ZipRecruiter, Inc. filings document the public-company disclosures of an online employment marketplace listed on the NYSE under the symbol ZIP. Its Form 8-K filings regularly furnish quarterly and annual financial results, shareholder letters, financial outlook, supplemental investor materials, and GAAP-to-non-GAAP reconciliations for measures such as Adjusted EBITDA.
ZipRecruiter’s regulatory filings also cover proxy governance matters, executive compensation, equity awards, board and committee composition, director and officer changes, and stockholder voting matters. Other material-event filings describe capital-structure activity, including Class A common stock repurchases under the company’s share repurchase program.
ZIPRECRUITER, INC. reported that SVP, Accounting & Controller Bartolome Lora received a grant of 17,100 restricted stock units. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock upon settlement.
The RSUs vest as to one quarter of the total shares on each quarterly vesting date beginning on March 15, 2026, until fully vested, so long as Lora continues serving the company on each vesting date. The units have no exercise price and either vest or are canceled; they do not carry an expiration date.
SAKAMOTO RYAN T. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
ZIPRECRUITER, INC. executive Ryan T. Sakamoto, EVP and Chief Legal Officer, reported equity awards on Class A common stock. He received 113,900 restricted stock units and 45,550 performance stock units, each unit representing the right to receive one share if it ultimately vests.
The RSUs vest in equal quarterly installments of 1/16 of the total starting on March 15, 2026, contingent on continued service. The performance stock units also begin vesting quarterly at 1/16 from March 15, 2026, but only if specified stock price hurdles and service-based conditions are met; otherwise units can be canceled rather than expiring.
ZipRecruiter, Inc. operates an AI-powered online marketplace that connects job seekers and employers, using billions of interactions to improve matching and benefit from network effects as more jobs and candidates join the platform.
The company highlights strengths such as proprietary data, advanced AI, a #1 rated job search app, strong brand awareness and a flexible, metrics-driven operating model. As of December 31, 2025 it employed over 800 people across several countries and relies entirely on cloud infrastructure.
Key risks include sensitivity to economic cycles and hiring demand, intense competition from large job sites and emerging AI-based services, technology and uptime risks, seasonality, and dependence on CEO Ian Siegel and other key personnel. ZipRecruiter also faces evolving global regulations on privacy, data protection, AI and cybersecurity, and it has previously experienced data security incidents. Financially, it reports a net loss of $33.0 million for 2025, following prior net income years, and an accumulated deficit of $76.6 million, while maintaining a dual-class share structure with 71,383,887 Class A and 13,029,486 Class B shares outstanding as of February 18, 2026.
ZipRecruiter, Inc. reported 2025 revenue of $449.0 million, down 5% year-over-year, and a net loss of $33.0 million, a (7)% margin. Adjusted EBITDA was $40.8 million with a 9% margin, above the mid‑single‑digit target set earlier in the year.
Fourth quarter 2025 revenue was $111.7 million, up 1% year-over-year, marking the first quarterly growth since Q3 2022. Quarterly Paid Employers reached 59,104, up 2% year-over-year, while performance-based revenue grew, supported by products like ZipIntro and new AI‑driven features.
For Q1 2026, the company guides to revenue of $104–$108 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $3–$7 million. It believes flat revenue for 2026 with Adjusted EBITDA margin improving from 9% to 14% is a likely scenario. Chief Financial Officer Timothy Yarbrough resigned effective February 25, 2026, with President David Travers appointed interim CFO.
ZIPRECRUITER, INC. EVP and Chief Legal Officer Ryan T. Sakamoto sold Class A common stock in a pre-planned transaction. On February 18, 2026, a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan sale covered 2,978 shares at a weighted average price of $1.9303 per share, with individual trades ranging from $1.76 to $1.98.
After this sale, Sakamoto directly owned 115,620 shares of Class A common stock and indirectly owned 77,700 shares through the Sakamoto Living Trust dated January 5, 2015, where he serves as trustee and beneficiary.
ZipRecruiter, Inc. received an amended Schedule 13G from Institutional Venture Partners-affiliated funds and managers reporting significant positions in its Class A common stock. As of December 31, 2025, IVP XIV directly holds 3,809,348 shares and IVP XV directly holds 1,198,415 shares, with smaller positions in related IVP vehicles.
Individual managing directors, including Norman A. Fogelsong and Dennis B. Phelps, each report beneficial ownership of up to 5,182,973 shares, representing as much as 7.3% of the Class A common stock. All reported percentages are based on an estimated 70,779,406 shares outstanding as of November 17, 2025, and the filers expressly disclaim status as a group.
ZipRecruiter, Inc. received an amended Schedule 13G from institutional investor Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc. reporting a significant passive stake in its common stock. As of the event date, the firm beneficially owned 6,371,139 shares of ZipRecruiter common stock, representing 8.8% of the class.
Disciplined Growth Investors, a Minnesota-based investment adviser, reported sole voting power and sole dispositive power over all 6,371,139 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive authority. The filing states that the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of ZipRecruiter.
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, LLC filed an amended ownership report for ZipRecruiter, Inc. It reports beneficial ownership of 2,022,056 shares of ZipRecruiter Class A common stock, representing 2.79% of the class. ArrowMark has sole voting and dispositive power over these shares and states they are held in the ordinary course of business without the purpose of influencing control.
ZipRecruiter, Inc. shareholder Ian H. Siegel, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, reports beneficial ownership of 13,317,072 shares of Class A common stock on an as-converted basis, representing 15.8% of the class as of December 31, 2025.
The stake consists of 195,628 Class A shares held directly, 91,958 Class A shares held by The Siegel Family Trust, and 13,029,486 Class B shares held by the same trust. Each Class B share carries 20 votes and is convertible into one Class A share, and Siegel has sole voting and dispositive power over all reported shares.
ZipRecruiter director Jennifer Saenz received new equity awards in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). On February 5, 2026, she was granted 80,742 RSUs and a separate grant of 26,914 RSUs, each at a price of $0 per unit and held directly.
Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of ZipRecruiter Class A common stock upon settlement. The 80,742-unit award will vest in thirds on the earlier of each annual anniversary of the grant or the company’s annual stockholder meeting in 2026, 2027 and 2028, subject to continued service. The 26,914-unit award will vest on the earlier of February 5, 2027 or the 2026 annual stockholder meeting, also conditioned on ongoing service.