Future of Work Startups

Visor is a project visualization and reporting tool that syncs two-way with Jira, Asana, and Salesforce to create Gantt charts, roadmaps, spreadsheets, Kanban boards, and dashboards. It targets project and cross-functional teams who need to share tailored project views with stakeholders, executives, and clients.

3 investors

Viven builds a platform for creating "Human Digital Twins" that are trained on an individual's communications, domain expertise, and reasoning so colleagues and clients can chat with the twin on demand. Aimed at enterprise teams, it offers SaaS, VPC, and on-premises deployment and integrates with tools such as Slack, Salesforce, Gmail, Jira, and Microsoft Teams.

3 investors

Vivvi provides full-day child care and early learning programs for working families, staffed by trained teachers using a research-based curriculum. It offers flexible, year-round schedules and rolling admissions across campus locations.

3 investors

WAAK° is a furniture brand for workspaces, offering products such as standing desks and tables designed to fit modern work styles while emphasizing durability and detail. Originating from the Okawa furniture-producing region in Fukuoka, Japan, its products include features like solid-wood tops, cable trays, and side storage for laptops.

3 investors

Workweek operates a media network built around individual creators who produce newsletters and shows for professional audiences, including ecommerce, HR and people, healthcare, banking and fintech, and marketing leaders.

3 investors

Waydev is an engineering intelligence platform that analyzes code activity and toolchain data to surface visibility into software development processes and measure engineering team productivity. The platform serves enterprise engineering teams seeking to understand and optimize their development workflows, including AI adoption impact and team performance metrics.

3 investors

WedgeHR is a video interviewing platform that lets job seekers record short one-way videos on their own schedule so hiring teams can screen candidates faster without scheduling back-and-forth. It serves employers across industries including restaurants, home services, franchises, healthcare, retail, hospitality, staffing and recruiting, and banking.

3 investors

Wedgies is a US company offering a real-time polling and survey tool that runs on desktop, tablet, and mobile browsers. Users create polls, distribute them, and see responses as they come in. The product is oriented toward publishers and media outlets that want to collect reader opinions.

3 investors

Wegrow is a platform that enables organizations to share, discover, and scale proven best practices across teams and regions. It serves companies seeking to reduce duplication of effort and improve operational efficiency by democratizing access to successful strategies.

3 investors

Wilya provides workforce flexibility software for frontline workplaces, using skill-based scheduling and visibility tools to reduce absenteeism, retain talent, and lower costs. It targets employers managing frontline and shift-based workers.

3 investors

Workgrounds is a hotel booking platform that collects and compares hotel bids for group stays, negotiates rates and contracts, and manages rooming lists and invoicing for teams organizing offsites and events. It serves corporate and team event planners, with access to over 300,000 hotels worldwide.

3 investors

Workflow builds software for creative and design teams to manage projects from initial brief through to final client approval, handling project admin, feedback, and team organisation. It targets designers and creative professionals seeking to reduce administrative overhead around their work.

3 investors

Worklytics provides privacy-first analytics to measure workplace collaboration and team dynamics, helping organizations improve how their distributed teams work. The platform offers actionable insights for leaders without surveillance or keystroke tracking.

3 investors

WorkMotion provides an Employer of Record (EOR) platform that lets companies hire, onboard, and pay employees and contractors in over 160 countries without setting up local legal entities. It manages global payroll, contracts, tax, and compliance for businesses expanding international teams.

3 investors

Workspot provides a cloud-native digital workplace platform that centralizes secure access to virtual desktops, applications, and web services for enterprises. The platform helps organizations migrate from legacy VDI infrastructure while improving security, scalability, and user experience across devices and locations.

3 investors

WorkWhile provides an AI-driven platform for managing contingent labor, serving businesses seeking to reduce churn and improve worker engagement while offering hourly workers flexible scheduling, fast pay, and benefits.

3 investors

Wripple is an online marketplace that matches companies with vetted, agency-experienced marketing freelancers and boutique/micro agencies using a matching algorithm, with upfront pricing and profiles. It serves brands and marketing teams looking to hire short- or long-term talent across roles like strategy, creative, UX, technology, project management, media, and data science.

3 investors

Wrk provides an automation and AI platform designed to simplify process automation for businesses of all sizes through a combination of technology and human expertise. The platform targets startups, nonprofits, and enterprises seeking scalable, pay-as-you-go automation solutions.

3 investors

Yourco is an enterprise SMS platform that delivers company announcements and internal communications directly to employees' phones, reaching frontline workers in manufacturing, logistics, retail, and warehouse roles. The platform integrates with HRIS systems, supports multi-language translation, and enables two-way messaging between leadership and employees.

3 investors

Zavo builds an operating system for restaurant operations that integrates AI across reservations, payments, and management tasks. The platform automates routine operations, provides predictive insights, and aims to reduce manual work for restaurant owners and managers.

3 investors

ZenAdmin offers an IT management platform for global teams that consolidates management of people, devices, and apps in one place. It automates IT tasks including procurement, IT support, and device retrieval for companies ranging from startups to enterprises.

3 investors

ZENKIGEN is a Japanese company that develops human-centered technology combining IT, science, and design, focused on products and services related to work and hiring for both individuals and companies. Its stated aim is to help working people realize their potential.

3 investors

Zindi is a professional network and AI challenge platform where data scientists and AI builders compete on practical machine learning challenges developed with businesses, NGOs, and governments. Launched in 2018 and rooted in Africa, it also runs recruitment services and hackathons to connect data professionals with employers across emerging markets and globally.

3 investors

Kiwi for Gmail is a desktop application for Mac and Windows that runs Gmail and Google Workspace apps (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Calendar, Chat) as standalone desktop applications outside the browser. It supports managing multiple Gmail/Workspace accounts in one app along with filtering, document tracking, and productivity features aimed at office and email workflows.

3 investors