Founder's Journey: Lauren Dai, Co-Founder of Cocoon

In this week’s episode of Founder’s Journey, Ross talks to Lauren Dai, COO & Co-Founder of Cocoon!

After spending 4+ years building the growth organization at Stripe, Lauren started Cocoon to help simplify the complicated financial problem of managing employee leave: from compliance & guidance to claims & payroll.

Learn about Lauren’s journey building Cocoon, including defining the problem to solve, winning their first 10 customers, and her relationship with co-founders Amber Feng & Mahima Chawla.

About Lauren:

Lauren is the COO & co-founder of Cocoon, the platform that makes managing employee leave instant, simple, and big-hearted for HR teams and employees alike. With Cocoon, employees can design their leave plan in private, notify HR when they’re ready, and rest easy knowing that all their paperwork will be submitted for them. Employers don’t have to lift a finger when it comes to compliance, claims, or payroll calculations. Prior to starting Cocoon, Lauren was integral to building the growth organization at Stripe.