In a few short years, Los Angeles has established itself as one of the leaders in e-commerce, and at some startups, customers aren’t the only ones who get to enjoy the products — employees do, too. Here are five startups where the company’s product is also a perk for employees.
Headquarters: West Hollywood
Founded: 2010
Bio: FabFitFun’s monthly subscription boxes come packed with beauty, fashion and fitness products, mirroring the company’s well-known health and wellness online magazine. Each employee receives a free monthly FabFitFun subscription, in addition to tons of beauty freebies.
Other awesome perks: Medical and dental coverage, a vibrant company culture and dog-friendly office and other benefits.
Headquarters: Culver City
Founded: 2011
Bio: MeUndies has built a monthly subscription service that brings comfortable and fashionable underwear to subscribers’ doors, eliminating the pain of navigating the underwear aisle at your local department store. Employees get a steep MeUndies discount in addition to a complimentary monthly subscription. Earlier this year, the company was one of a number of LA startups named to the Inc. 500.
Other awesome perks: Competitive equity and salary packages, generous parental leave, an on-site gym, a kitchen loaded with snacks and an office keg.
Headquarters: DTLA
Founded: 2012
Bio: Loot Crate is the monthly subscription box for those of us who can’t help but embrace our inner nerd, offering curated items from our favorite pop culture franchises. Loot Crate employees get to personalize their own monthly crate.
Other awesome perks: Free Metro passes, equity plans for full-time employees, on-site yoga and classes at a local gym and $100 a month toward Eat Club.
Headquarters: Culver City
Founded: 2014
Bio: Skurt, which closed a $10 million Series A earlier this year, is the on-demand car rental service we all wished existed while enduring the long lines and crazy prices of traditional car rental businesses. Every month, each Skurt employee receives a credit from the company to use on the service.
Other awesome perks: Fully paid health coverage, competitive salary and equity, unlimited PTO and more.
Headquarters: Long Beach
Founded: 2014
Bio: Zwift develops a massive multiplayer video game technology that allows users to transform normally lonely workouts into an immersive experience. Fittingly, the company offers its employees an indoor cycling gym, as well as an employee earn-a-bike and bicycle commuter programs.
Other awesome perks: 100 percent health coverage, a wide array of healthy snacks and more.
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