Market map · United States
Future of work market map: United States
112 future of work startups based in the United States that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 3 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $3.1B; the biggest segment is freelance marketplaces.
Mercor
HoneyBook
Contra
YuMe
Harpoon
InPhase Technologies
JobGet
99designs
Catalant
Nowsta
HourlyNerd
Kernel
Qwil
Lettuce Financial
Thimble
Wingspan
Willa
Gigwalk
Bolster
Jolly
The Neat Company
Simplist
THE WELL
Coverdash
+59 more
Funding by segment
- Freelance marketplaces$2.5B83
- Remote and hybrid work$443M25
- Skills and talent$135M4
Where they are based
- United States112$3.1B
United StatesFounded
10 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M24
- $1M to $10M48
- $10M to $50M29
- $50M to $250M9
- $250M to $1B1
- $1B and over1
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.
92 of 112 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 States112
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Freelance marketplaces
83 startups · $2.5B raised
- MercorMercor is an AI data company founded in January 2023, specializing in connecting domain experts with AI labs and enterprises.United States$1.2B
- HoneyBookHoneyBook is an American software as a service (SaaS) company based in San Francisco, California.United States$278M
- ContraContra is a San Francisco-based technology company founded in 2019 that operates a commission-free freelance network designed for United States$151M
- YuMeYume is een onafhankelijk adviesbureau en helpt organisaties bij het maken van de juiste digitale oplossingen.United States$76M
- HarpoonHarpoon is a financial goal-setting, time-tracking, and invoicing app for freelancers and consultants.United States$70M
- InPhase TechnologiesAwmous is a talented group of developers and UX designers based in Dayton, Ohio.United States$67M
- JobGetJobGet is a mobile-first, AI-powered job marketplace that connects hourly and frontline workers with employers in real time.United States$53M
- 99designs99designs by Vista is a leading global creative platform and the largest online graphic design marketplace.United States$45M
Remote and hybrid work
25 startups · $443M raised
StepfulStepful is an AI-powered online training and job placement platform founded in 2021, headquartered in New York, NY, with a corporaUnited States$118M
Dynamic SignalFirstup is the leading intelligent communication platform and our mission is to improve the employee experience at every moment thUnited States$95M
FirstbaseFirstbase is a remote work platform that enables companies to track and manage physical equipment assets.United States$50M
SwiftConnectSwiftConnect is a software platform provider based in Stamford, Connecticut, specializing in Connected Access Networks.United States$37M
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
CodiCodi is a company that supports hybrid work by offering flexible, fully serviced private workspaces for businesses of all sizes.United States$16M
SococoSococo is a private, cloud-based online workplace platform founded in 2007, designed to enhance collaboration for distributed teams.United States$12M
Skills and talent
4 startups · $135M raised
JuiceboxJuicebox is an AI-powered recruiting platform founded in 2022, designed to streamline the hiring process for teams.United States$110M
MursionMursion is an AI-powered immersive upskilling platform founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.United States$13M
WhenWHEN provides career, being, and health programs.United States$10M
ExperfyExperfy is a Boston-based Future of Work platform and IT services firm founded in 2014.United States$1.5M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. 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.
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