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Garland: Ooni expanded its team from 45 in 2020 to roughly 350

Darina Garland · Ooni Pizza Ovens: Darina Garland and Kristian Tapaninaho · Nov 7, 2022 · at 1:00:40

Darina Garland, co-founder of Ooni, discusses scaling company operations and team size to meet pandemic-driven product demand.

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“Well, in 2020, we were about 45, March 20 20. And then we're about 350 now.”

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The claim, plainly

Ooni's headcount increased from approximately 45 employees in March 2020 to about 350 employees by late 2022.

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Assessment

Both legs of Darina Garland's statement are well-supported by contemporaneous reports and company disclosures. For the March 2020 baseline, independent analyses place Ooni's pre-pandemic/early 2020 headcount between 40 (JP Morgan / The Herald) and 53-54 employees (ScaleUp Institute and FEBE Growth Report), which closely aligns with the approximate figure of 45. For the late 2022 figure, media tracking recorded growth to nearly 300 employees by mid-2022, and Ooni's 2022 Impact Report confirmed that the company's global team surpassed 350 people during FY 2022.

A JP Morgan Private Bank analysis reported in The Herald (June 7, 2022) stated Ooni had 'just 40 employees at the start of the pandemic', while the ScaleUp Institute and FEBE Growth Report recorded 53–54 employees in early 2020.
The Herald reported Ooni's headcount had grown to 'nearly 300' by June 2022.
Ooni's 2022 Impact Report (covering FY 2022) confirmed the organization reached the milestone, noting 'we're now over 350 people'.

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[1] service.gov.uk [2] service.gov.uk [3] ooni.com [4] service.gov.uk [5] service.gov.uk [6] windows.net [7] febe.com [8] heraldscotland.com

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