Labor Technology Platform WorkWhile Raises Funding

San Francisco, US-based startup, WorkWhile – a labour technology platform that helps workers find jobs that fit their skills, schedule and location, raised US$ 3.5M in funding on 18 December 2020.

The funding round was led by Khosla Ventures.  Other participants include Stitch Fix founder and CEO Katrina Lake, Jennifer Fonstad, F7, Siqi Chen, Philipp Brenner, Zouhair Belkoura and Nicholas Pilkington.

About WorkWhile

WorkWhile

Founded in 2019 by Amol Jain and Jarah Euston, the WorkWhile platform uses cognitive science, behavioral analysis and peer feedback to help identify reliable hourly workers. WorkWhile is like a marketplace that matches hourly workers with open shifts. The employers identify the shifts that they want to be filled, while workers say which hours they want to work. That means employers can grow or shrink their workforce as needed, while the workers only work when they want.

Jarah Euston was previously an executive at mobile advertising startup Flurry and a co-founder at data operations startup Nexla. Amol Jain previously worked at Airbnb as a Software Engineer.

Although 80 million Americans are paid on an hourly basis, the current system in the labour market doesn’t work particularly well for either employers or workers. On the employer side, there are usually high rates of turnover and absenteeism, while workers have to deal with unpredictable schedules and often struggle to get assigned all the hours they want. This inspired Amol and Jarah to launch WorkWhile and create a better system.

WorkWhile screens workers with one-on-one interviews, background checks and tests based on cognitive science. The main goal is to identify applicants who are qualified and reliable. Employers pay WorkWhile a service fee, while the platform is free for users. WorkWhile aims to build a long-term relationship with its workforce. It is also looking to provide additional benefits, starting with sick leave credits earned when you work and next-day payments to your debit cards.

The startup is headquartered in San Francisco and will be launching in Los Angeles, Orange County and Dallas-Fort Worth.

What Investors have to say

“The majority of hourly workers are honest and reliable but some have difficult personal circumstances they need help with. Companies treat these employees as high turnover and expendable but, if given respect and appropriate support, they can become longer-term, model employees. WorkWhile wants to help solve this problem,” said Vinod Khosla, Founder of Khosla Ventures.

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Komal writes about the startup ecosystem on VCBay. She is an Economics Hons. graduate from Miranda House, Delhi University, and is passionate about the world of entrepreneurship and finance.

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