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Workmotion
Berlin, DE · Founded 2020 · 224 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors
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WorkMotion is an Employer of Record (EOR) platform for hiring, onboarding, paying, and managing international employees and contractors across 160+ countries without opening local entities. It targets companies building distributed global teams and handles the full employee lifecycle while managing compliance and misclassification risks.
Also known as WorkMotion
Founders & leadership
Workmotion was founded in 2020 by Felix Steffens, Karim Zaghloul, Carsten Lebtig, and HR Tech SaaS Felix Steffens.
Investors · 9
How we know: Activant Capital's portfolio page · funding news · Not right? Tell us
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026WorkMotion operates a global HR and employment platform that enables organisations to employ and pay people in other countries without establishing their own local legal entities. Its core offering is an Employer of Record (EOR) service covering more than 160 countries, under which WorkMotion's own network of legal entities acts as the formal employer while the client directs the work. Alongside EOR, the company offers a direct-employment compliance product for companies that employ staff themselves — including real-time monitoring of local labour law changes and country-specific risk alerts — and a contractor management product with automated invoicing, tax support and local compliance safeguards.
The platform is positioned around onboarding-to-offboarding workflow automation, with contract generation, payroll and statutory contribution handling, and real-time tracking. WorkMotion states that it owns its legal entities rather than relying on third-party partners, which it presents as the basis for faster onboarding and more consistent service quality. The company also states that it holds a Gold Certification for compliance from independent third-party auditor IEC Group, covering more than ten legal and operational categories including payroll accuracy, data protection and validated labour leasing licences, and describes itself as the only global EOR with this certification.
Business model
B2B software and services: WorkMotion charges clients for employing and paying their international workforce through its entity network. The website describes a single, clear monthly rate per employee covering contracts, payroll and statutory contributions, with no additional or hidden fees.
Per-employee subscription-style pricing — one transparent monthly rate per employed person, inclusive of contract administration, payroll processing and statutory contributions [0].
Traction
The website reports more than 1,000 global companies as customers and cites operational metrics on vacancy-time reduction, efficiency versus setting up an own entity, customer satisfaction (CSAT) and payroll accuracy, though the figures themselves are not stated in numeric form.
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Market position
Positioned as a compliance-led global employment and EOR provider serving more than 1,000 global companies, competing with other employer-of-record and global payroll platforms.
WorkMotion emphasises four differentiators: in-house legal and compliance expertise tracking local labour law, contracts and tax rules; ownership of its own worldwide entity network rather than third-party partners; transparent single monthly per-employee pricing; and automated onboarding-to-offboarding workflows. It also claims to be the only global EOR holding IEC Group Gold Certification for compliance.
Technology
A web platform that automates global employment workflows end to end, from onboarding through offboarding, including contract handling, payroll processing, automated contractor invoicing, real-time status tracking, and real-time labour-law monitoring with country-specific risk alerts.
Go-to-market
Direct sales led by inbound demo requests: the website's primary call to action is booking a live guided demo covering compliant hiring and onboarding, contract, payroll and compliance workflows, and cost/time savings. Customer testimonials from HR and founder-level buyers are used as social proof.
Companies building or scaling international teams, in particular HR and people functions, C-suite executives and organisations managing growing contractor networks. Named references include BetterDoc, Von Peach and HeyFlow.
Geography
Hiring coverage advertised in more than 160 countries through an owned subsidiary network, with markets highlighted including Spain, India, Poland, Italy, Canada, Portugal, Greece and Finland.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Workmotion do?
- WorkMotion is a global employment platform that lets companies hire, pay and manage staff in 160+ countries without local entities.
- Who founded Workmotion?
- Workmotion was founded by Felix Steffens, Karim Zaghloul, Carsten Lebtig, HR Tech SaaS Felix Steffens in 2020.
- Who are Workmotion's investors?
- Workmotion's investors include Activant Capital, Bootstrap Europe, Canaan Partners, GR Capital, PICUS CAPITAL, Seed+Speed, XAnge, 10x Founders and 1 more.
- Where is Workmotion headquartered?
- Workmotion is headquartered in Berlin, DE.