Future of Work Startups

Worky operates a talent selection and recruitment service that helps businesses find qualified candidates through a referral-based model focused on high-quality hiring.

1 investor

Workyard is a workforce management platform that uses GPS to track field crews, track labor costs, manage scheduling, and support payroll accuracy and compliance. It serves contractors and companies with distributed field workforces, offering native integrations and a developer API.

1 investor

World of DaaS is a curated membership community and annual summit for founders and CEOs of Data-as-a-Service companies, typically those with $5M–$50M ARR. It offers an invite-only summit, a private Slack community, in-person dinners, and a data-economy newsletter.

1 investor

Wrangle offers an AI sourcing agent for recruiting that lets users create a role, review incoming candidates, and provide feedback so the agent learns hiring preferences over time.

1 investor

Wundrbar offers a search interface with inline commands that let users perform web searches and manage personal online accounts from a single input field.

1 investor

WUUZY operates "EC no Pro," a matching service that connects e-commerce businesses with specialized freelance/side-job professionals to help increase sales, covering everything from own-brand EC stores to platform support. The company focuses on the e-commerce industry in Japan, aiming to make individual expertise visible and shareable through technology.

1 investor

WUZZUF is an online recruitment platform operated by BasharSoft that connects job seekers with employers using data-driven candidate matching. It serves companies and job seekers across Egypt and the Gulf region, with operations in Saudi Arabia and further MENA expansion planned.

1 investor

Wyrd applies positive psychology and behavioral economics to build intuitive tools that integrate small, evidence-based behavioral prompts into the daily work routine. It aims to help organizations improve workplace culture and performance while keeping employees engaged.

1 investor

ChatCEO is an AI-powered operating system designed for chief executives that applies proven CEO methodology to drive strategic decision-making and operational execution. The platform synthesizes data, generates board-ready materials, and provides daily action recommendations specifically tailored to the CEO role.

1 investor

XTIUM is a managed service provider offering security-first IT management, cloud infrastructure, compliance, and support services to mid-size and enterprise organizations across North America, EMEA, and Asia. The company serves as an extension of client IT teams, combining AI-driven threat detection with expert technical support and proactive problem-solving.

1 investor

Xtract AI provides an operating system for founders and executives that integrates strategy, execution, and accountability into a single connected system. The platform uses AI to help business leaders make decisions, prioritize work, and run operations with clarity rather than relying on disconnected tools.

1 investor

XWORK is an Indonesian online platform for searching and booking workspaces, including meeting rooms, private offices, coworking desks, training rooms, and event spaces, rented by the hour, month, or year. It also offers virtual office and company registration services, serving clients ranging from global corporations to mid-sized businesses and startups.

1 investor

Y&S offers a mobile app for booking beauty and personal-care appointments. The app lists salons, spas and parlors along with the services they offer and their prices, and lets users reserve an available time slot. It is aimed at consumers looking for beauty services and at the establishments that provide them.

1 investor

Yagni provides managed teams of AI coding agents that plan, build, review, and test software within a client's codebase, delivering pull requests while the client's engineers retain approval over changes. It serves engineering teams looking to augment development work on a flat monthly basis.

1 investor

YAROOMS is a workplace management platform for booking desks, meeting rooms, and parking, managing visitors, planning hybrid work, and analyzing space utilization. It includes an AI workplace agent that operates through Microsoft Teams, Slack, Outlook, and email, and integrates with common office tools for organizations.

1 investor

屋台DELi（Yatai DELi）は、和・洋・中華・エスニックなどのお弁当をワンコインからの価格でオフィスワーカー向けに提供する、法人向けランチ・食の福利厚生サービスを運営する。ランチ難民やテレワーク下の食堂の課題に対応し、企業のオフィスワーカーの食環境改善を目的としている。

1 investor

Yazawa Ventures is a Japanese venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups focused on transforming how people work, including companies that improve corporate efficiency and workplace environments as well as those supporting individuals through healthcare, education, and family-care solutions.

1 investor

YBF Ventures is an Australian startup support organization that connects local startups with corporate Australia, providing programs and a venue for founders, enterprise customers and capital to meet. It operates as an operator-led venture and startup support model based in Australia.

1 investor

Year13 offers free online short courses, interactive experiences, and content on life skills and careers, created in collaboration with industry employers. It targets young people (school leavers) planning their futures, letting them learn skills, explore career options, and earn points redeemable for cash and prizes.

1 investor

Youth Enrichment Brands operates a portfolio of youth activity and enrichment brands designed to help children build confidence, resilience, and joy through real-world development and hands-on experiences. The company serves families and children seeking structured enrichment programs and skill-building activities.

1 investor

Yenza provides a digital platform for students to assess their strengths through psychometric testing, explore career options, choose school subjects strategically, and build applications to tertiary institutions. The platform combines self-discovery tools, real-time admission score calculations, program matching across institutions, and application coaching for students navigating school-to-study transitions.

1 investor

Yotewo provides pre-vetted IT talent and hiring solutions for startups, helping companies quickly access specialized tech expertise. The platform aims to make recruitment transparent and efficient for businesses seeking to build technical teams.

1 investor

Hintsa is a performance coaching company that provides individuals, executives, and organizations with curated teams of specialists in medicine, wellbeing, and focus, applying a method developed in Formula 1 and rooted in Nordic wellbeing. It serves athletes, business leaders, C-suite executives, and companies through executive coaching programmes and a Performance Coaching Course.

1 investor

The company offers a virtual event platform where attendees join a recreated venue or conference environment using avatars to interact with others, engage with exhibitors, and watch live-streamed keynote presentations. It positions itself as an alternative to video conferencing tools with an emphasis on measuring attendee engagement.

1 investor