Granola
Small (~50)
Runway
Mid (~420)
Best For
Granola
Best for: Craft-focused generalists who love native macOS development and want to build a consumer-quality AI product people genuinely love
Runway
Best for: Creative technologists who want to pioneer AI video generation at the intersection of art and engineering
Ratings
GranolaRunway
4.8
4.5
Overall
4.5
4.0
Work-Life Balance
5.0
4.6
Culture & Values
4.5
4.3
Comp & Benefits
5.0
4.4
Senior Mgmt
4.7
4.2
Career Opps
👍 100% Recommend
👤 100% CEO Approval (Sam Stephenson)
👍 90% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Cristóbal Valenzuela)
Culture Values
Granola only
💎 Strong Comp & Equity🧩 Wears Many Hats
Runway only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Granola
- Users absolutely love the product — everyone at Granola genuinely cares about quality
- Plenty of opportunities to work on things that make a real difference on a small team
- 5 days in office by default (with flexibility for life circumstances)
- Small team, so things can be busy — you'll wear many hats
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
Granola
Choose Granola if you want to work on one of the most loved AI products with a small, London-based, in-office team obsessed with craft — but note the 5-days-in-office policy is explicit and non-negotiable.
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
Granola — 16 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
6
💻 Engineering
4
📣 Marketing
2
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
⚙️ Operations
1
Runway
No open roles currently listed
Summary
Granola scores 4.8/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.5 work-life balance rating. Runway scores 4.5/5.0 overall with a 4.0 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Direct Product Impact. Granola also emphasizes Strong Comp & Equity, Wears Many Hats. Runway also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Granola has 16 open roles and Runway has 0 open roles.