# Future of Work Market Map 2026: 266 Startups in 4 Segments > Market map of 266 future of work startups worldwide in 4 segments, from freelance marketplaces, remote and hybrid work and employer of record and global... Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/future-of-work-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Freelance marketplaces 197 - [Mercor](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercor) - [HoneyBook](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeybook) - [Finom](https://millionrounds.com/company/finom) - [Asaas](https://millionrounds.com/company/asaas) - [Tide](https://millionrounds.com/company/tide) - [Contra](https://millionrounds.com/company/contra) - [Jolt](https://millionrounds.com/company/jolt) - [Malt](https://millionrounds.com/company/malt) - [Element](https://millionrounds.com/company/element) - [YuMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/yume) - [*5* 5Lmeet](https://millionrounds.com/company/5lmeet) - [Harpoon](https://millionrounds.com/company/harpoon) - [InPhase Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/inphase-technologies) - [Freelancer](https://millionrounds.com/company/freelancer) - [JobGet](https://millionrounds.com/company/jobget) - [Invoice2go](https://millionrounds.com/company/invoice2go) - [Airtasker](https://millionrounds.com/company/airtasker) - [99designs](https://millionrounds.com/company/99designs) - [Indy](https://millionrounds.com/company/indy) - [Catalant](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalant) - [Nowsta](https://millionrounds.com/company/nowsta) - [HourlyNerd](https://millionrounds.com/company/hourlynerd) - [yoummday](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoummday) - [Paytner](https://millionrounds.com/company/paytner) +173 more ## Remote and hybrid work 52 - [Skello](https://millionrounds.com/company/skello) - [Stepful](https://millionrounds.com/company/stepful) - [Dynamic Signal](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamic-signal) - [Firstbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstbase) - [SwiftConnect](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftconnect) - [Compa](https://millionrounds.com/company/compa) - [Gravity Sketch](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravity-sketch) - [Cyclops.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyclops-io) - [deskbird](https://millionrounds.com/company/deskbird) - [Codi](https://millionrounds.com/company/codi) - [Virtual Internships](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtual-internships) - [Sococo](https://millionrounds.com/company/sococo) - [Slite](https://millionrounds.com/company/slite) - [Proximity](https://millionrounds.com/company/proximity) - [Jem](https://millionrounds.com/company/jem) - [Tandem Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/tandem-space) - [Worky](https://millionrounds.com/company/worky) - [Bolto](https://millionrounds.com/company/bolto) - [Calven](https://millionrounds.com/company/calven) - [Pluria](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluria) - [Immersed](https://millionrounds.com/company/immersed) - [Filo.co](https://millionrounds.com/company/filo-co) - [nuwo](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuwo) - [Glowbl](https://millionrounds.com/company/glowbl) +28 more ## Employer of record and global payroll 9 - [BuildOPs](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildops) - [Omnipresent](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnipresent) - [RemoFirst](https://millionrounds.com/company/remofirst) - [Lano](https://millionrounds.com/company/lano) - [PayShepherd](https://millionrounds.com/company/payshepherd) - [Airswift](https://millionrounds.com/company/airswift) - [Boundless HQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/boundless-hq) - [Payli](https://millionrounds.com/company/payli) - [Aniday](https://millionrounds.com/company/aniday) ## Skills and talent 8 - [Juicebox](https://millionrounds.com/company/juicebox) - [Multiverse](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiverse) - [Emversity](https://millionrounds.com/company/emversity) - [Mursion](https://millionrounds.com/company/mursion) - [When](https://millionrounds.com/company/when) - [Qureos](https://millionrounds.com/company/qureos) - [Experfy](https://millionrounds.com/company/experfy) - [Zeligate](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeligate) ## Segment by segment ### Freelance marketplaces 197 startups · $4.3B raised - [**Mercor**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercor) Mercor is an AI data company founded in January 2023, specializing in connecting domain experts with AI labs and enterprises. United States $1.2B - [**HoneyBook**](https://millionrounds.com/company/honeybook) HoneyBook is an American software as a service (SaaS) company based in San Francisco, California. United States $278M - [**Finom**](https://millionrounds.com/company/finom) Finom provides financial solutions for entrepreneurs, self-employed, and freelancers. Netherlands $238M - [**Asaas**](https://millionrounds.com/company/asaas) ASAAS is a Brazilian fintech company that provides a comprehensive financial solutions platform for small and medium-sized enterpr Brazil $231M - [**Tide**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tide) Tide is a UK business financial platform providing business current accounts and admin tools, including invoicing, expense manage United Kingdom $194M - [**Contra**](https://millionrounds.com/company/contra) Contra is a San Francisco-based technology company founded in 2019 that operates a commission-free freelance network designed for United States $151M - [**Jolt**](https://millionrounds.com/company/jolt) Barry McCabe (Bdes Hons) Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator 9+ years Design & Advertising industry experience Branding > Pri Australia $136M - [**Malt**](https://millionrounds.com/company/malt) Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 700,000 independent professionals with more than 70,000 companies France $90M ### Remote and hybrid work 52 startups · $794M raised - [**Skello**](https://millionrounds.com/company/skello) Skello is an AI-powered HR tech SaaS company founded in 2016, specializing in workforce planning and human resources management. France $236M - [**Stepful**](https://millionrounds.com/company/stepful) Stepful is an AI-powered online training and job placement platform founded in 2021, headquartered in New York, NY, with a corpora United States $118M - [**Dynamic Signal**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynamic-signal) Firstup is the leading intelligent communication platform and our mission is to improve the employee experience at every moment th United States $95M - [**Firstbase**](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstbase) Firstbase is a remote work platform that enables companies to track and manage physical equipment assets. United States $50M - [**SwiftConnect**](https://millionrounds.com/company/swiftconnect) SwiftConnect is a software platform provider based in Stamford, Connecticut, specializing in Connected Access Networks. United States $37M - [**Compa**](https://millionrounds.com/company/compa) Compa is an AI-driven compensation intelligence platform founded in 2020, headquartered in Irvine, California, with additional off United States $35M - [**Gravity Sketch**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gravity-sketch) Gravity Sketch is a VR-based design and collaboration platform that allows distributed teams to create, share, and build in 3D. United Kingdom $33M - [**Cyclops.io**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyclops-io) Cyclops is a collaborative environment that brings the experience of a physical conference room to distributed teams who are working online. United States $28M ### Employer of record and global payroll 9 startups · $304M raised - [**BuildOPs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/buildops) BuildOps is a veteran-owned technology company founded in 2018 in Los Angeles. United States $133M - [**Omnipresent**](https://millionrounds.com/company/omnipresent) Omnipresent was a London-based global employment platform that simplified international hiring by acting as an Employer of Record (EOR). United Kingdom $120M - [**RemoFirst**](https://millionrounds.com/company/remofirst) RemoFirst is an American technology company and Employer of Record (EOR) provider, founded in January 2021 and headquartered in Sa United States $25M - [**Lano**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lano) Lano is a global technology company based in Berlin that offers an Employer of Record (EOR) and payroll platform. Germany $17M - [**PayShepherd**](https://millionrounds.com/company/payshepherd) PayShepherd is a Calgary-based enterprise software company founded in 2018, specializing in a cloud-based contractor management an Canada $5.2M - [**Airswift**](https://millionrounds.com/company/airswift) Airswift provides recruitment, employer of record and workforce solutions to STEM industries. Canada $2.0M - [**Boundless HQ**](https://millionrounds.com/company/boundless-hq) Boundless is a Dublin-based company offering Employer of Record solutions to enable businesses to compliantly employ & manage global talent. Ireland $936K - [**Payli**](https://millionrounds.com/company/payli) Payli is a FinTech company that specializes in mobile payment ecosystems and financial solutions tailored for gig workers and freelancers. Spain $350K ### Skills and talent 8 startups · $242M raised - [**Juicebox**](https://millionrounds.com/company/juicebox) Juicebox is an AI-powered recruiting platform founded in 2022, designed to streamline the hiring process for teams. United States $110M - [**Multiverse**](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiverse) Multiverse is an upskilling platform founded in 2016 that focuses on transforming workforces for the AI era. United Kingdom $72M - [**Emversity**](https://millionrounds.com/company/emversity) Emversity, operating as Beyond Odds Technologies Private Limited, is an education technology company based in Bengaluru, founded i India $30M - [**Mursion**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mursion) Mursion is an AI-powered immersive upskilling platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. United States $13M - [**When**](https://millionrounds.com/company/when) WHEN provides career, being, and health programs. United States $10M - [**Qureos**](https://millionrounds.com/company/qureos) Qureos is an AI-powered EdTech and hiring platform based in Dubai, UAE, founded in 2021. United Arab Emirates $5.0M - [**Experfy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/experfy) Experfy is a Boston-based Future of Work platform and IT services firm founded in 2014. United States $1.5M - [**Zeligate**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zeligate) Zeligate is an Australian-founded AI workforce platform that enhances recruitment and talent acquisition. Australia $500K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in future of work, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Investors map **Who invests in future of work** 102 investors · 6 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/future-of-work-investors-map)[New wave **New future of work startups, founded 2020 on** 82 startups · 3 segments · $1.9B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-future-of-work-startups-market-map)[Raised in 2026 **Future of work startups that raised in 2026** 29 startups · 3 segments · $1.5B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/future-of-work-raised-2026-market-map)[Market map · United States **Future of work market map: United States** 112 startups · 3 segments · $3.1B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/future-of-work-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Future of work market map: Europe** 88 startups · 3 segments · $1.4B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/future-of-work-europe-market-map)[Market map **Marketing tech market map** 1,963 startups · 7 segments · $41B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/marketing-tech-market-map) ## Who backs future of work? 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