• About Sprout

    Bringing brands and people together

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    Section 1


    Mission

    Championing genuine social media connections

    Building a beloved brand is not simply about what you sell, but the connections you make with the people who love and trust your brand. At Sprout Social, we believe there is no place where this is more vital than social media. Our intuitive platform offers comprehensive social media management solutions, including publishing and engagement functionality, customer care, influencer marketing, advocacy and AI-powered business intelligence. We enable organizations of all sizes to be more open, real and empathetic on social media and create the kind of authentic connection with their consumers that drives businesses forward.

    Laughing woman playing with a Hoberman sphere in a maker space.

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    Values

    We are more than software

    We hold our values close and live them each and every day because we’re determined to leave our team, customers and communities better than how we found them.

    Care
    Deeply

    Embrace
    Accountability

    Champion
    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    Promote
    Open, Authentic Communication

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    Seek
    Simplicity

    Solve
    Hard Problems

    Celebrate
    Change

    How
    We Got Here

    Members of the diverse team at Sprout Social sitting on cool furniture in front of an artwork with the phrase ‘Push It’ made from push pins.

    Section 3


    Team

    People make the difference

    We are a diverse team of talented and thoughtful individuals who are driven to push the boundaries of what is possible for our customers. We are dedicated to solving the toughest problems in the industry, and even better, we have a lot of fun doing it.

    Join Our Team

    Our mission is to help organizations of all sizes become better marketers and create the world’s most beloved brands.

    — Justyn Howard, CEO, Sprout Social

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    Leadership

    Meet Sprout’s innovative leadership team

    It starts at the top. We’re lucky to be led by fearless leaders who constantly push Sprout forward.

    Justyn Howard (pictured above)

    Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder

    Ryan Barretto (pictured above)

    President

    Joe Del Preto (pictured above)

    Chief Financial Officer

    Rachael Pfenning (pictured above)

    SVP, Operations

    Heidi Jonas (pictured above)

    General Counsel

    Alan Boyce (pictured above)

    Chief Technology Officer

    Scott Morris (pictured above)

    Chief Marketing Officer

    Section 5


    History

    Our Founders

    Justyn Howard (pictured above)

    Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder

    Gil Lara (pictured above)

    Chief Design Officer, Co-Founder

    Aaron Rankin (pictured above)

    Co-Founder

    Peter Soung (pictured above)

    Head of Growth, Co-Founder

    Our exciting journey

    Sprout is built on the premise that social media would change the way the world communicates and how virtually every aspect of business operates.

    2010

    Founded company

    2011

    Sprout platform introduced

    2013

    Hired 100th employee

    2016

    Series C funding

    2017

    First business acquisition

    2018

    Opened Dublin office

    Launched first add-on module (Listening)

    2019

    Became a public company

    Launched Reviews add-on

    2020

    Sprout Design Refresh

    Launched Premium Analytics add-on

    2021

    Launched Social Commerce

    Expanded our APAC team

    2022

    Launched TikTok integration

    Surpassed 1000 employees

    Launched Employee Advocacy (formerly Bambu)

    Global partnership with Salesforce

    2023

    Sprout acquires Repustate (sentiment analysis platform)

    Sprout acquires Tagger (influencer marketing platform)

    10th year of Sprout Social Index

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    Awards

    Recognition

    We are honored to be recognized by some of the best in the business.

    Best Workplaces™️ in Chicago - USA 2021 award from Great Place To Work
    2023 Glassdoor award for Best Places to Work
    G2 Top 100 Software Products of 2024
    2021 Capterra Shortlist award for Social Media Marketing Software
    2022 Top Rated award from TrustRadius
    Best Workplaces™️ for Parents - USA 2021 award from Great Place To Work
    Fortune Best Workplaces In Technology ™️ 2023
    Great place to work award, Certified June 2022 to June 2023, USA
    2018 Chicago Tribune award for Top Workplaces

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    Reach Out

    Connect with us

    Not surprisingly, we encourage you to communicate freely. Whether you have a question, comment or just want to share some #SproutLove—we’d love to hear from you.

    Get in touch

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    Offices

    Chicago

    131 S. Dearborn St.
    Suite 700
    Chicago, IL 60603

    Seattle

    800 Fifth Avenue
    Suite 1500
    Seattle, WA 98104

    Dublin

    Glendenning House
    6-8 Wicklow Street
    Dublin 2
    D02 AX90

    Poland

    ul. Feliksa Radwańskiego 15/2
    30-065 Kraków