Veo
Veo operates a shared electric bike and scooter service across 50+ North American cities and universities, having provided millions of rides since its 2017 founding. The company raised $16M in a 2021 Series A and has grown to 271 employees.
The growth story
Veo grew from 140 to 271 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $16M along the way, most recently a Series A in July 2021.
About
Veo rents electric bikes and scooters to consumers in urban and campus areas, aiming to reduce car dependency. The company designs and manufactures its own vehicles, allowing it to innovate and maintain financial discipline through city partnerships.
Veo has scaled to over 50 markets while prioritizing profitability before expansion. Its $16M Series A in 2021 supported growth to 271 employees, though recent headcount trends are unclear.
Founders and leadership
Operations is Veo's largest function, with 26 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover as it scales its city-focused business model.
The Veo org chart
Candice Xie (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 56 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 118 (+22% YoY), Engineering 50 (+14% YoY), Business Development 10 (+25% YoY), Sales 10 (+11% YoY), Human Resources 10 (+11% YoY), Information Technology 9 (+29% YoY).
Talent flow
Veo recruits heavily from Amazon, Gopuff, and Lime, drawing on logistics and micromobility expertise. Alumni frequently move to Amazon, Lime, and Tesla, indicating strong mobility industry connections.
Most common previous employers of Veo staff: Amazon (10), Gopuff (6), Lime (4), Target (3), Purdue University (3), Walmart (2). Former Veo employees most often moved to Amazon (7), Lime (3), Tesla (3), Spin (2), Ibex Investors (1), Fortune (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Veo mafia
Veo alumni have founded 8 companies, including Iremia Advisory and Saguaro Care. Scottie Ralph is the most prolific founder, having started one company and brought two other Veo staff to new ventures.
8Ellie Millman, was Social Media Coordinator until 2021Leslie Fine, was Advisor until 2024James Valadez, was Head of People Operations until 2020Brandon Wood, was Manager, Strategy and Operations until 2021Joe Brummer, was Regional General Manager until 2025Tyler Sutley, was Associate until 2022
Ahmad Nazeri, was Regional General Manager, Strategy and Operations until 2022
Jose Melara, was Sr. Mechanic & Operations Lead until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 58% direct, 33% search, 3% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Veo: Customer Service (64), Leadership (58), Communication (51), Microsoft Office (42), Management (34), Team Leadership (32), Sales (32), Microsoft Excel (30).
Where the team actually sits
Veo people are concentrated in California, United States (19), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (8), Texas, United States (6), Illinois, United States (4).
Search footprint
Veo attracts about 5,636 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $20K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,659 ranking keywords and lost 1,091 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Veo has 271 employees as of September 2026.
Veo has raised $16M in total, most recently a Series A round in July 2021.
Veo was founded in 2017 by Yanke(Edwin) Tan, Candice Xie, Landon Xu.
Candice Xie (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of Veo's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Veo staff are Amazon (10 people), Gopuff (6 people), Lime (4 people).
Former Veo employees most often move to Amazon (7), Lime (3), Tesla (3).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at Veo, including Scottie Ralph, Iremia Advisory, Saguaro Care.
Veo attracts about 5,636 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $20K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Veo staff are Customer Service, Leadership, Communication, Microsoft Office, Management.
Veo staff are concentrated in California, United States (19), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (8), Texas, United States (6).
Veo has about 118 people in Operations, up 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Veo has about 50 people in Engineering, up 14% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 93 current and 262 former Veo profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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