Future of Work Startups

Offlight offers an AI assistant called Offy that discovers tasks from tools like Slack, Gmail, and Linear, builds time-based daily plans, and helps execute work such as drafting email responses. It targets busy individuals across roles, including managers, parents, and freelancers, as a personal productivity and task-management tool.

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A scheduling tool that lets users set their meeting availability by day of the week and share a booking page link so others can reserve meetings. It includes controls such as minimum notice before bookings, daily booking limits, and buffer time around meetings.

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Corner is a South Korean platform offering co-investment in commercial real estate properties selected by AI and real estate experts. It targets individual investors seeking lower-risk, stable returns, with features such as guaranteed monthly rental income and flexible principal withdrawal.

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1099Policy provides on-demand liability insurance and coverage infrastructure for businesses that engage independent contractors, such as content creators and brand activators, replacing employer-of-record arrangements. Its offering targets companies managing large contractor workforces across the US.

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17hats is a cloud-based business management platform that automates workflows and client management for service-driven small businesses. The platform helps entrepreneurs across more than 100 different business types streamline operations and reduce administrative overhead.

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10X presents an approach to fundamental innovation centered on people, individual autonomy, self-governance, and free collaboration enabled by technology. The company distinguishes between exploring new business models and executing existing ones, arguing each requires different skills, organization, processes, and governance.

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Business school offering executive MBAs, part-time MBAs, executive and specialist master's programs, intensive courses, and a coaching school for recent graduates, professionals, and managers. Operating since 1994 with a network of over 600 partner companies, it became part of Italy's Digit'Ed training group in 2023.

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24Seven Tech provides ecommerce enablement services—including performance marketing, data analytics, and real-time insights—to consumer brands, distributors, and retailers, along with fulfillment and logistics support. It helps brands grow market share and enables omnichannel retail transformation.

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2CGroup is a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs, giving startups and scale-ups access to experts across five areas: finance, marketing, innovation financing, human resources, and ESG. It operates specialized entities including iytro (marketing for early-stage startups and scale-ups), Collectively.life (ESG audit, best-practice implementation, and certification), and Orah Talent (AI-assisted recruitment from sourcing to onboarding).

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The 30% Club France Investor Group is a coalition of asset management firms advocating for greater gender diversity in executive leadership of major French companies, supporting the Rixain Law's goal of 40% female representation by 2030.

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360Player is a communication platform for clubs that consolidates posts, chat, push notifications, and email messaging. The platform includes built-in moderation controls and automatic safeguarding features for conversations involving minors.

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42workspace operates a coworking space and community hub in Rotterdam designed for startups and tech entrepreneurs. The facility provides work environment, networking events, and amenities including a gym, rooftop bar, and community gatherings.

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4straction provides a digital platform for continuous strategy work and implementation that helps organizations design strategies through facilitated workshops, model strategy processes, and manage implementation via integrated dashboards, meeting management, and performance tracking tools.

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50inTech operates a platform connecting women in tech with job opportunities and professional development resources, while providing enterprises with DEI assessment tools like GenderScore to measure and improve gender diversity metrics.

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51job (前程无忧) is a Chinese online recruitment platform that connects job seekers with employers, offering job listings, campus recruitment, resume tools, and hiring services. It also provides career content, employer branding awards, and corporate training resources for the China job market.

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8seats is a company-controlled team messaging app for frontline and deskless workforces, positioned as a WhatsApp alternative that keeps work conversations, contacts and history on a business-owned platform. It serves industries such as retail, hospitality, facilities management and construction, with mobile, web and desktop apps and admin controls for multi-site organisations.

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8vance offers Responsible AI and digital twin technology for skills-based matching, analysing people's skills, education, experience, and ambitions to align them with roles or projects. It serves organisations for recruitment, career management, talent allocation, upskilling, and employee retention, positioning itself as a European alternative compliant with EU standards for trustworthy AI.

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A software services company that delivers consulting and implementation projects for Nordic enterprises, supported by a global team of technical experts across multiple countries.

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9Zero is a membership community and network of physical climate innovation hubs for founders, investors, scientists, and operators working on climate solutions. It organizes sub-sector "clusters," hosts frequent member events, and offers workspace and office memberships, with locations in San Francisco and Seattle and New York planned.

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Aanaab is an education technology platform serving the K-12 and teacher-development space, offering online learning and professional development for educators. It has been recognized among leading edtech startups in the Middle East and North Africa region.

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A staffing and recruitment services company that connects candidates with employers across multiple industries including IT, healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. The company offers temporary placements, permanent positions, payroll processing, HR advisory, and contractor management solutions.

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Abloomify provides workforce intelligence and waste detection software that integrates with enterprise tools to surface hidden productivity losses and AI tool ROI without collecting personal data. The platform serves enterprise teams across engineering, sales, and operations.

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Abroad is a platform offering immersive experiences, transformative coaching, and community for leaders seeking personal and professional alignment through reconnection with ancient wisdom traditions. The company partners with Indigenous communities and operates globally, positioning itself within the wellness and personal development sector.

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Abstract is a design intelligence platform that gives design teams one space to gather requirements, track and assign work, review designs, handle feedback, and measure design outcomes. Launched in 2017 as a version control tool for design files, it now serves design teams at companies of various sizes and industries.

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