Deb Stowe | May 12, 2023 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Recruitment, Financials / Deals
Freelance marketplace Fiverr saw Q1 revenue rise by 1.5% year on year to $88.0 million. The number of active buyers as of Mar. 31 was up by 0.3% to 4.3 million,... Deb Stowe | May 11, 2023 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Recruitment, Financials / Deals
Upwork posted year-over-year revenue growth of 14% in Q1 2023, to $161 million, in what the freelance marketplace described as a “better-than-expected” first... Deb Stowe | May 04, 2023 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Job platform Gigs has announced its official launch, alongside the raising of $2.7 million in pre-seed funding, which it will invest in product, engineering,... Ben Salisbury | April 24, 2023 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
U.S.-based on-demand job marketplace Wonolo has announced a tie-up with portable benefits platform GigEasy, according to a news release. The new product, Wonolo Up... Dualta Mac Lochlainn | February 21, 2023 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
France-based startup Brigad has raised €28 million ($30 million U.S.) in equity and €5 million ($5.3 million U.S.) in debt a series B funding round. Brigad is a... Damian Shore | December 21, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Revenue at Outvise, a Barcelona-based marketplace for freelancers, will almost double in 2022, to €11 million ($11.7 million U.S.), according to the company. The... Deb Stowe | November 22, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Freelance.com has posted 22.7% year-on-year organic growth in revenue during the third quarter, to €199 million ($205 million U.S.). The figure was up by 76.9% on... Deb Stowe | November 12, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Brazil-based freelancer market GetNinjas has posted BRL 14.3 million ($2.7 million U.S.) in net revenue in the third quarter of 2022, a fall of 13% year on year,... Deb Stowe | November 10, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Fiverr has posted an 11% year-on-year increase in revenue the third quarter to reach $82.5 million. The gain came on the back of a 3% rise in the number of active... Deb Stowe | November 03, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Building-access software maker SwiftConnect has announced that it has secured $17 million in Series A financing, which the company will use to grow its portfolio... Deb Stowe | October 30, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Freelancer marketplace UpWork posted a 24% year-over-year hike in total revenue to reach $159 million in the third quarter of 2022. The gross services volume (GSV)... Prabhu Prasad | August 28, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
India-based gig work platform Awign has raised $15 million in Series B funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments and Amicus Capital Partners. Join now to... Deb Stowe | August 12, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces
Fiverr is going into partnership with hospitality brand Selina to help travelling workers connect with others during business trips. The freelance marketplace sees... Deb Stowe | August 04, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Fiverr posted a 13% year-over-year rise in revenue to $85 million in the second quarter, a cooling of the growth pace, which the freelance marketplace attributed... AIM Group | June 29, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
NomadHealth, a gig site for the healthcare industry, has raised $105 million in equity and debt financing, funds it will use to expand its scope beyond nursing... Deb Stowe | June 07, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
HourWork has closed a $2.5 million additional Series A funding round, following its oversubscribed $10 million Series A funding round in May. The fast-food... Deb Stowe | May 10, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces
Freelance marketplace Fiverr has launched a feature that lets voiceover artists provide artificial intelligence-generated auditions for roles without having to... Deb Stowe | April 10, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces
Two black businesswomen have launched AfroFreelancer.com, a gig platform to support minority freelancers and college students. The site, which lists freelance... Deb Stowe | March 14, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces
Freelance marketplace Fiverr has joined the raft of companies suspending their business in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. In an announcement on the... Deb Stowe | February 19, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Fiverr posted $79.8 million in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2021, a gain of 43% year over year, the freelance marketplace has announced. This compares to $29.5... Deb Stowe | January 18, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Project-based hiring platform Feats has raised €2 million ($2.3 million U.S.) which it will use to increase headcount and expand to new markets across Europe and... Deb Stowe | January 07, 2022 | Freelancer Marketplaces, People
Freelancer marketplace Upwork has appointed Melissa Waters as chief marketing officer. Waters (LinkedIn profile) joins the California-based company from Meta,... Deb Stowe | November 12, 2021 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Freelance marketplace Fiverr has posted a 42% year-on-year hike in revenue in the third quarter to reach $74.3 million. The “strong” growth came on the back of a... Deb Stowe | October 08, 2021 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Freelance gig website Fiverr has taken over CreativeLive, a Seattle-based online learning company that specializes in the creative industries and... Deb Stowe | August 05, 2021 | Freelancer Marketplaces
Freelance gig website Fiverr and software-as-a-service company Wix are launching a program to train people with disabilities to build accessible websites. First,... Deb Stowe | August 02, 2021 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Upwork, the freelancer marketplace targeted at creatives, posted a 42% year-on-year hike in revenue in Q2 2021, reaching $124 million, while its gross services... Deb Stowe | July 28, 2021 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Australian marketplace Freelancer.com has posted a 5.7% dip in revenue for H1 2021 versus the same period of last year, to stand at AU$ 27.8 million ($20.4 million... Rachel Velebny | May 27, 2021 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Freightlancer.com, part of Freelancer.com-owner Freelancer Ltd, has announced its acquisition of Loadshift for $7.7 million AUD ($5.9 million U.S.), backed by a... Sharon Hill | November 07, 2014 | Freelancer Marketplaces, Horizontals
New York City-based gig site Fiverr has just been showcased by TweetEye for the many services its entrepreneurs offer to EBay sellers, has recently landed $30... 
