Nextdoor, the popular hyperlocal neighborhood network app, will expand its presence in Dallas and is looking to secure office space in Uptown.
The San Francisco-based social media company announced Wednesday that it is actively pursuing office space in the Dallas neighborhood, making it the fifth U.S.-based office and its first hub in Texas.
The company currently has 15 Dallas employees based out of temporary space at The Stack in Deep Ellum, and the firm hopes to grow to 30-40 employees by this summer. CEO Nirav Tolia told D Magazine that a majority of the employees would relocate from Nextdoor’s New York and San Francisco offices.
“Dallas isn’t just a place we’re opening an office – it’s a city I call home,” Tolia said in a statement. “The talent here is exceptional, the community is vibrant, and this city embodies exactly what Nextdoor stands for: neighbors investing in where they live. We’re committed to building a long-term, visible presence in our incredible city.”
The company cited Dallas-Fort Worth’s rapid growth as a reason for the expansion. It also helps that key company executives call North Texas home.
Tolia and his family moved to the Park Cities in 2021. He and his wife Megha Tolia serve as co-founding directors of the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership at SMU’s Cox School of Business.
Nextdoor’s CFO Indrajit Ponnambalam as well as other team members in the company’s operations, finance, human resources and engineering divisions are based here.
“From a business standpoint, Dallas is one of the smartest bets we can make,” Ponnambalam said in a statement. “We get access to talent across engineering, product, and corporate functions in a market that’s growing faster than almost anywhere else in the country – one where we want to hire and where Nextdoor is already an integral part of local communities.”
Since its founding in 2011, Nextdoor has over 105 million verified users with more than 8,000 neighborhoods using the platform across D-FW.