Raised in 2026 · Worldwide
Future of work startups that raised in 2026
29 future of work startups raised money in 2026 in rounds we track, $1.5B between them this year. Each sits in the segment that says what it does, ranked by what it raised this year.
Funding by segment
- Freelance marketplaces$877M16
- Remote and hybrid work$390M8
- Skills and talent$195M5
Where they are based
- United States11$996M
- United Kingdom3$72M
- Japan2$23M
- Spain2$13M
- India2$35M
- France2$231M
- Brazil1$56M
- Italy1$14M
- Argentina1$7.0M
- Australia1$3.3M
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Spain
India
France
Brazil
Italy
Argentina
AustraliaFounded
3 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M4
- $1M to $10M12
- $10M to $50M7
- $50M to $250M5
- $250M to $1B1
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
26 of 29 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States11
- United Kingdom3
- Japan2
- Spain2
- India2
- France2
- Brazil1
- Italy1
- Argentina1
- Australia1
- Romania1
- South Africa1
Romania
South AfricaStartups by country, 13 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Freelance marketplaces
16 startups · $877M raised
MercorMercor is an AI data company founded in January 2023, specializing in connecting domain experts with AI labs and enterprises.United States$750M
AsaasASAAS is a Brazilian fintech company that provides a comprehensive financial solutions platform for small and medium-sized enterprBrazil$56M
PaytnerPaytner is providing services to support freelance people's funding.Japan$14M
CosmicoCosmico connects designers, copywriters, marketers, and freelance developers.Italy$14M
KintaiKintai is a fintech company located in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2021.Spain$11M
TaxnapTaxnap develops an app that is designed to help freelancers streamline their tax returns and simplify the filing process.Japan$8.2M
TakenosWallet for LATAM freelancersArgentina$7.0M
Baaz BikesBaaz Bikes is an electric mobility platform based in New Delhi, India, founded in 2019.India$4.9M
Remote and hybrid work
8 startups · $390M raised
SkelloSkello is an AI-powered HR tech SaaS company founded in 2016, specializing in workforce planning and human resources management.France$229M
StepfulStepful is an AI-powered online training and job placement platform founded in 2021, headquartered in New York, NY, with a corporaUnited States$87M
CompaCompa is an AI-driven compensation intelligence platform founded in 2020, headquartered in Irvine, California, with additional offUnited States$35M
Cyclops.ioCyclops is a collaborative environment that brings the experience of a physical conference room to distributed teams who are working online.United States$28M
JemJem (Jem Hr Ltd) is a South African technology company based in Cape Town, specializing in human resources and employee benefits sSouth Africa$8.4M
PluriaPluria is a Romanian-based technology company founded in 2020, specializing in future-of-work solutions.United States$2.0M
PaprPapr is an application concentrating on asynchronous video and audio messaging solutions to interact with distributed teams.United States$1.3M
ImmersedWe immerse distributed teams into the same VR workplace to maximize productivity.United States$150K
Skills and talent
5 startups · $195M raised
JuiceboxJuicebox is an AI-powered recruiting platform founded in 2022, designed to streamline the hiring process for teams.United States$80M
MultiverseMultiverse is an upskilling platform founded in 2016 that focuses on transforming workforces for the AI era.United Kingdom$70M
EmversityEmversity, operating as Beyond Odds Technologies Private Limited, is an education technology company based in Bengaluru, founded iIndia$30M
WhenWHEN provides career, being, and health programs.United States$10M
QureosQureos is an AI-powered EdTech and hiring platform based in Dubai, UAE, founded in 2021.United Arab Emirates$5.0M
United Arab EmiratesHow this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and raised in 2026. 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 biggest raisers this year first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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