Future of Work Startups

Lazy is a macOS app that lets users trigger actions and control apps, connected devices, and smart home gadgets through keyboard shortcuts. It integrates with IFTTT and Zapier to run webhooks and automate tasks across 1000+ devices and services.

1 investor

LeadDev is a media and events company producing content, conference talks, panels, and research reports on engineering leadership. It serves engineering managers, staff and principal engineers, and directors/VPs/CTOs, and runs the LDX3 festival in New York.

1 investor

Leaders in Tech is a nonprofit organization that provides leadership development programs for tech company founders and executives. The organization uses experiential learning methodologies, particularly T-groups and interpersonal dynamics training, to help leaders develop the interpersonal and emotional intelligence skills required to build successful companies.

1 investor

Leadup Universe is an executive education and career acceleration firm offering CXO programs, curated events, mentorship, and affiliated executive MBA and certification programs with institutes like XLRI, IIM Calcutta, and IIT Kanpur. It serves aspiring and emerging CXOs and organizations, and runs the "Employers of the Future" study in India in association with Outlook Business.

1 investor

Lean Solutions Group is a solutions provider that combines skilled human operators with AI-powered automation to handle business operations including scheduling, customer support, and back-office tasks. The company serves clients across industries to optimize workflows and reduce operational costs.

1 investor

Leantime is an open-source project management system that allows users to install and run the software on their own servers. It provides task management, timeline/milestone views, time tracking, and reporting features for teams managing projects.

1 investor

Leapsome offers HR software that centralizes employee records — personal details, role history, compensation, documents, and job changes — into a single system for HR teams, replacing spreadsheets and paper files. Its platform connects HRIS and talent management with performance reviews, learning paths, and AI-driven analytics, including team-level "Resilience Signals" insights.

1 investor

Leapy runs a youth apprenticeship program in Brazil that helps companies fill their legal apprentice quota, offering training tracks and hands-on projects to develop young talent along with a management platform to track program data and development indicators. It serves employers' HR teams nationally across Brazil.

1 investor

LearnHaus develops a cognitive skills measurement and development platform for learners and professionals, helping them track and improve learning performance in the context of AI-driven workplace transformation. The company offers real-time learning performance indicators and skill quantification tools designed to complement traditional education and training.

1 investor

Learning Spoons hosts investing and personal-finance content, offering classes and articles from finance creators on topics like stock trading, quant investing, and market analysis. The platform features creators publishing courses and premium research reports for retail investors, primarily in Korean.

1 investor

Letswork is a membership platform that lets individuals and teams find and access flexible workspaces, from cafés and coworking desks to meeting rooms and full offices, using a single credit-based subscription. It provides on-demand check-in, meeting room booking, and access to over 1,030 venues across its region.

1 investor

Level 20 is a professional organization connecting women in private equity, venture capital, and private credit across 20 countries and 13 international chapters. It provides networking, mentoring, and professional development programs for female professionals at various career stages in the PE/VC industry.

1 investor

LEVRA provides an online learning platform with personalized skill development modules for professional development, offering CPD-accredited training content delivered through videos, podcasts, and exercises.

1 investor

Levtech operates a platform connecting freelance IT engineers with companies seeking contract work, featuring job matching through both direct search and scout-based recommendations. The platform serves freelance engineers in Japan and provides labor market analytics and employer ratings.

1 investor

Lex is an AI-assisted writing tool that helps writers draft and edit documents through in-line AI comments, chat, line-level checks, custom style guides, prompts, and knowledge bases. It offers collaboration and version control features along with team pricing for organizations.

1 investor

Lexarius develops AI-powered experiential learning simulations for organizational human capability development, combining behavioral realism with rigorous training design for enterprise markets.

1 investor

LifeAt provides desktop software that displays ambient scenes and planning tools on a second monitor to help users maintain focus and organize their work.

1 investor

Lifestack builds a productivity platform that integrates biometric and physiological data from wearables to inform scheduling, task prioritization, and daily planning decisions. The system treats human energy, recovery, focus, and fatigue as first-class inputs alongside traditional productivity management.

1 investor

liftOS is a workspace platform that combines document creation, project management, file storage, and collaboration tools for teams and agencies in one interface.

1 investor

LiftUp Enterprises is a for-profit, MBE-certified social enterprise that builds and grows businesses managed with dignity, creating jobs with benefits and wraparound support services for employees. It aims to advance the economic stability and mobility of low-income communities through its portfolio companies.

1 investor

Lighthouse provides mobile workforce management software for cleaning and security teams, enabling managers to track team locations, service delivery, task completion, and work quality from a centralized platform.

1 investor

Likeo is a French blog and resource platform offering career advice, business insights, and professional development content for employees, freelancers, students, and career changers.

1 investor

Liner is an AI research agent and search engine that provides source-cited answers, aiming to minimize hallucinations. It serves academics and professionals conducting research, with over 10 million users.

1 investor

LinkGrep is an AI browser copilot that helps teams collaborate by automatically tracking shared links, suggesting relevant information from knowledge bases during browsing, and surfacing needed resources before meetings. It serves teams working in web browsers and aims to improve knowledge sharing and collaboration workflows.

1 investor