Workpop

Workpop
Type of business Private
Founded 2014
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, U.S
Key people Reed Shaffner (CEO), Chris Ovitz (CEO)
Industry Internet
Services Online employment
Employees 20-50
Website www.workpop.com

Workpop is an online job marketplace for hourly and shift based work. It was founded in February 2014 by Reed Shaffner, Chris Ovitz (son of entertainment executive Michael Ovitz), Jay Yu, and Ben Berman.[1] The company's mission is to "Empower everyone to find a job they love." The site has been built on the Meteor platform.[2]

History

Based in Santa Monica, the company currently serves Southern California, Dallas, and Houston. Workpop raised over $7.9 million from companies such as Trinity Ventures,[3] SV Angel, and individuals such as Joe Lonsdale, Aaron Levie,[4] Evan Williams, and Biz Stone.[5]

The site launched in September 2014 and currently serves job seekers and employers from all over Southern California as well as two markets in Texas (Dallas and Houston), specializing in hourly and shift based work in the service industry.[6]

The Workpop platform contains features such as video cover letters that allow candidates to record short videos of themselves explaining why they are right for the job[7] and helps keep employers accountable by providing their response rate and response time.[8] The site eventually plans to make money by upselling training modules to employers to maximize the data they are collecting.[8]

In 2015, Workpop announced that it had added Biz Stone to its Board of Directors. This coincided with its expansion into the rest of Southern California.[9] It was named as one of the 50 LA start ups to watch in 2015 by Built in Los Angeles,[10] and included as one of the 25 Hottest Start Ups in LA by Business Insider in May 2015.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lawler, Ryan (16 September 2014). "With $7.9 Million In Funding, Workpop Launches As A Job Marketplace For Hourly Workers". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Krill, Paul (28 October 2014). "Meteor JavaScript reaches 1.0 milestone". InfoWorld. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Scholnick, Dan (15 September 2014). "Empowering: Workpop Connects Job Seekers and Employers". Trinity Ventures. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ↑ Chernova, Yuliya (16 September 2014). "Workpop Launches Free Hourly-Wage Job Board With $7 Million Series A". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Ellingson, Annlee (16 September 2014). "Workpop launches hourly job marketplace with $7.9 million in funding". L.A. Biz. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Karol, Gabrielle (16 September 2014). "Workpop's Job Marketplace Launches in L.A., Focuses on Service Industry". Fox Business: Small business centre. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Carr, Paul (16 September 2014). "Workpop is not your father's job site". Pando Daily. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  8. 1 2 Yang, Melissah (16 September 2014). "Workpop Launches After Raising $7.9 Million". Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Van Grove, Jennifer (20 October 2015). "New job site caters to retail, food workers". San Diego Tribune. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Gaughan, Maura (2 March 2015). "50 LA tech startups to watch in 2015". Built in Los Angeles. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  11. ↑ Kosoff, Maya. "25 hot Los Angeles startups you need to watch". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 May 2015.

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