Future of Work Startups

Placed operates a job-matching platform that connects candidates with employers in the service and hospitality industry, aiming to replace traditional recruitment methods like job boards and recruiters. Since launching in 2017, it has served over 300,000 candidates and more than 8,000 businesses across the UK.

2 investors

Planday is a workforce management platform that handles scheduling, employee management, payroll tracking, and team communication for businesses across hospitality, healthcare, retail, and other sectors.

2 investors

Plane is a payroll and HR platform designed for automation-first teams, offering open APIs, CLI, and MCP integrations so agents and software tools can directly manage payroll operations. It serves startups and companies with diverse workforces spanning U.S. employees, global contractors, and EOR hires across 100+ countries.

2 investors

A configurable application platform for building and deploying government systems that supports both configuration-driven and code-extended development. The platform meets federal security and compliance standards across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud deployment models.

2 investors

Plasticity develops natural language processing technology and APIs for companies, organizations, and developers, enabling applications like social media monitoring, document analysis, search, and information extraction.

2 investors

Wisetail is an employee enablement platform that combines learning, communications, and operations management for frontline teams. The platform provides onboarding, training, content management, and checklist tools to improve team productivity and compliance.

2 investors

Pleaz offers a workplace well-being module that integrates into Microsoft Teams, delivering short, science-based physical, mental, and social activities (called Pleazers) and challenges to employees in one click. It targets companies, particularly large distributed enterprises, aiming to improve employee well-being and engagement.

2 investors

Pluria offers an app that lets companies book workspaces—coworking spaces, meeting rooms, private offices, work cafés, and event spaces—across a network of 1,000+ locations plus their own offices, with tools to coordinate team days and analytics on space usage and team engagement. It targets companies with hybrid and remote teams, with a workspace network focused on Latin America and Iberia.

2 investors

Podio is a no-code platform for building customizable digital workspaces, apps, and automated workflows to manage tasks such as CRM, project tracking, and approvals. It serves businesses of all sizes, from startups to enterprises, offering shared workspaces, automation, real-time collaboration, and APIs.

2 investors

Podium Education operates the Global Career Accelerator, an educational program offering practical training in coding, digital marketing, and other career-focused skills. The program serves job seekers and career changers, emphasizing real-world project experience alongside academic and employer partnerships.

2 investors

Point is a browser extension that allows users to save and quickly retrieve content they frequently send, such as email templates, links, images, and text snippets, to avoid retyping across the web.

2 investors

Poplin operates an app-based, nationwide laundry service platform in the US that connects customers with independent "Laundry Pros" who wash, dry, and fold laundry from home. The service functions as a two-sided marketplace and has created work-from-home gig work for its providers.

2 investors

Portabl provides a SaaS platform enabling talent platforms to offer tailored benefits packages to independent contractors, freelancers, and consultants. The platform gives self-employed workers access to security and wellbeing benefits comparable to traditional employees.

2 investors

Porter provides automated text and email reminders and confirmations to help service businesses reduce appointment no-shows and late cancellations.

2 investors

Praxos is an AI assistant that automates personal and business tasks through conversational interfaces and integrations with third-party services. It handles diverse workflows including financial forecasting, contract review, CRM management, community moderation, and daily personal tasks like home organization and meal planning.

2 investors

PTSG is a multi-service provider offering specialist building services—including fall protection and access, electrical and lightning protection testing, specialist cleaning and façade access, fire safety and compliance, and water treatment—to the facilities management and construction sectors. Serving over 90,000 customers across more than 400,000 buildings, the group operates primarily in the UK with a presence in the Netherlands and international project delivery.

2 investors

UNSW Founders is an entrepreneurship support organization at the University of New South Wales that provides programs and mentorship to students, alumni, and academics developing startup ideas from early stage through global expansion. The organization facilitates the entrepreneurial journey through accelerator programs, mentorship networks, and speaker events.

2 investors

ProductionPro is an entertainment technology platform that connects the latest script, breakdown, and media in one hub for film, television, and theatre productions. It offers cast and crew tools such as offline script access, annotation, a document library, and interactive scene breakdowns to support creative collaboration.

2 investors

Creatium offers an AI-powered platform for building interactive corporate and educational training, including coaching, simulations, roleplays, and interactive video, plus APIs for voice, avatars, and video that developers can embed in their own products. It targets learning and development teams and enterprises, with enterprise features like SSO, on-premise deployment, and GDPR/FERPA compliance.

2 investors

COR is a platform for creative and professional agencies that helps manage projects, resources, and team time through features like task prioritization, time tracking, and real-time project visibility. It serves agency operations teams and project leaders looking to optimize billing, profitability, and workflow efficiency.

2 investors

Prolaera provides a learning management platform for CPA firms that automates Continuing Professional Education (CPE) tracking, offers a built-in course library, and lets firms create and deliver self-study, webinar, and live courses. It serves accounting professionals, training managers, firm administrators, and partners, and has merged with LCvista.

2 investors

Pronto is an on-demand and subscription-based platform that connects urban households with trained, background-verified professionals for domestic tasks such as cleaning, laundry, and kitchen and bathroom upkeep, bookable via its mobile app. It operates in 11 Indian cities including Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.

2 investors

Proxis automates internal operations for enterprises by implementing AI across organizations, including onboarding non-technical employees onto AI tools, managing Claude Skills, and building private AI agents connected to a company's system of record with employee-level permissions. It serves teams across sales, marketing, go-to-market, and engineering functions.

2 investors

PULT is an AI workplace assistant that helps growing companies manage their offices through Wi-Fi-based attendance detection, automated meeting room optimization, desk booking, digital visitor management, and usage analytics. It serves office and workplace managers along with HR, finance, and IT teams.

2 investors