The startup says it will now expand its American presence with an on-the-ground Commercial team, and double the Product and Engineering team in London. Indeed Otta says that 37% of its users say their number one priority is meaningful work (whereas only 18% prioritize compensation). Fast-growth businesses in particular are struggling to attract the greatest people. Sam Franklin, Co-founder and CEO said: “When we started Otta, people told us job search was soul-crushing. With the climate emergency and social justice top of mind, Otta has a huge opportunity to connect a generation of thoughtful job seekers with mission-driven companies. Since launching in January 2020 Otta says it has gone from 1,000 applications sent per month to more than 5,000 every day, although this would of course be dwarfed by much larger jobs sites. Otta says that while is competes with LinkedIn.