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Instawork

eCommerce & Marketplaces · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2015

On-demand staffing app for gig workers and hospitality businesses MoreLess

Instawork operates as an online platform that connects businesses with a pool of over 5 million vetted short-term, seasonal, and temp-to-hire workers. The company primarily serves businesses that are in need of hourly workers, a market that has been increasingly difficult to navigate through traditional staffing agencies. Instawork's platform simplifies this process, providing businesses with access to qualified and reliable workers.

The company's business model is centered around its intelligent matching system, which pairs businesses with suitable workers from its extensive database. This system is supported by a rigorous vetting process that ensures only reliable workers are connected with businesses. This has resulted in a high demand for Instawork's workers, with 93% of businesses wanting their workers to return and a low 2% no-show rate.

Instawork also provides businesses with the ability to view profiles and experience of workers as soon as they pick up a shift. For businesses interested in full-time workers, they can search, connect, and hire from Instawork's database.

The company generates revenue by charging businesses for the service of connecting them with workers. During the pandemic, the platform became indispensable for businesses and workers alike, further solidifying its position in the market.

Keywords: Online Platform, Staffing Solution, Hourly Workers, Short-term Employment, Seasonal Employment, Temp-to-hire, Vetting Process, Worker Database, Intelligent Matching, Full-time Employment.

Valuation $250–500M
Revenue $10–50M
Headcount 2–5k
Total funding $100–500M
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Talent graph

Instawork's talent

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Team profiled 37 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 2 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

29 investors on Instawork's cap table

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Seed 15 investors entered at this stage
Y Combinator
George Hu
Amr Awadallah
Eckart Walther
Othman Laraki
Carlton Robinson
Joshua Schachter
Avichal Garg
Tuesday Capital
SV Angel
Rob Solomon
Steve Chen
Vishal Makhijani
Curtis Spencer
Akash Garg
Series A 5 investors entered at this stage
Series B+ 9 investors entered at this stage
Craft Ventures
Greylock Partners
Four Rivers Group
WndrCo
Corner Ventures
Tilman Fertitta
TCV
9Yards Capital
Larry Darnell Fitzgerald Jr

Global footprint

Where Instawork has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
13 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States84.4%
🇮🇳 India12.8%
🇨🇦 Canada1.2%
🇨🇴 Colombia0.2%
🇨🇷 Costa Rica0.2%
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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Instawork

An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about Instawork on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.

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