Mechanism Reviews

3.6

64% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)
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Breanden Beneschott

63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Mechanism has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mechanism employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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52 reviews
2.0
9 Oct 2024
Recommend
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Pros

I worked with some really amazing people and got the chance to be involved with a lot of cool projects. I got to dip my toes into lots of industries and do things outside of my typical job title. I learned a LOT from the people and companies I worked with, which I believe was the best and most valuable part of the job.

Cons

I really liked working there for a long while, but later on, I started to notice some major red flags. Once I started seeing the issues, it became clear they were extensive and probably wouldn't be resolved. A lot of past scenarios where other employees suddenly left with no explanation (which seemed to happen quite frequently) started making a lot more sense. I enjoyed working with most people at Mechanism, but there were a few that were honestly the most difficult people I've ever met. In fact, even months after no longer working at Mechanism Ventures, I still periodically think to myself "I'm so glad I never have to work with ___ and ___ ever again." You'll notice some of the job listings for Mechanism Ventures say "demands a level of dedication beyond the standard 9 to 5," which from personal experience can actually be interpreted as "work is your life." There is an expectation that you work all the time, including on weekends when you’re expected to respond to Slack messages and the likes. I prefer to work to live, not the other way around, so this became quite exhausting for me. Expectations seemed unrealistic and unreasonable to me, but I just might be a lightweight that couldn't handle being on the clock sun up to sun down. Overall, I'm grateful for the experience and all that I learned. I now know what red flags to look for and things to avoid in companies moving forward, thanks to my time at Mechanism Ventures. I don't regret my time there, as it has led me to lots of personal growth. And I am so extremely glad I don't work there any longer.

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Mechanism Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad to hear you learned a lot while working at Mechanism. As we are constantly working to improve our culture, we’d like to learn more about the experience you detailed here. Our goal is to create a high-performance culture where our employees can be their best self both at and outside of work, so we’d value the chance to hear from you how we can improve. Please feel free to reach out to us at careers@mechanism.com, so we can learn more. All the best, — The Mechanism Ventures Team
1.0
15 July 2025

Questionable all around

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Met some great talent. Exciting opportunity for the first few months.

Cons

It's clear the company, probably leadership, is trying to do major damage control (noted by the many 5-star reviews that were posted, following a flood of negative company reviews), and they were already doing it for the CEO from the start, including publishing articles highlighting him in a positive light to bury all of the lawsuits and negative content online (look him up, you'll see). The best people to work with leave the company for better opportunities, the ones that stay are self-serving and will undermine anyone else to move up and look better in the eyes of leadership. Leadership loves a brown-noser that will agree with anything they have to say and do whatever they tell them to do without pushing back, and they aren't interested in people bringing new ideas or ways of doing things. They think they know better than everyone, and anyone that disagrees suddenly leaves the company with no transparency or explanation from leadership. High turnover rate, complete lies on the website about success rate (in fact, they've had at least one company they ditched because their "competitor projections were off," so their claim for 100% success is false any way you look at it. Almost every company they've funded has had a CEO change for some reason, some being canned and some leaving on their own. Either way, it's not a good sign and it comes down to leadership issues from the top down. If that doesn't deter you from wanting to work here, find former employees on LinkedIn, talk to them about their experience, and that should give you plenty of info to decide.

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Mechanism Response
11mo
Thank you. I appreciate anyone who takes the time to share feedback. However, we also owe candidates and teammates clear facts: Turnover: We raised the bar and realigned roles to match our strategy—I own those calls. Portfolio: CEO transitions reflect our up-or-out model and push for performance alignment across ventures. Portfolio performance: Our published success metrics reflect verified milestones and exits. While we won’t debate private HR cases in public, if there’s evidence we missed, please send it to people@mechanism.com or call 775-232-6388. If there is truth to it, we'll fix it. — Breanden Beneschott, CEO
2.0
29 July 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay with fairly good benefits. Work with intelligent, hard-working people. Stretches across multiple industries, which keeps the work interesting.

Cons

I could write a 10-page essay about the cons. If you want to lose your sanity and be made to feel inadequate and incapable in every project you work on, then Mechanism Ventures is the place for you! If you'd rather be happy and work somewhere with a healthy environment and reasonable expectations where your efforts are appreciated, then RUN.

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Mechanism Response
1y
Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience didn’t meet your expectations. At Mechanism, we strive to create a positive environment, so your input is valuable. We’d appreciate the opportunity to learn more about your concerns. Please feel free to reach out to us at careers@mechanism.com. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors. Sincerely,
 The Mechanism Talent Team
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