Common Wealth Retirement
Common Wealth is a Canadian group retirement provider serving 1,700 employers. The company has raised $33M in Series A funding from investors including the Government of Canada.
The growth story
Common Wealth Retirement grew from 40 to 59 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $33M along the way, most recently a Series A in April 2026.
About
Common Wealth provides retirement plan administration and technology for Canadian employers. Their platform handles plan setup, contributions, and member management for businesses of all sizes.
The company has grown to 59 employees since its 2015 founding. It won Pensions & Investments' global Innovation Award for Best Technology, though specific growth metrics are unavailable.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest department with 9 employees. Leadership includes alumni from Wealthsimple and Barclays Wealth Management. The median employee tenure is 1 year.
The Common Wealth Retirement org chart
Alex Mazer (Co-founder & CEO) leads 24 mapped leaders with 7 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 10 (+43% YoY), Engineering 9 (0% YoY), Customer Success and Support 8 (+33% YoY), Business Development 6 (+20% YoY), Operations 5 (+67% YoY), Product Management 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Employees come primarily from McMaster University and government agencies. Alumni have moved to financial services firms like Owl Brokers and tech companies like Oracle.
Most common previous employers of Common Wealth Retirement staff: McMaster University (2), Fig (2), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada / Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (2), Wealthsimple (1), BrainStation (1), Barclays Wealth Management (1). Former Common Wealth Retirement employees most often moved to Owl Brokers (2), Squareviking (1), Privy Council Office (1), Oracle (1), AlumierMD (1), Employment Hero (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 83% direct, 10% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Common Wealth Retirement: Customer Service (21), Leadership (21), Microsoft Office (17), Project Management (16), Communication (15), Social Media (13), Teamwork (13), Management (13).
Where the team actually sits
Common Wealth Retirement people are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (21), Canada (7), Greater Toronto Area, Canada (5), Alberta, Canada (3).
Search footprint
Common Wealth Retirement attracts about 255 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $6K a month if bought through ads. It gained 181 ranking keywords and lost 150 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Common Wealth Retirement has 59 employees as of September 2026.
Common Wealth Retirement has raised $33M in total, most recently a Series A round in April 2026.
Common Wealth Retirement was founded in 2015 by Alex Mazer, Jonathan Weisstub.
Alex Mazer (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of Common Wealth Retirement's reporting structure, with 7 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Common Wealth Retirement staff are McMaster University (2 people), Fig (2 people), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada / Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (2 people).
Former Common Wealth Retirement employees most often move to Owl Brokers (2), Squareviking (1), Privy Council Office (1).
Common Wealth Retirement attracts about 255 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $6K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Common Wealth Retirement staff are Customer Service, Leadership, Microsoft Office, Project Management, Communication.
Common Wealth Retirement staff are concentrated in Ontario, Canada (21), Canada (7), Greater Toronto Area, Canada (5).
Common Wealth Retirement has about 10 people in Sales, up 43% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Common Wealth Retirement has about 9 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 41 current and 47 former Common Wealth Retirement profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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