Future of Work Startups

Smart Access provides an AI platform that helps operations leaders digitize and enforce SOPs, turn floor-level observations into coaching and next-best actions, and close the gap between workforce behavior and best practices. It targets multi-site operators in retail, food distribution, and third-party logistics (3PL), integrating with existing HRIS, time and attendance, labor management, and warehouse management systems.

4 investors

Solo is a mobile app for gig workers that consolidates income and mileage tracking, expense logging, and scheduling across multiple platforms like Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart. It offers pay predictions with a pay guarantee, city-level market insights, and integrated tax filing for freelance and gig earners.

4 investors

Squadle (now part of Crunchtime) provides remote temperature monitoring with patented ZeroTouch technology and digital checklists that automate food safety compliance and daily operations for multi-unit restaurant and franchise operators. Its integrated suite includes real-time temperature alerts, digital food safety logs, and shift management tools.

4 investors

Stream provides financial wellbeing benefits and workplace finance platforms for employees and employers, helping workers gain control over their financial health through behavioral science-based products. The company serves employers seeking to create more engaged, productive teams while improving financial security for their workforces.

4 investors

Suraasa is a teacher career platform that trains, certifies, and places educators at international schools, offering the UK-accredited PgCTL qualification, self-paced professional development courses, and job placement across 50+ countries. It also serves schools with pre-vetted certified teachers, international hiring support, faculty assessment tools, and continuing professional development subscriptions.

4 investors

Talently is a tech recruitment service that sources, technically vets, and places senior engineers, product managers, and AI specialists for companies, offering both direct hiring and managed flexible teams with payroll and compliance handling. It serves technology companies and startups across Mexico and Latin America.

4 investors

TalentQL operates a group of technology brands that connect global businesses with vetted talent through recruitment, team outsourcing, and education, along with a payment service (TalentPay) for paying contractors across Africa. It serves companies seeking global talent and aspiring professionals through education programs, with a regional focus on Africa and Europe.

4 investors

Cornerstone Immerse is an AI-driven immersive learning platform that uses VR simulations and virtual humans to train employees on soft skills. It serves enterprises across all industries seeking to accelerate workforce development and reduce training costs.

4 investors

Taqtile builds Manifest, software designed for deskless workers on the frontline to complete operational tasks accurately and consistently. The product targets enterprise customers across industries including defense, communications, and manufacturing.

4 investors

teaBOT manufactures and operates a robotic tea-brewing machine offered as an amenity service to offices and showrooms across North America. The service helps workplaces build community and employee engagement through shared ritual and workplace well-being.

4 investors

Teambridge provides time-tracking and workforce-management software that captures mobile clock-ins, connects them to scheduled shifts, workers, and sites, and surfaces exceptions for review before payroll. It targets teams running hourly work, such as healthcare staffing operations, and offers scheduling, invoicing, and AI agents for attendance oversight.

4 investors

TeamOhana is a headcount management platform that unites Finance, HR, and Talent teams to plan, approve, and track hiring, compensation, and organizational design in one place. It includes an AI workforce analyst that answers questions on headcount, hiring, org structure, and cost, serving companies managing workforce planning and budgets.

4 investors

TeamSense is an AI-powered, text-based platform that automates attendance tracking, absence reporting, and multilingual worker communication for frontline teams, syncing with HRIS systems. It serves manufacturing and logistics operations, helping managers manage call-offs, coverage, and employee engagement.

4 investors

Terminal connects fast-growing technology companies with remote engineering talent from around the world through AI-powered recruiting and remote management services. The company builds teams of software engineers across borders, targeting startups and growth-stage firms seeking global talent.

4 investors

The Cut builds business software and tools for barbers to manage their operations and client relationships, serving independent barbers and barbershops.

4 investors

Timeless is a platform that converts conversations into automated agent actions within team workspaces. It captures key moments from discussions and automatically triggers agents to complete tasks like sending proposals or managing project context.

4 investors

Trusted Health builds AI-driven products for healthcare staffing and scheduling, including a marketplace connecting nursing and allied clinicians to contract jobs across all 50 US states and a workforce optimization platform for hospitals and health systems. Its tools forecast demand, balance schedules, and automate matching and recruitment to fill open shifts.

4 investors

Turing College is an online school that teaches practical technical skills through project-based, expert-supported learning programs designed to prepare students for tech careers. The company serves learners seeking flexible, remote education aligned with employer needs, and operates across multiple countries in the edtech sector.

4 investors

UJET provides contact center software that integrates with Microsoft Teams, enabling customer service agents to collaborate with internal experts and efficiently resolve customer issues through streamlined workflows and real-time communication. The platform serves contact centers and customer support operations seeking to improve first-call resolution and agent productivity.

4 investors

Unthread is an AI-powered helpdesk platform that automates customer support ticket resolution across multiple channels including email, Slack, Teams, and web chat. It uses self-learning AI to deflect and resolve support tickets, manage knowledge bases, and handle workflows for support teams at startups and enterprises.

4 investors

Upflex is a workplace optimization platform that combines an on-demand global workspace network with an AI tool (UnifyAI) that forecasts office attendance, coordinates hybrid teams, and helps consolidate real estate. It serves corporate real estate, finance, HR, and workplace experience teams at enterprises managing hybrid work.

4 investors

Upwage builds an AI-powered job marketplace that uses AI interviewing agents to reduce bias and increase fairness in hiring for jobseekers, employers, and workers displaced by AI. The platform aims to serve as a safety net for the workforce amid rapid labor market disruption.

4 investors

Vendition runs a sales apprenticeship program that trains individuals to become Sales Development Representatives and matches them with partner tech companies and startups for full-time roles. It provides interview prep, personalized coaching, and a sales learning platform, then places candidates in paid sales positions.

4 investors

Veryable operates an on-demand labor marketplace and workforce management platform that lets manufacturing and warehouse operations build flexible labor pools and schedule labor against production demand. It serves manufacturers and logistics providers across the US, coordinating coverage across shifts and adding capacity to handle demand spikes.

4 investors