Village Labs LinkedIn · May 2026
Village Labs described giving two talks totaling four hours on AI-native thinking for ESOP companies and said it is helping the ESOP community understand practical AI use cases.
Helping America's businesses become employee owned
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Village Labs is a Brooklyn-based, YC-backed B2B software company building AI tools for ESOPs and advisory firms, with Peninsula as its flagship product and repurchase forecasting as a second major offering.
Primary product
Peninsula, an AI platform for ESOP advisory firms
Founded
2023
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI software for ESOPs and employee ownership
Offices
Brooklyn, New York, United States
New York, New York, United States
2919 Commerce, Dallas, Texas, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
enterprise software
professional services
advisory services
white-label software
Funding
Stage
seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed · Sep 2024
Latest amount
$500K
Sep 2024 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Head of Repurchase Technology
Head of Client Experience
Investors
Work & culture
Mission-driven and employee-ownership focused, with an emphasis on practical AI adoption, ESOP domain expertise, secure and auditable enterprise systems, and hands-on collaboration with clients.
Compensation
Public job mirrors suggest competitive early-stage startup compensation with equity and standard benefits; examples include engineering roles around $106k-$114k estimated and sales roles with six-figure OTE. Official compensation policy is not publicly posted.
Benefits
Unlimited PTO
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
Paid family leave
Monthly health and wellness stipend
Equity
Product & market
Pricing
Peninsula appears to use a team-license + per-seat SaaS model; Repurchase Forecasting is a paid service delivered on completion, and enterprise/custom advisory pricing is also offered.
Differentiators
- —AI-native ESOP workflows
- —Kelso agent can execute real work, not just answer questions
- —Deep grounding in ERISA, IRC, and DOL guidance
- —Enterprise security and data isolation
- —SOC 2 Type II certification
- —Integrations with Microsoft, Google, AWS, and Azure
- —White-label and multi-seat enterprise deployment
- —Quarterly advisory for repurchase forecasting
Technology
React
Python
OpenAI
Anthropic Claude
Google Gemini
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Terraform
Microsoft 365
Google Workspace
HubSpot
Salesforce
6sense
Customers
ESOP companies
ESOP advisory firms
TPA firms
trustee firms
ESOP consultants
businesses considering an ESOP transition
Competitors
Blue Ridge ESOP Associates
The Menke Group
ESOP Partners
Principal Financial Group (Telescope)
ESOP Analytics
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
~$0.5M/year (third-party estimate)
Latest news
Village Labs LinkedIn · Nov 2025
The company said it connected with 2,000+ attendees at The ESOP Association’s Employee Owned 2025 conference and highlighted its AI tools for ESOP companies and service providers.
Y Combinator · Sep 2024
YC’s company page introduces Village Labs as a Summer 2024 company helping businesses become employee owned through ESOP software.
TechCrunch · Sep 2024
TechCrunch included Village Labs in its YC Demo Day coverage and described the company’s mission to help businesses become employee owned.
Jobs and careers at Village Labs
2 jobs at Village Labs
Preschool Lead Teacher - The Village Learning Center - Sicklerville
On-site
Lead Teacher
Sicklerville, NJ; Sicklerville
1d ago
On-site
Full-time
Assistant Teacher - The Village
On-site
Assistant Teacher
Pennington, NJ
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time