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Founded: 2015
Headcount: 40,771
Open roles: 7
Last raised: IPO · Sign in to view

TECH STACK

How Upwork builds

LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

Beerud Sheth

CEO at Webaroo

GupshupQuickworkThe CommissionedUpworkElanceMerrill LynchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Indian Institute of Technology BombayIIT Bombay - Shailesh J. Mehta School of ManagementIndian Institute of Technology Delhi

Odysseas Tsatalos

CTO at Elance

ErgeonBugsenseezhomeUpworkoDeskSage IntacctUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonOF ATHENS (NTUAEthniko Metsovio PolytechnicoVarvakios Model School

Beerud Sheth

CEO at WEBAROO TECHNOLOGY

GupshupQuickworkThe CommissionedUpworkElanceMerrill LynchMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)IIT BombayShailesh J. Mehta School of ManagementIndian Institute of Technology (IIT - Kanpur)

OPEN ROLES

Hiring at Upwork

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FUNDING

Capital raised

Total raised

$168,800,000

Investors

Kleiner Perkins Sv Angel BenchmarkCharter VenturesCitigroupDAG VenturesFirstMark CapitalFocus VenturesGlobespan Capital PartnersIntegral Capital PartnersJackson Square VenturesNEA - New Enterprise AssociatesPequot CapitalSigma PartnersStripesT. Rowe Price

Funding rounds

IPO
UndisclosedJan 1, 2018
Series Unknown
Benchmark, T. Rowe Price, FirstMark Capital, NEA - New Enterprise Associates, Stripes, Jackson Square Ventures
$30MNov 24, 2014
Series D
Benchmark, Globespan Capital Partners, Sigma Partners, T. Rowe Price
$15MMar 21, 2012
Series Unknown
Stripes, Kleiner Perkins, NEA - New Enterprise Associates
$16MJan 23, 2012
Series C
DAG Ventures, Sigma Partners, Benchmark, Globespan Capital Partners
$15MJun 3, 2008
Series B
Benchmark, Sigma Partners, Globespan Capital Partners
$8MSep 26, 2006
Series A
Sigma Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, SV Angel
$6MApr 24, 2006
Series Unknown
Kleiner Perkins, NEA - New Enterprise Associates, Pequot Capital
$10MAug 1, 2004
Series Unknown
Kleiner Perkins, NEA - New Enterprise Associates, Pequot Capital
$6.8MMar 31, 2003
Series Unknown
Pequot Capital, Citigroup, Focus Ventures, Integral Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Charter Ventures
$50MSep 25, 2000
Series Unknown
Kleiner Perkins
$12MJan 31, 2000

Funding data via Diffbot

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Industry

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LOCATIONS

Where they work

Upwork offices

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San Francisco, CA475 Brannan St. Suite 430