Kipsu was developed hand-in-hand with the world's leading service oriented brands. See why it works.
During Women’s History Month, we reflect on and revere the achievements, contributions, and resilience of women that helped pave a path for us. We use this month to also celebrate the progress made (PANTS!) and look for ways to further foster equality and equity in the future.
It's important in times of cultural change that we leaders be clear about our values. In that spirit, this post aims to share Kipsu's position on what the word meritocracy means and what our team members, applicants, customers, users and shareholders can expect of us.
Cara Sego, our Product Director, has worn many hats at Kipsu! Cara started at Kipsu shortly after graduating from college, and was able to not only build her career path, but was able to help build our Product Development team and company over the years. We sat down with Cara to learn more about her career journey finding the best-fit hat for her.
January 17, 2022
Kipsu is excited to announce that we have been selected as a Preferred Vendor by IHG for their family of hotels. In partnership with IHG, Kipsu is excited to help IHG’s entire portfolio of properties elevate their guest engagement and boost IHG’s guest satisfaction through digital messaging and texting.
October 13, 2021
As part of Twin Cities Startup Week 2021, Kipsu invited four leaders from the startup community to share how they navigated crisis in 2020.
June 29, 2021
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!
December 20, 2019
It's the most wonderful time of the year for hotels to transform themselves in Winter Wonderlands. See how these hotel teams go to the North Pole and back to spread some Holiday cheer.
October 17, 2019
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.
September 30, 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 9, 2019
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.
August 8, 2019
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!
January 30, 2024
Kipsu is helping hundreds of IHG hotels in over 10 countries work smarter instead of harder. Here's how the last year of partnership has allowed Kipsu to support IHG hotels worldwide.
April 17, 2023
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
Hospitality is a unique industry—from working long hours to meeting people from all over the world, every day is different. That’s why it’s so wonderful to have hotel team experts on the Kipsu team like Keelie Swafford!
October 10, 2022
Kipsu isn’t just a hotel text messaging service — it’s also a sponsor of Byrd Racing! Starting as a partnership with a hotel management company to Circuit of the Americas in Austin to attend a race, it’s been quite the exciting journey.
September 29, 2022