Instawork
YC S15 ↗San Francisco, US · Founded 2016 · 500 employees · 13 known investors
Instawork is a marketplace that connects local businesses with hourly workers for short-term staffing needs. The platform enables businesses to hire temporary labor efficiently and provides income opportunities for hourly workers globally.
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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S15)
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Sumir MeghaniinFounder/CEO
Investors · 13
Afore CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $2M
Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M
CrunchFundvia Michael Arrington · inferred
NextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M
Tuesday CapitalSan Francisco
UpVentures CapitalUpstate New York
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
9Yards CapitalreportedNew York · $100K – $10M
BenchmarkreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $30M
Craft VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $50K – $50M
Greylock PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $200M
Spark Capitalreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco · $500K – $25M
TCVreportedMenlo Park · $10M – $500M
Acquisitions · 1
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsAble
Able operates a career platform in India that helps early-stage professionals find job opportunities, develop their profiles, and access interview preparation and training content.
In the news
- Instawork acquires Able Jobs to strengthen product suiteentrackr.com · 2024
- Sell or Invest in Instawork Stock Pre-IPOnasdaqprivatemarket.com · 2024
- Staffing Startup Instawork Raises $60 Million To Expand AI Techforbes.com · 2023
- Staffing Startup Instawork Raises $60 Million To Expand AI Techforbes.com · 2023
- Instawork Raises $60M for Work Marketplace Connecting Local Businesses With Skilled Hourly Workers - HR Tech Feedhrtechfeed.com · 2021
- Instawork raises a $60M Series C: what's next for flexible staffingblog.instawork.com · 2021
- Instawork raises $18M Series B for hospitality gigsventurebeat.com · 2019
