Consumer Reports · Aug 2024
Consumer Reports said it partnered with Tall Poppy to evaluate people-search removal services, reinforcing Tall Poppy’s role in employee and personal data-removal support.
Protecting your employees against online harassment
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Public profiles disagree on team size and funding totals, but Tall Poppy’s own site and third-party profiles consistently describe it as a San Francisco-based digital safety company founded in 2018 that protects employees from online harassment and related threats.
Primary product
Digital safety platform and services for employee online harassment protection
Founded
2018
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Remote
Industry
Security and Investigations
Sub-industry
Digital safety / employee anti-harassment security
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States (mailing address: 2261 Market Street #4283)
Distributed workforce across Brazil, New Zealand, and the United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
managed services
security training
incident response
employee benefit
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$1.4M
Latest round
Seed - II · Feb 2024
Latest amount
$250K
People & investors
Leadership
Work & culture
Compassionate, ethics-focused, and cross-disciplinary, with emphasis on information security, inclusion, sociology, and trauma-aware support.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
No public salary bands were found; the public careers page highlights meaningful equity plus healthcare, PTO, sick time, disability, life insurance, and a 401(k) match.
Benefits
Unlimited PTO with a 3-week base
2 weeks annual sick time
Employer-paid healthcare
50% dependent healthcare contribution
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
401(k) with 4% match
Meaningful equity
Product & market
Pricing
Sales-led B2B subscription/service model; the public site emphasizes demos rather than published pricing.
Differentiators
- —Combines employee training, digital footprint assessment, and incident response in one offering
- —Positions digital safety as an employee benefit
- —Trauma-aware, compassionate support
- —Proactive takedown/remediation of exposed personal data
- —Social listening and hate-site monitoring
- —Cross-functional expertise in security, HR, and inclusion
Technology
React
styled-components
Google Analytics
Google Workspace
Slack
Squarespace
Mailchimp
Web app
Customers
Employers and organizations
HR teams
Security teams
Public-facing employees
High-risk staff
Newsrooms
Individuals supported through employer-sponsored programs
Competitors
DeleteMe
Onerep
PrivacyHawk
Privacy Bee
VanishID
Entrust
TeleSign
Signicat
WebID
Incode
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $2M-$5M ARR (third-party estimate, 2024)
Estimated monthly visits
1.1K
Latest news
Limor Bergman Gross · Jul 2024
Interview with Leigh Honeywell covering fundraising, negotiation, and her path as a cybersecurity founder and CEO.
Malwarebytes Labs · Mar 2024
Podcast interview with Tall Poppy CEO Leigh Honeywell on online hate, personal defense, and how harassment can escalate into real-world threats.
TechCrunch · Jul 2018
Launch article that introduced Tall Poppy as a Y Combinator company founded by Leigh Honeywell and Logan Dean to help employees defend against online harassment.
Jobs and careers at Tall Poppy
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