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Wripple

Smyrna, US · Founded 2020 · Delaware corporation · 25 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known 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.

Also known as Wripple Solutions, Inc.

Founders & leadership

BD
Bonny Davis BlockExecutive
SD
Shannon D. DentonNamed on SEC filing
WR
Walter Ray SamuelsNamed on SEC filing

Board

FTFrank Tighe
Frank Tighein𝕏Board directorManaging Director and Partner at Silicon Road Ventures
AB
AJ BrusteinBoard director
RKRoss Kimbel
Ross Kimbelin𝕏Board directorManaging Director and Partner at Silicon Road Ventures

Investors · 6

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$6.1M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2022–2024

$963.2KraisedNov 2024 · 7 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Shannon D. DentonExecutive Officer, Director
  • Frank TigheDirector
  • AJ BrusteinDirector
  • Ross KimbelDirector
  • Bonny Davis BlockExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$1.3M
Amount sold
$963.2K
First sale
Oct 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$1.2MraisedJul 2023 · 6 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Shannon DentonExecutive Officer, Director
  • Frank TigheDirector
  • Davis BlockExecutive Officer, Director
  • Ross KimbelDirector
Offering amount
$1.4M
Amount sold
$1.2M
First sale
Jun 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$3.9MraisedJul 2022 · 14 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Bonny Davis BlockExecutive Officer, Director
  • Frank TigheDirector
  • Shannon D. DentonExecutive Officer, Director
  • Walter Ray SamuelsExecutive Officer
  • Ross KimbelDirector
Offering amount
$3.9M
Amount sold
$3.9M
Proceeds to insiders
$65K
First sale
May 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2020
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Wripple operates an on-demand talent platform for marketing work, connecting companies with vetted freelancers and boutique "micro agencies" while giving talent access to project opportunities with brands and agencies. The platform is organized around cross-discipline marketing roles, including strategy and planning, creative, experience and design, technology and AI, project management, engagement leadership, media, and data sciences, with more than 45 individual roles available for hire.

Buyers can engage the platform in several ways: Wripple Staffing, which matches clients with individual vetted contractors; Wripple Projects, which assembles freelance teams around a defined scope; Wripple Studios, where team formation and project delivery are outsourced to Wripple; and Micro Agencies, which sources specialized boutique partners from the platform. Clients can also purchase from a catalogue of over 35 pre-configured digital projects with ready-made teams, defined deliverables and a fixed price, spanning websites, marketing campaigns, videos, martech and AI solutions. A "Private Talent Cloud" offering is also listed.

The stated engagement flow consists of an introductory meeting and demo, account setup with a dedicated Wripple Client Lead and contracting paperwork, project creation with algorithmic matching to build a team, and onboarding and kickoff through platform tools. Freelancers apply to join and are vetted before being presented to clients.

Business model

Wripple acts as an intermediary marketplace between companies seeking marketing talent and freelancers or micro agencies supplying it. Clients engage talent for short- or long-term needs via staffing matches, curated project teams, fixed-price packaged projects, or fully outsourced delivery through Wripple Studios, with profiles and pricing shown upfront and a stated satisfaction guarantee. Delivery is coordinated through the platform with support from an assigned Wripple Client Lead.

The site describes fixed-price purchasable projects (over 35 configurable digital project types with defined teams and deliverables) alongside role-based hiring with pricing displayed upfront, and states cost savings of 20-50% versus traditional talent providers.

Traction

The site references a growing number of companies partnering with the platform and publishes named client success stories involving Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, agency St. John, a start-up within Airbus, Spot & Tango and PopSockets.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market

Market position

Wripple presents itself as a talent marketplace for marketing work, competing with traditional talent providers and staffing intermediaries on speed, transparency and cost, and offering an alternative to full-service agencies through freelance teams and micro agencies.

Wripple positions itself on pre-vetting all marketing freelancers before they are shown to clients, algorithmic matching for faster hiring, flexibility across engagement lengths and formats (45+ individual roles or 35+ configurable project types), transparency of profiles and pricing rather than an opaque process, a satisfaction guarantee, and lower cost than traditional talent providers. Its focus is specifically on agency-experienced, cross-discipline marketing talent, including micro agencies.

Technology

The platform uses a matching algorithm to pair client project requirements with vetted freelancers, supported by talent profiles, upfront pricing visibility, project creation tools, and onboarding tooling. Wripple states clients can find and hire within 24 hours of posting a need.

Go-to-market

Client acquisition runs through a demo request and consultative onboarding process, after which accounts are customized and supported by a dedicated Client Lead. Talent supply is built through an open "Apply to Join" funnel for freelancers across strategy, creative, user experience, technology, project management, media and data sciences. Content marketing includes a blog, news section, talent blog, micro agency spotlights, and client success stories.

Brands, in-house marketing teams and agencies needing flexible marketing capacity. Named clients cited on the site include Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, integrated agency St. John (Jacksonville, FL), a start-up within Airbus, Spot & Tango, and PopSockets. On the supply side, the target audience is experienced digital and marketing freelancers and micro agencies such as Dash Studio.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Configurable digital project typesJan 202635 project types
Marketing roles available for hireJan 202645 roles
Stated cost savings vs. traditional talent providersJan 202620-50% lower
Stated time to find and hire talentJan 2026Within 24 hours

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 8

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Workana16 shared keywordsWorkana matches U.S. companies with vetted remote tech talent from Latin America—developers, engineers, and product managers—using a blend of AI and human vetting to fill roles within about 72 hours. It also runs a marketplace for hiring freelance LATAM professionals for one-off or short-term projects with escrow-protected payments.
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Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
WrippleDelaware

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Wripple do?
Wripple is an on-demand talent platform matching companies with vetted marketing freelancers, freelance teams and micro agencies.
Who are Wripple's investors?
Wripple's investors include Atlanta Technology Angels, BLH Venture Partners, LLC, Tech Square Ventures, Elevate Capital, Golden Seeds, Silicon Road Ventures.
How much funding has Wripple raised?
Wripple has disclosed $6.1M raised across 3 rounds.
Where is Wripple headquartered?
Wripple is headquartered in Smyrna, US.