# Future of Work Startups That Raised in 2026: Market Map of 29 Companies > The 29 future of work startups that raised money in 2026, mapped in 3 segments and ranked by this year's rounds: $1.5B between them. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/future-of-work-raised-2026-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Freelance marketplaces 16 - [Mercor](https://millionrounds.com/company/mercor) - [Asaas](https://millionrounds.com/company/asaas) - [Paytner](https://millionrounds.com/company/paytner) - [Cosmico](https://millionrounds.com/company/cosmico) - [Kintai](https://millionrounds.com/company/kintai) - [Taxnap](https://millionrounds.com/company/taxnap) - [Takenos](https://millionrounds.com/company/takenos) - [Baaz Bikes](https://millionrounds.com/company/baaz-bikes) - [DesignCrowd](https://millionrounds.com/company/designcrowd) - [Collective OS](https://millionrounds.com/company/collective-os) - [Hiway](https://millionrounds.com/company/hiway) - [Astute](https://millionrounds.com/company/astute) - [bcount](https://millionrounds.com/company/bcount) - [FlairMakers](https://millionrounds.com/company/flairmakers) - [Gen AI Last](https://millionrounds.com/company/gen-ai-last) - [Mary & Pip](https://millionrounds.com/company/mary-and-pip) ## Remote and hybrid work 8 - [Skello](https://millionrounds.com/company/skello) - [Stepful](https://millionrounds.com/company/stepful) - [Compa](https://millionrounds.com/company/compa) - [Cyclops.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyclops-io) - [Jem](https://millionrounds.com/company/jem) - [Pluria](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluria) - [Papr](https://millionrounds.com/company/papr) - [Immersed](https://millionrounds.com/company/immersed) ## Skills and talent 5 - [Juicebox](https://millionrounds.com/company/juicebox) - [Multiverse](https://millionrounds.com/company/multiverse) - [Emversity](https://millionrounds.com/company/emversity) - [When](https://millionrounds.com/company/when) - [Qureos](https://millionrounds.com/company/qureos) ## Segment by segment ### Freelance marketplaces 16 startups · $877M 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 $750M - [**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 $56M - [**Paytner**](https://millionrounds.com/company/paytner) Paytner is providing services to support freelance people's funding. Japan $14M - [**Cosmico**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cosmico) Cosmico connects designers, copywriters, marketers, and freelance developers. Italy $14M - [**Kintai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kintai) Kintai is a fintech company located in Barcelona, Spain, founded in 2021. Spain $11M - [**Taxnap**](https://millionrounds.com/company/taxnap) Taxnap develops an app that is designed to help freelancers streamline their tax returns and simplify the filing process. Japan $8.2M - [**Takenos**](https://millionrounds.com/company/takenos) Wallet for LATAM freelancers Argentina $7.0M - [**Baaz Bikes**](https://millionrounds.com/company/baaz-bikes) Baaz 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 - [**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 $229M - [**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 $87M - [**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 - [**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 - [**Jem**](https://millionrounds.com/company/jem) Jem (Jem Hr Ltd) is a South African technology company based in Cape Town, specializing in human resources and employee benefits s South Africa $8.4M - [**Pluria**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pluria) Pluria is a Romanian-based technology company founded in 2020, specializing in future-of-work solutions. United States $2.0M - [**Papr**](https://millionrounds.com/company/papr) Papr is an application concentrating on asynchronous video and audio messaging solutions to interact with distributed teams. United States $1.3M - [**Immersed**](https://millionrounds.com/company/immersed) We immerse distributed teams into the same VR workplace to maximize productivity. United States $150K ### Skills and talent 5 startups · $195M 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 $80M - [**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 $70M - [**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 - [**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 **How 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. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Future of work market map** 266 startups · 4 segments · $5.6B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/future-of-work-market-map)[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)[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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