#hrwins Trend Report: As The Workforce Shifts To Contingent, HR Tech Vendors...
There’s a shift happening in the workplace. Recent reports from Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) and MBA Partners predict that 50% of the Fortune 500 workforce will be contingent by 2020. SIA...
View Article#hrwins Trend Report: Kelly Services and oDesk Partnership A Sign of Things...
Last week, I looked at the Fortune 100 workforce growing from 30% to 50% contingent as an #hrwins Trend that could shake up #hr and #hrtech more than just a little. This week Kelly Services and...
View ArticleHROToday And The Growing Contingent Workforce
There were several workforce trends that stood out this week at the HROToday Forum in Philadelphia. The rising contingent workforce and its impact on employers was one of them. It makes sense. The...
View ArticleNew Paychex Data Reveals Contingent Workforce Growth in SMB
It turns out that large enterprises alone aren’t empowering the emerging contingent workforce. The SMB has given it quite a lift. If you didn’t notice the new data Paychex released last week about...
View ArticleFrance-based Gofer Raises $674K USD Pre Seed For Temp Workers On Demand
Job boards and marketplaces around the world are gearing up to satisfy the demand for temp workers. France continues to enter the HR tech market via startups across the HR tech spectrum. Pre Seed...
View ArticleDuco Closes $1.7 Million Seed Round for Its Human Cloud for High-end Consultants
Duco Raised a $1.7 million Seed round to connect high-end consultants to businesses. From Duco’s announcement: Duco Advisors, Inc., a software-as-a-service marketplace reinventing the way enterprises...
View ArticleFreelancer Marketplace Fiverr Files for IPO
52% of the private workforce is forcasted to have worked as an “independent worker” (freelancer or contracter for all, or some of, their career. Currently 47% of the workforce is working, or has...
View ArticleVNDLY Raises $35 Million Series B For New Vendor Management System
VNDLY is the latest of the “new VMS” startups to raise VC funding with a $35 million Series B. From what we’ve seen in the market, this new breed is largely similar to curent VMS systems, which provide...
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UK-based techspert Raises USD $4.9 Million to Find and Connect Experts to...
UK-based techspert.io has raised USD $4.9 million Series A to find and connect experts to companies for gigs and jobs. Source: techspert.io, world’s first AI-driven solution to knowledge exchange,...
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UK-based UnderPinned Crowdsourced USD $588K Seed for Its Freelancer Career...
As the contingent workforce (think freelancer and solopreneur not gig) continues to rise, so do more sites offering tools and services to help freelancers do everything from finding work, to...
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Willa Raises $3M to Guarantee Freelancers Get Paid On Time
Willa announced a $3 Million Seed Round for its app that guarantees freelancers will be paid on time. Freelancers and contractors, known as the contingent workforce, have become increasingly permanent...
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Collective Raises $8.7 Million for Its Freelancer Back Office
Pre-COVID the freelance and contingent workforce could be up to 45% of any given employer. As we navigate uncertain times, freelancing will be popular not just for employers but for […] The post...
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Scope Raises $2.25 Million for Its Marketplace of Tech Implementers Focused...
Scope announced a $2.25 million Seed round of venture capital for its marketplace of tech implementers for the SMB, bringing its total raised to $3.4 million. Scope aims to solve […] The post Scope...
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TREND NOTE: UK-based Orka Raises USD $40.8 Million for Job Board Marketplace...
UK-based Orka announced a $40.8 million round of venture capital for its job board marketplace with integrated on-demand pay capabilities, targeting regulated industries and shift workers. According to...
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TREND NOTE: Germany-based Kontist Raises USD $29.5M for Its...
Germany-based Kontist raised a USD $29.5 million B round of venture capital for its neobank (the buzz-term for an online-only bank) and tax service for the self-employed. While Kontist appears […] The...
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HR MarketWatch Podcast: How Has COVID Impacted the Independent Workforce?
Look at the latest data on the independent workforce, aka the contingent workforce, with WorkTech founder George LaRocque. An already rising trend, its adoption has been accelerated by COVID like […]...
View ArticleLili Raises $55 Million for Its Freelancer Banking App
Lili announced a $55 million Series B round of venture capital for its freelancer-focused banking app. This brings its total raised to $80 million. The number of people working independently […] The...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Stoke Raises $15.5 Million for Its Non-payroll Hiring...
Stoke announced a $15.5 million A round of venture capital for its non-payroll hiring platform. This brings its total raised to $20 million. Stoke allows companies to empower anyone hiring […] The post...
View ArticleDenmark-based Worksome Raises USD $13 Million for Its Freelancer Marketplace...
Denmark-based Worksome raised a USD $13 million Series A round of venture capital for its freelancer sourcing and hiring app. This brings its total raised to $18.9 million. The company […] The post...
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