TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Remote , which provides tools to manage onboarding, payroll, benefits and other services for tech and other knowledge workers located in remote countries — be they contractors or full-time employees — has raised $150 million. Remote raises $35M to help orgs with global workforce payroll, benefits and more.

Global 104

Global Organization Management Raise 104

TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2022

It now has around 60 global customers currently, including Gopuff, Deliveroo, Deloitte, Uber and Vodafone. EduMe found early users among target verticals like ridesharing and delivery companies, which were scaling fast and needed ways to communicate with those disparate teams. All of that has massively changed in the last several years.

Knowledge Worker 87

Knowledge Worker Learning Platform Raise 87

TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

Slack set the standard in many ways for what knowledge workers want and expect out of a workplace collaboration app these days, but a lot has been left on the table when it comes to frontline workers. Felix led Yoobic’s Series A, while Insight Partners led the Series B in 2019.) But that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Communication 99

Communication Service Raise Europe 99

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

For this round, the company received seven competitive offers from investors, but felt bringing SoftBank on was the “right partner for us as we look to expand globally,” Behr said. Behr intends to deploy the new funds into hiring — the company currently has seven salespeople globally and would like to also grow in engineering and marketing.

Companies 95

Companies Search Knowledge Worker Fund 95

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

We were particularly impressed by the activity levels on a global scale based on a technology stack that is built for a connected multi-platform, hybrid working environment world,” said Christian Figge, Managing Director of General Atlantic. The Stuttgart-based company said that the Series C values it at over $600 million.

Software 95

Software Raise Virtual Germany 95

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

billion knowledge workers coming into the workforce in the next 10 years, mostly from emerging economies, while in developed economies there are some 90 million jobs unfilled,” Jamous said. “There are super powers you can gain from being globally distributed, but it poses a major challenge around HR and payroll.”

Platform 72

Platform Local France Lebanon 72

TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2021

There has been an interesting wave of startups emerging in recent years building out the tech stack used by people working in the front lines and in the field, a shift after years of knowledge workers getting most of the attention from startups building a new generation of apps.

Platform 87

Platform Raise Service San Francisco 87