Decagon
Small (~210)
Runway
Mid (~420)
Best For
Decagon
Best for: Builders who want to ship AI customer support agents directly to F500 customers with technical founders deeply involved
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
DecagonRunway
3.9
4.5
Overall
3.7
4.0
Work-Life Balance
3.8
4.6
Culture & Values
3.2
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.7
4.4
Senior Mgmt
3.7
4.2
Career Opps
👍 75% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Jesse Zhang)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Decagon only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Runway only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Decagon
- Strong engineering-driven culture with technical founders still deeply involved
- Ship meaningful AI features to enterprise customers every week
- Intense workload and high expectations — not a typical 40-hour week
- SF-centric; most roles expect in-office presence
Runway
- Pioneer in AI video generation — Gen-3 Alpha is industry-leading
- Unique blend of art and engineering — creative culture values both
- Smaller team (~420) means limited specialization — engineers wear multiple hats
- AI video generation is an increasingly competitive space
Bottom Line
Decagon
Choose Decagon if you want intense builder energy at a $4.5B Series D AI agents startup with real enterprise revenue — but expect SF office-centric culture and cash comp that trails top AI labs.
Runway
Choose Runway if you want to build Gen-3 Alpha at the art-meets-AI frontier — but the space is getting competitive.
Open Roles
Decagon — 95 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
32
💻 Engineering
25
📋 Product
7
🧠 ML / AI
6
⚙️ Operations
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
Runway
No open roles currently listed
Summary
Decagon scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. Runway scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Decagon also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity. Runway also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Decagon has 95 open roles and Runway has 0 open roles.