Future of Work Startups

Wantedly operates a recruitment platform that connects companies with candidates based on shared values and company culture rather than salary or job conditions, using job postings, company stories, and direct scouting. It targets Japanese employers hiring new graduates, mid-career, and intern talent, and charges a flat monthly fee with no success-based fees.

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Waterstone Human Capital is a professional services firm that provides leadership training, recruitment, and culture and engagement assessment services to organizations in Canada and the U.S.

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Watto AI generates business reports and documents using large language models, producing outputs comparable to professional consulting-quality materials for marketing, research, and product documentation.

1 investor

WayPave is a job-finding app that matches frontline workers with local frontline jobs. It initially serves job seekers and employers in Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville) with plans to expand.

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We Are Founders is an editorial media site publishing reviews, guides, and founder stories, along with a hand-reviewed directory of tools founders use, categorized by stage and pricing. It covers topics such as AI and developer tools, productivity, finance, and building startups, aimed at founders and bootstrappers.

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Change 100 Teams is a corporate engagement platform that pairs company teams with impact startups for virtual mentoring sessions designed to develop employee skills while supporting social innovation.

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Coaching and organizational development firm that supports companies, leaders, and teams in sustainable transformation and stakeholder engagement initiatives.

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An AI workforce platform that automates repetitive work tasks so employees can focus on higher-value activities that require human creativity and problem-solving.

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Dex provides an operational digital playbook that organizes jobs, roles and tasks for organizations, with task-oriented chat between HQ, management and employees. It includes a real-time dashboard for tasks and operations and a maintenance guide based on frequency and function.

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Weava is a research and content management tool that allows users to save, highlight, and organize web pages and PDFs through a Chrome extension and web application. It serves researchers, students, and knowledge workers who need to manage and collaborate on digital content.

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Weirdly provides high-volume recruitment software that combines criteria-based candidate screening, automated workflows, and mobile tools. Its offering serves hiring teams with a combined CRM/ATS, a candidate portal, a mobile scheduling and feedback app, and live analytics.

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Welbe, Inc. provides employment support (就労支援) services for people with disabilities, helping them gain skills and connect with work opportunities. The company operates in Japan's disability employment and welfare support sector.

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Welcome to the Jungle is a job search and recruitment platform that matches candidates with tech and other roles and lets recruiters reach candidates directly. It also offers detailed company profiles with photos, videos, and stats, serving job seekers and hiring companies across France, the UK, and the US.

1 investor

WELL Training delivers CMI-accredited management, leadership, and coaching and mentoring qualifications through virtual, hybrid, or face-to-face formats, including Level 5 and Level 7 awards, certificates, and diplomas. Programmes include one-to-one coaching and learning resources and are aimed at managers and organisations, primarily in the UK.

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WeMe offers an AI coaching tool that integrates with Microsoft Teams and Slack to deliver weekly micro-learning tasks that help employees and managers build lasting habits in work practices, leadership, and collaboration. It serves HR and leadership in both public and private sector organizations, providing anonymized insights and progress data for change management, with a focus on the Norwegian market.

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Wendero is a consulting firm combining strategy consulting with venture building, helping companies design and execute their business transformation. It sets up innovation units such as accelerators and incubators, develops new digital business models, and supports scaling through growth factories and corporate venture capital units.

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Weply provides lead generation tools for businesses globally, employing chat consultants with disabilities to deliver customer service.

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Werk is a business management platform for independent dance teachers, providing booking links, student management, event ticketing, private session scheduling, and multi-week programs with payment plans. It consolidates tools for scheduling, payments, and student communications into a single product.

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Werkit is a talent-to-delivery studio that trains African developers and data specialists and pairs them with senior experts who plan and review the work before it ships. It builds apps on Bubble.io with Claude and Codex, offers white-label Bubble development pods, and provides managed data teams for clients.

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Surv connects homeowners with trained local employees to complete home maintenance tasks such as window washing, moving, decluttering, and odd jobs. The company handles service delivery through its own workforce rather than third-party contractors.

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weXelerate runs an innovation hub in Vienna that connects startups, corporates, investors, academia and the public sector through accelerator programs, startup scouting, co-working and private offices, and event spaces. Founded in 2017, it serves corporate innovation teams and founders across industries in Austria, offering equity-free accelerator batches, pilot projects, and a venue for pitch nights and conferences.

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Whimsical is an online whiteboard tool for product teams that combines diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, and wireframes on an infinite canvas with real-time collaboration and AI assistance. It targets product builders who need to design, document, and share ideas.

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Whiteboard Advisors is a strategy consulting, communications, and advocacy firm serving entrepreneurs and organizations in education and workforce sectors. It focuses on early childhood care, K-12, postsecondary education, and workforce policy, offering public relations, marketing, and policy navigation services.

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Whitelance provides a white-label marketplace platform that connects freelancers and clients for project-based work, with features including job posting, proposal management, milestone-based payments, and contractor vetting. The platform serves businesses looking to build their own freelancer marketplaces across various industries globally.

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