WorkWhile raises $23Mn, expands AI staffing platform
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES — San Francisco-based WorkWhile, an AI-powered labor platform, has closed a $23 million Series B round.
The investment, led by Rethink Impact with participation from Khosla Ventures, Reach Capital, Citi Impact Fund, GingerBread Capital, and Illumen Capital, will fuel WorkWhile’s continued expansion and innovation in matching businesses with reliable hourly workers.
The cash will bankroll the company’s push to “disrupt the $650 billion global staffing market,” where U.S. temporary placements alone top $230 billion.
CEO and co-founder Jarah Euston said the new funding follows a 10-fold revenue jump in three years and will support plans to double headcount over the next 12 months.
“Using AI, we’re not only transforming how businesses identify and secure talent, but also how workers find opportunities that fit their lives,” she noted.
AI-driven platform redefines front-line hiring
WorkWhile’s cloud platform applies machine-learning models to tens of millions of data points, scoring 150 factors, from no-show history to commute times, to predict a worker’s reliability with 95 percent accuracy.
The result: industry-leading 96 percent show rates and fill times measured in hours, not weeks, all without a single traditional recruiter.
More than one million U.S. frontline workers, including warehouse hands, delivery drivers, cooks, security guards and event staff, now use the app to pick shifts that match their skills and schedules. Perks include instant wage advances, virtual health care and free upskilling credentials.
On the employer side, the platform serves giants in logistics, food production, hospitality and live events. Over the past year, WorkWhile crews helped power everything from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and the Super Bowl to nationwide supply-chain surges.
Seasoned fintech leader joins WorkWhile
Board member Simon Khalaf, former chief executive of payments platform Marqeta, is appointed as chief operating officer.
He comes aboard with a fresh slate of senior hires: ex-YouTube and Uber executive Cyrus Akrami as CRO, Atlassian veteran Madhu Jagannathan as CFO and former Meta partnerships head Davis Waddell to steer global alliances.
