TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2021

But today, a startup that is exploring a different route for those interested in technology and knowledge worker positions — specifically by way of apprenticeships to bring in and train younger people on the job — is announcing a significant round of growth funding to see if it can provide a credible, scalable alternative to that model.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The first is that gone are the days of someone applying to a job in person: today, 80% of people apply via a mobile device, making it easier to apply for multiple jobs at the same time. The remote-first company provides an applicant tracking system aimed at the 82 million people considered hourly workers in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

startup that builds fleet management software to help track and direct jobs to those on the go whose “offices” tend to be vehicles, has closed a round of £75 million ($102 million at today’s rates). For those who are on the road, it has apps to better manage their jobs and routes (which it calls JourneyWatch).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It has dabbled in virtual job fairs, as a pointer to one potential product that it might explore. 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 1.5

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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. ’ That’s been interesting,” van der Voort said.

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TechCrunch

JULY 25, 2022

“[But] after two years of remote and hybrid work, nearly half of knowledge workers still do not have the tools they need to do their job. As a result, budgets are lost, and employees are stretched thin, which is why companies outsource these tasks in the first place.”

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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.

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