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WorkTech Podcast: Beeline Acquires Utmost and Leads Market to Total Talent
Colleen Tiner, SVP Strategy, Product, and Partnerships and Dan Khublall, Director of Product Growth and Strategy from Beeline join WorkTech Founder, George LaRocque to discuss Beeline's recent acquisition of Utmost and the moves they're making to lead the market to...
Denmark-based Worksome Raises USD $13 Million for Its Freelancer Marketplace and Hiring App Walking a Conflict of Interest Tightrope as it Expands in the USA
Denmark-based Worksome raised a USD $13 million Series A round of venture capital for its freelancer sourcing and hiring app. This brings its total raised to $18.9 million. The company was born in Copenhagen by a senior X-Google team to provide medium and large...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Stoke Raises $15.5 Million for Its Non-payroll Hiring Platform
Stoke announced a $15.5 million A round of venture capital for its non-payroll hiring platform. This brings its total raised to $20 million. Stoke allows companies to empower anyone hiring a non-payroll worker to do so quickly and efficiently from any talent source....
Lili Raises $55 Million for Its Freelancer Banking App
Lili announced a $55 million Series B round of venture capital for its freelancer-focused banking app. This brings its total raised to $80 million. The number of people working independently in the US is on the rise for both full-time and "side hustle" scenarios,...
HR MarketWatch Podcast: How Has COVID Impacted the Independent Workforce?
Look at the latest data on the independent workforce, aka the contingent workforce, with WorkTech founder George LaRocque. An already rising trend, its adoption has been accelerated by COVID like so many things. About half of the US workforce is currently or has...
TREND NOTE: Germany-based Kontist Raises USD $29.5M for Its Freelancer-focused Neobank and Tax Service
Germany-based Kontist raised a USD $29.5 million B round of venture capital for its neobank (the buzz-term for an online-only bank) and tax service for the self-employed. While Kontist appears to be currently focused on the German market, it represents what we predict...
TREND NOTE: UK-based Orka Raises USD $40.8 Million for Job Board Marketplace with Integrated On-demand Pay
UK-based Orka announced a $40.8 million round of venture capital for its job board marketplace with integrated on-demand pay capabilities, targeting regulated industries and shift workers. According to Aptitude Research Partners, shift workers, or the "hourly...
Scope Raises $2.25 Million for Its Marketplace of Tech Implementers Focused on the SMB
Scope announced a $2.25 million Seed round of venture capital for its marketplace of tech implementers for the SMB, bringing its total raised to $3.4 million. Scope aims to solve the pains of implementation and integration that plagues small businesses as they select...
Collective Raises $8.7 Million for Its Freelancer Back Office
Pre-COVID the freelance and contingent workforce could be up to 45% of any given employer. As we navigate uncertain times, freelancing will be popular not just for employers but for workers. Collective has raised $8.7 million to be the "back office" for these workers....
Willa Raises $3M to Guarantee Freelancers Get Paid On Time
Willa announced a $3 Million Seed Round for its app that guarantees freelancers will be paid on time. Freelancers and contractors, known as the contingent workforce, have become increasingly permanent part of the workforce strategy for businesses of all sizes. The...
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