Kipsu News

Kipsu celebrates its 12th anniversary!

Kipsu is happy to celebrate our 12th year in business. From our very first partners to now working with 3,000+ partners in hospitality, healthcare, housing, and shopping worldwide, we're so grateful for each and every one.

December 16, 2022

Kipsu Named On Top 200 Workplaces 2022

Kipsu is named on the Star Tribune's Top 200 Workplaces of 2022, the third year of recognition.

June 15, 2022

Kipsu integrates with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts App

Kipsu announced today a partnership with Wyndham Hotel and Resorts as the provider for the new messaging capability within the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts mobile application. The application will now allow users to instantly communicate with hotel teams in Wyndham’s 8,900+ hotels across 22 brands in 95 countries.

May 4, 2022

IHG Names Kipsu Preferred Messaging Vendor

Kipsu today announced that IHG® Hotels & Resorts has selected the company as a preferred vendor for all brands and service levels across its portfolio of more than 6,000 hotels in over 100 countries around the world

April 12, 2022

Eva Dixon

Catch Kipsu at These Conferences!

Hospitality conferences are finally coming back, and we’re making appearances at as many as we can! Get the low-down on where we’ll be and when.

March 30, 2022

Kipsu’s VP of Marketing Wins Business Exec of the Year!

Congratulations to our VP of Marketing, Eva Dixon, for winning the Business Professionals of America’s (BPA) Business Executive of the Year award.

March 17, 2022

Twin Cities Startup Week Recap: Reacting to Crisis

As part of Twin Cities Startup Week 2021, Kipsu invited four leaders from the startup community to share how they navigated crisis in 2020.

October 13, 2021

Jenae Alderson

Kipsu Lands in Top Workplaces (again!)

We could not be more excited to announce that Kipsu ranked on the Star Tribune's list of top workplaces for the third time, landing 30th for small companies in the list for 2021!

June 29, 2021

2019 Twin Cities Startup Week Recap

Kipsu, the leading platform of Real-Time Engagement for service industry professionals and Minneapolis-based startup, participated in the 2019 Twin Cities Startup Week. Kipsu's event, Going 7—70: Life on the inside of a fast growing startup, featured a panel of "O.G." Kipsuvians who spoke about life in a company that scaled quickly. At the TCSW closing party, Kipsu received the Voyager Award, which recognizes a startup that successfully bootstrapped their organization.

October 17, 2019

Kipsu Joins Twin Cities Startup Week 2019!

Brands like Lyft, Airbnb, and Snapchat may get the lion's share of media attention in the startup space for their breakneck growth on the back of billions of dollars of fundraising, but these "unicorns" are far from the reality of most startups.

September 30, 2019

Life Inside the Kipsu Rotation Program: Emily

Every spring, Kipsu welcomes a new class of Analysts to our Entrepreneurial Leadership Rotation Program (ELRP). Analysts spend 12 months rotating between Kipsu's 3 core teams learning all aspects of our business. At the end of the program, Analysts are placed on a team permanently. The 2019 ELRP class just completed their first rotation, and we spoke with Emily Cox about her experience on the Customer Partnerships Team.

September 9, 2019

Kipsu picnic, a kipsnic!

We had our first annual Kipsu picnic, a Kipsnic! It was an evening filled with yard games, grilling, and great conversation. The ice cream bicycle was a great hit as many people took it out for a ride. We couldn't have been happier with the amazing weather, location, and most of all, being surrounded by fellow Kipsuvians!

August 8, 2019

Celebrating Our Kipsu Fathers!

Happy Father's Day from Kipsu to you! We wanted to celebrate this special day by highlighting one of our amazing Kipsu fathers, Alex Buddington. Alex has been at Kipsu for about a year and a half now, and is part of our on-boarding and training leaders at Kipsu. He has two children, Owen and Olive. Alex recently welcomed baby Olive to the family and is excited to be a father of two and for Owen to be a big brother! Alex loves being active with his kids and enjoys going to parks, farmer's markets, and just being outside as much as possible. We asked Alex to answer a few questions about what it is like being a father while also working at Kipsu.

June 20, 2019

Kipsu's Rotation Program Redefines the "Entry-Level" Experience

Our first Kipsu Entrepreneurial Leadership Rotation Program (ELRP) officially came to an end a few short weeks ago, and we couldn't be happier with the result! Kipsu kicked off its first Rotation Program last June with three ambitions individuals: Cara Christensen, Rachel Hain, and Connor Valenti, who thoroughly embraced the unique opportunity of the program. ELRP is a one year program where a rotation analyst rotates through the three largest teams at Kipsu: Engineering, Customer Partnerships, and Customer Success—then is placed on one of the teams at the end of the year.

June 6, 2019

Kipsu Hosting Panel at Twin Cities Startup Week to Showcase Customer Success

“The customer is always right.”

June 6, 2019

Kipsu's Rotation Program Beta Cohort Measures the Past Year

Anyone who has seen the Broadway hit, “Rent,” has contemplated the question of “How do you measure a year?” It may be in daylights, or sunsets, midnights, or cups of coffee. For Kipsu’s recent Entrepreneurship Leadership Rotational Program (ELRP) graduates, they’d probably say something along the lines of measuring a year in rotations - three to be exact - on different teams at Kipsu...Oh...and cups of coffee.

May 5, 2019

Kipsu is Moving... Again!

Kipsu is moving to a new home! Two homes to be exact. We moved from the fourth floor to the sixth and seventh floors. From around 3 people to over 70; it’s been an amazing journey.

March 3, 2019

Kipsu Selected For Inc. 5000

Learn more about Kipsu's accomplishments, the most recent being added to Inc. 5000 roster of fastest growing companies

December 12, 2018

Extending Goals Beyond the Workplace

With the sound of ornaments being packed away, trees tugged through the door, and the final baked goods munched, the Holiday Season comes to a close. For many, this sparks a new season of reflection and goal setting as the phrase “New year, new me” is tossed around. Kipsu focuses deeply on goals during work hours and is filled with many motivated, intentional individuals. This ignited my curiosity on what resolutions Kipsuvians set outside of work for 2019, and what “new self” people here are striving towards.

December 3, 2018

KipsUnited F.C.

This Fall marked the inaugural season of our soccer team, KipsUnited F.C. KipsUnited was started by Jaime Hasama, a member of our Customer Partnership team and it has been a great way for Kipsu team members to get to know each other outside of the office.

October 10, 2018

Rachel Hain Reflects on Kipsu's First Rotation Program

Meet Rachel Hain, world traveler and lover of Costco. Rachel graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a double major in Communication Studies and Anthropology. She enjoys teaching gymnastics, going for runs, and good podcasts. Rachel was a part of Kipsu's first Rotation Program, and was placed on the Customer Success Team after the program ended! Read more about Rachel's thoughts and experience a part of the rotation program.

September 9, 2018

Cara Christiansen Reflects on Kipsu's First Rotation Program

Meet Cara Christiansen, lover of cats and trees. Cara graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a major in Computer Science. She enjoys playing her trumpet, walking on ledges, and eating ice cream. Cara was a part of Kipsu's first Rotation Program and actually created a new role at Kipsu, Product Analyst, for her placement after the program! Read more about her experience in the rotation program and time at Kipsu so far.

September 9, 2018

Connor Valenti Reflects on Kipsu's First Rotation Program

Meet Connor Valenti, master of board games and politics nerd. Connor Valenti graduated from Macalester College with a major in Computer Science and minor in Political Science. He enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and volleyball and spending time with friends. Connor was a part of Kipsu's first Rotation Program, and was placed on the Engineering Team after the program ended! Read more about Connor's thoughts and reflections on the Rotation Program and Kipsu thus far.

September 9, 2018

Becoming a Kipsu Engineer: The Cara Christiansen Story

Many students see their college graduation as an opportunity to retire their classroom learning, find a job that pays the bills, and settle into “Adulting.” Cara Christiansen celebrated her graduation from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota in 2017, but she was far from ready to settle in. Her story was only beginning. She was curious and hungry for more knowledge.

August 10, 2018

Driving Change with CEO Chris Smith

Driving Change goes for a ride with Chris Smith CEO and Co-founder of Kipsu and talk about the path from venture capitalist to entrepreneur, staying patient, spending time with customers, and using the skill of storytelling.

August 8, 2018

Kipsu Moving

Recently, Kipsu marked a milestone by hiring it's 50th team member. Now, Kipsu marks another milestone of moving offices from Northeast Minneapolis, to downtown Minneapolis. Having started a short 8 years ago, it is amazing to see how much we have grown in a short amount of time.

August 8, 2018

Happy 5th Kipsuversary!

Four of Kipsu's Finest Celebrate Five Years as Kipsuvians

July 7, 2018

Volunteering with Mpls Park and Rec

With summer officially here, Kipsuvians took to the outdoors to volunteer with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation at Elliot Park.

June 9, 2018

Celebrating Our Kipsu Mothers!

Happy Mother's Day from Kipsu to you! We wanted to celebrate this special day by highlighting one of our amazing Kipsu moms, Victoria Schanen.

May 15, 2018

Kipsu Welcomes 50th Team Member

Celebrate with us as we officially welcome our 50th Kipsuvian to the team! Our Minnesota-based team has tripled in size since 2016 and is thrilled to cross the 50th team member threshold.

May 5, 2018

Volunteering with Second Harvest Heartland

Every quarter, Kipsu spends a day volunteering in order to give back to the community. This quarter, we decided to volunteer at Second Harvest Heartland, which is one of the nation’s largest hunger relief organizations.

April 4, 2018

Kipsu Celebrates International Women's Day!

March 8th marks International Women's Day and Kipsu wanted to highlight the capable, strong women who find themselves at this Minneapolis tech startup.

March 8, 2018

Top 10 Best Places to Work in Hotel Tech

Kipsu crosses the finish line at #5 in the top 10 best places to work in all hotel tech companies around the globe!

March 5, 2018

Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and The Journey Ahead

The United States has designated today, January 21st, as a day to remember, honor, and reflect on the courageous and historic strides made by Dr. Martin Luther King Junior and the American Civil Rights movement. Although the changes in American law, workplaces, and society since Dr. King’s time have bent towards equality, there still exists great achievements to be made.

January 21, 2018

Kipsu Speaker Series: Phil Soran

Phil Soran, the founder of Compellent and Xiotech, and fellow Twin Cities resident took the stage for the Kipsu' inaugural Speaker Series event in September 2017.

August 8, 2017

Kipsu Kickball Team : Kicksu

Last year, Maddy Dunn, a member of our Customer Partnership team, started a Kipsu Kickball team: Kicksu. Kicksu has been a great way for new or old Kipsuvians to get to know their coworkers outside of work. The Kicksu team has had some great wins and always smiles, even when they lose (mostly because of the happy hour after). We interviewed Coach Maddy Dunn and Assistant Coach Ty Jesinoski on topics from what they love most about Kipsu to how to run a successful kickball team. We also interviewed Kicksu team members on what their favorite part of Kicksu is.

June 17, 2017

Everyone at Kipsu is a Business Person

As I look back on my career, I am now surprised at how little financial information was shared about the performance of the companies that I worked at before starting Kipsu. I was rarely privy to the revenues of the business and I never knew what the P&L —the balance of the expenses related to the business — looked like.

June 6, 2017

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