Upwork (Fka: Elance-oDesk) Stock
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About Upwork (Fka: Elance-oDesk) Stock
Upwork (formerly known as Elance-oDesk) is a leading online freelancer platform, resulted from the merger of Elance and oDesk announced in December 2013 (closed in March 2014). The service connects businesses to freelancers around the world with a wide variety of skills, such as programming, 3D printing, and social media services.
UpWork currently has over 10 million freelancers from over 180 countries, who compete for three million tasks/projects each year.Â
Investors
New Enterprise Associates
Robinhood, Databricks, Jet, TAE Technologies, Scopely, Bloom Energy, Opendoor, Radiology Partners, DataRobot, Tempus
T. Rowe Price
One97, Flipkart, WeWork, Cruise, Airbnb, Rivian, Magic Leap, Nuro, Caris Life Sciences, Vroom
Benchmark Capital
Uber, WeWork, Snap, Twitter, Domo, Nextdoor, One Medical, Quora, Prosper Marketplace, Minted
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Snap, AppDynamics, Spotify, Instacart, Stripe, Magic Leap, DoorDash, Bloom Energy, Slack, Brex
FirstMark Capital
Pinterest, Discord, Upgrade, Cockroach Labs, Aura Financial Corporation, Pendo, InVision, DraftKings, Hyperscience, Shopify
Funding History
September 2006 | $101M |
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August 2014 | $33.4M |
Management
CEO
Fabio Rosati
SVP of Marketing
Jaleh Bisharat
Board Member (Benchmark)
Kevin Harvey
Press
Forbes - May, 17 2019
The Best Paying And Most Sought After Jobs For New Grads And Freelancers NowForbes - May, 4 2019
What The Next Generation Of Freelancers Will Look LikeForbes - Apr, 22 2019
New Technology Has Sparked A Freelance Boom -- Here's What's Coming NextForbes - Feb, 19 2019
Managing The Stress of Freelancing: Six Ways To Take ControlForbes - Jan, 9 2019
Upwork's CEO Stephane Kasriel Is Just Getting Started