNBC and Fast Company, then sells employer branding and recruitment marketing subscriptions to companies seeking recognition and verified employee reviews.
Employers and their HR, talent-acquisition and employer-branding teams; and, on the content side, employees and job candidates researching salaries, equity, company culture and CEO ratings.
Geography
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with salary and company data organized by city and metro area.
History
Crew32 was reported in December 2015 to have raised $5.2 million of an ongoing $6.0 million round while still in stealth. It subsequently became publicly known as Comparably.com, which was reported to have raised $6.5 million for pay transparency and culture, followed by an additional $7 million. The site continues to operate, publishing rating-based studies and awards dated into 2026.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 8
launches, deals, and filingsNinth annual list of companies with the best executive leadership teams, based on anonymous employee ratings of CEOs, executive management and direct managers over the prior year.
A regulatory filing disclosed that the then-stealth Santa Monica startup had raised $5.2 million as part of an ongoing $6.0 million round, with 11 investors participating to date.
$5.2M source ↗
Press coverage referenced an additional $7 million raised by Comparably.
$7M source ↗
Press coverage referenced a $6.5 million raise for the pay transparency and culture site led by Jason Nazar.
$6.5M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
- Crew32comparably.com · web
- What is the difference between working for a first time startup founder vs a seasoned one? - Comparably | Comparablycomparably.com · web
7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Crew32 do?
- Comparably (formerly stealth startup Crew32) publishes employee-sourced data on pay, workplace culture and employer brands.
- Who founded Crew32?
- Crew32 was founded by George Ishii, Jason Nazar in 2015.
- Who are Crew32's investors?
- Crew32's investors include 500 Global, Accelerator Ventures, Alpha Edison, B Capital Group, B4 Capital, BAM Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Comcast Ventures and 6 more.
- How much funding has Crew32 raised?
- Crew32 has disclosed $7.2M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
- Who acquired Crew32?
- Crew32 was acquired by Zoominfo.
- Where is Crew32 headquartered?
- Crew32 is headquartered in Santa Monica, US.