Quild Mini🦄 #141: WorkMotion

Hire talent from anywhere

This is the Quild Minicorn, highlighting one future of work minicorn every weekday - early-stage startups with statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.

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WorkMotion is a global HR platform that enables companies to hire and onboard employees internationally. WorkMotion hires, pays, and manages remote employees from around the world with just a push of a button.

As an immigrant, I love companies enabling talent to access opportunities globally. I’m excited that this market continues to grow with the likes of WorkMotion and its competitors Deel, Oyster, and others.

Founders: Karim, Carsten, Felix

Signals:

1. Repeat venture-backed founder

   • Carsten founded health tech startup Sanubi and software startup Test IO

2. Top company alumni

   • Karim built products at Ubisoft for a year

   • Carsten led UberEats in Italy and worked in McKinsey for several years

   • Felix worked at Boston Consulting Group for a few years

3. Top university alumni

   • Carsten graduated from Northwestern University (MBA)

   • Felix graduated from London School of Economics (BS)

4. Fast team growth

   • Grew 3.9x YoY to 250 employees

   • And hiring for many many more

5. Accelerated financing

   • Founded 2020, series A in 2021, series B in 2022

6. Midas list investors

   • Canaan led series B

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Till tomorrow, Kenn