Does Kapow pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kapow employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kapow. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kapow?

52% of Kapow employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kapow 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kapow?

Client Account Manager (4) , Manager (4) , Software Engineer (3) , Market Manager (2) , Producer (2)

What are the pros of working at Kapow according to real employee reviews?

"I worked with intelligent, hardworking and for the most part great people." ((in 12 reviews)); "Kapow fostered a culture that was both fun and productive." ((in 7 reviews)); "Kapow Events offers a fun and exciting work environment." ((in 4 reviews)); "Smart, scrappy and fun group of people." ((in 3 reviews)); "Management is flexible and promotes a work / life balance" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Kapow according to real employee reviews?

"There were two rounds of massive layoffs that we handled EXTREMELY poorly." ((in 8 reviews)); "Minus 1 star for poor management." ((in 4 reviews)); "Upper management seems clueless, makes employees very wary" ((in 3 reviews)); "Benefits are definitely skewed towards long term potential incentive which is actually good but should be well understood by candidates or it will be perceived as a negative." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kapow redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Kapow redundancy and their outlook for job security at Kapow in 2026.

Kapow Reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)

JC Chang

75% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Kapow has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kapow employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

74 reviews

2.0

13 Jan 2016

Used then Discarded

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Start up culture with optimistic outlook. Young vibrant workforce (those that are left, at least).

Cons

Give you a false sense of transparency. They hire you for one job, and as soon as it's done, they let you go. They recruit aggressively, be very cognizant of the ebbs and flows of investor sentiment before leaving consistent work. Client service is going diminish immensely with their recent massive reduction in workforce.

Kapow Response

10y

Thank you for sharing your feedback. The evolution from a custom event planning business to an online events marketplace resulted in the elimination of roles that had served Kapow well in its earlier stages but no longer aligned with the company’s strategic focus. To most effectively support our clients who use our online marketplace to book corporate events, we now have a centralized support team at headquarters. We also have Market Managers in 20 cities around the U.S. We appreciate your contributions to Kapow and wish you the best of luck in your future.

2.0

9 Jan 2016

Ruthless

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The people I worked with at Kapow were talented and caring. We worked really hard. We had fun serving our clients and got to work with some really impressive venues.

Cons

We were growing fast, then I guess the money started running out because all of a sudden everything changed. Employees started disappearing all over the country. Then we were "changing strategy" and more people disappeared. Then half the company was canned in January, even while the company is still hiring. "Partner" "loyalty" "family" were all words thrown around by the executives. But it only applies to them - the founders and their family members were all spared the layoffs. #welove as a company value was a total con.

Kapow Response

10y

Thank you for your feedback. Kapow recently made difficult decisions in order to focus solely on our strategic direction as an online events marketplace. We eliminated some roles that had served Kapow well in its earlier stages but were not aligned with our growth path, although not as many as you cited in your review. We greatly appreciate those who contributed to Kapow’s early growth and wish you much success in the future.

1.0

26 Apr 2016

Need new leadership

Venue account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Was fun working with different companies on their various event's that they plan.

Cons

Leadership seems to be clueless as to how they should run a business effectively. Not only does it send a poor message to clients when they have to continually read about layoff's and plans to have "100% marketplace," but for those people who remain at the company, they have to be looking at other employment opportunities and biding their time while still at Kapow.

Kapow Response

10y

We are happy to hear you've enjoyed working with various companies through your time at Kapow. We understand that you may not agree with all decisions made by management however we aim to make all company decisions in the best interest of Kapow at all times.

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