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The world’s most valuable freelance platform startups

Edition 0 (beta)·Published 7 Oct 2026·Next scheduled update 22 Oct 2026

Companies that connect businesses with independent professionals: freelance marketplaces and talent networks (tech, design, marketing, finance), expert networks and on-demand consulting, and the software and services built for the freelance relationship (freelancer management, contractor payments, portage). Ranked worldwide by AI-estimated valuation. The market sets the value; our AI estimates it.

Twice a year Claude · multi-AI consensus from 1 Dec 2026· Method· Order never changed by a human

Declare an interest in Freelance platforms

Key metrics for this segment: key milestone. Figures as published by each company or the press, dated, not recalculated. The AIs weigh them alongside funding history and comparables.

Not in this segment. Listed, so not ranked: Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Lancers, CrowdWorks, Coconala. Bought or controlled by a group: Comatch (Malt), Tegus (AlphaSense), Business Talent Group (Heidrick & Struggles), 99designs (Vista), Working Not Working (Fiverr), WorkMarket (ADP), Fieldglass (SAP), Bonsai (Zoom), Expert360 (swipejobs), Sribu (Mynavi), GetNinjas (REAG). Expert networks without outside equity or controlled by funds (GLG, AlphaSights, Dialectica, Third Bridge, Guidepoint) are not ranked. Braintrust raised mainly through its token. Contractor marketplaces selling mostly to AI labs (Mercor, Turing, Micro1) are in Data & labeling; employer-of-record and payroll (Deel, Remote, Oyster) in Payroll; delivery, ride-hailing and shift work in Gig work; back-office software for all small businesses (HoneyBook, Indy, Collective) is not ranked here. Chinese companies (Zhubajie, Yunzhanghu) are never ranked. A company appears in one segment only. Method

The segment at a glance

19companies ranked

16companies on the radar

8countries in the ranking

6listed benchmarks

Sources: Company announcements, TechCrunch, Maddyness, FrenchWeb, Globes, Calcalist, Business Wire, Staffing Industry Analysts, KED Global, Unicorn Factory, Brazil Journal, Dealroom. Intention counters will be shown above a threshold of amount and number of Backers.

Rankings by region

Filter the ranking and the Radar. Ranks stay worldwide. Regional pages: Asia · Europe · Latin America & Caribbean · Middle East & North Africa · North America.

Global ranking · Freelance platforms

Top 19 Radar Challengers

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World · 19 ranked companies

#	Company	Last round · Key metrics	Estimated valuation (AI) · range	Confidence	Back
1	ToptalUnited States · North America	Seed · USD 1.4M · 2012Revenue above USD 200M a year, profitable · 2021	Last known equity round: Seed · USD 1.4M · 2012 (Andreessen Horowitz; Adam D’Angelo) Published valuation: USD 3.6bn (reported) (2021) Confidence index: LowMethod	Weak sources	Back
2	MaltFrance · Europe	Series C · USD 97M · Jun 2021EUR 800M of business volume in 2024 (+30%); more than one million freelancers · Mar 2025	Last known equity round: Series C · USD 97M · Jun 2021 (Goldman Sachs Asset Management; Eurazeo, ISAI, Serena); EUR 80M No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
3	AndelaUnited States · North America	Series E · USD 200M · Sep 2021More than 150,000 technologists in 135 countries · Aug 2024	Last known equity round: Series E · USD 200M · Sep 2021 (SoftBank Vision Fund 2; Whale Rock, Generation Investment Management) Published valuation: USD 1.5bn (Sep 2021) Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
4	A.TeamUnited States · North America	Series A · USD 55M · May 2022USD 42M revenue run-rate · May 2022	Last known equity round: Series A · USD 55M · May 2022 (Insight Partners, Tiger Global) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
5	CatalantUnited States · North America	Series F · USD 35M · Mar 2021More than 35% of the Fortune 1000 and 7 of the top 10 private-equity firms as clients · Mar 2021	Last known equity round: Series F · USD 35M · Mar 2021 (Morningside Group) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
6	NewtonXUnited States · North America	Series B · USD 32M · Dec 2021Growth above 130% a year; Fortune 500 clients · Dec 2021	Last known equity round: Series B · USD 32M · Dec 2021 (Marbruck Investments; Two Sigma, XFund, Level One) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
7	SupersideUnited States · North America	Series A · USD 30M · Dec 2021Clients include Amazon, Salesforce and Cisco · Dec 2021	Last known equity round: Series A · USD 30M · Dec 2021 (Prosus Ventures, Lugard Road; Slack Fund) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
8	ContraUnited States · North America	Series B · USD 30M · Nov 2021Commission-free network and tools for independents · 2021	Last known equity round: Series B · USD 30M · Nov 2021 (NEA; Unusual Ventures) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
9	ReveloBrazil · Latin America & Caribbean	Series B · USD 28M · Jun 2021Revenue up 5.5 times in a year, 80% from US clients · Jun 2022	Last known equity round: Series B · USD 28M · Jun 2021 (Bewater Ventures; IFC, FJ Labs, Valor Capital) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: LowMethod	Weak sources	Back
10	KmongSouth Korea · Asia	Series C · USD 27.8M · Apr 2021Revenue of KRW 54bn (about USD 37M) and a first operating profit · 2025	Last known equity round: Series C · USD 27.8M · Apr 2021 (Company K Partners; Premier Partners, KDB, Mirae Asset Venture Investment); KRW 31.2bn No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
11	ParoUnited States · North America	Series C · USD 25M · Jun 2023Revenue tripled since its 2021 round · Jun 2023	Last known equity round: Series C · USD 25M · Jun 2023 (Top Tier Capital Partners; Madrona, Revolution, Sierra Ventures) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
12	WingspanUnited States · North America	Series B · USD 24M · Aug 2025More than USD 3bn of contractor payments processed in three years · Aug 2025	Last known equity round: Series B · USD 24M · Aug 2025 (Touring Capital; Andreessen Horowitz, Long Journey Ventures) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: HighMethod	Solid sources	Back
13	ArbolusUnited Kingdom · Europe	Series B · USD 20M · Nov 2024Revenue more than doubled since its previous round · Nov 2024	Last known equity round: Series B · USD 20M · Nov 2024 (Kayne Anderson (Composition Capital)) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: HighMethod	Solid sources	Back
14	Stoke TalentIsrael · Middle East & North Africa	Series A · USD 15.5M · Jun 2021Clients include Navan (TripActions), Similarweb and Scale AI · Jun 2021	Last known equity round: Series A · USD 15.5M · Jun 2021 (Battery Ventures; TLV Partners) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
15	Pepper ContentIndia · Asia	Series A (extended) · USD 14.3M · Jun 2022USD 8M annualised revenue; 2,500 customers · Jun 2022	Last known equity round: Series A (extended) · USD 14.3M · Jun 2022 (Bessemer Venture Partners; Lightspeed) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
16	WorksomeDenmark · Europe	Series A · USD 13M · May 2021Freelance management platform used in more than 150 countries · Dec 2022	Last known equity round: Series A · USD 13M · May 2021 (Heartcore Capital and others); a USD 18M Series B reported in Dec 2022 is not confirmed No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Back
17	JumpFrance · Europe	Series A · USD 12.2M · Sep 2024Gives freelancers the protections of a salaried employee across Europe · Sep 2024	Last known equity round: Series A · USD 12.2M · Sep 2024 (Breega; Index Ventures, Roosh); EUR 11M No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: HighMethod	Solid sources	Back
18	CometFrance · Europe	Series A · USD 10.8M · Mar 2025EUR 77M of business volume in 2024; more than 60 large French corporates as clients · Mar 2025	Last known equity round: Series A · USD 10.8M · Mar 2025 (Daphni, Otium Capital, Founders Future); EUR 10M No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: LowMethod	Weak sources	Back
19	MarketerHireUnited States · North America	Seed · USD 10M · Mar 2021Marketplace of vetted freelance marketers · 2021	Last known equity round: Seed · USD 10M · Mar 2021 (Crosslink Capital, Greycroft) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: LowMethod	Weak sources	Back

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Ranking in descending order of AI-estimated valuation, based on public information, with no human intervention on the order. The valuations, ranges and brackets shown are editorial estimates produced by AI, purely indicative and imperfect by nature: neither a financial valuation, nor an offer, nor investment advice. Only the market sets a company’s value, through a funding round or a sale. Ranking established by Claude (Anthropic) from public information, following the published rules. A consensus of several AIs will apply from 1 December 2026. Eligibility: at least $1M raised in equity, non-listed company, main activity in this segment (freelance platforms). Country shown is the country of main operations. Request a correction

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How to read this ranking

Rank

Companies are ranked by AI-estimated valuation, highest first. The market sets the value; our AI estimates it.

Estimate

An AI-estimated valuation, its uncertainty range and its order of magnitude. Indicative, and imperfect by nature.

Hundreds of k$
Millions $
Tens of M$
Hundreds of M$
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Confidence

High: recent, solid public information.
Medium: older or partial information.
Low: sparse or single-sourced information.

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Invest in freelance platforms, together

Uback aggregates investment intentions from business angels, family offices, corporates and sector specialists worldwide. Every ranked company already has professional investors on its cap table, who have negotiated a shareholders’ agreement: you don’t start from a blank page.

Strength in numbers

Alone, a small ticket opens no doors. Together, Backers carry weight.

Declare an intention

On a company, whether or not it has agreed, or on this segment, worldwide, in a region or in a country, with a ticket range. Paid, to show you are serious; valid for life, and movable until a deal process opens.

Critical mass is reached

When the pool’s combined amount reaches its critical mass, a floor amount estimated by the AI, the pool is passed to the local partner, who presents this demand to the companies concerned.

The local partner structures

If the company’s expectations and the Backers’ converge, the partner builds a transaction and presents it directly to the Backers concerned.

Closing

Capital raise or sale of existing shares: small tickets are pooled in a common vehicle set up by the local partner. Each Backer decides whether to take part.

Uback does not advise, does not negotiate, collects nothing. Each transaction is run by the local partner of the company’s country, under the law that governs its shares.

Get notified when intentions open What happens after my declaration? Intention declarations open once the local partner signs · price per ticket band · valid for life · movable until a deal process opens

Challengers

A registered company raising funds that is not in the ranking will be able, for a fee, to appear in a separate list labelled “Challengers”, for a set period, with a memo available to verified Backers. The listing has no effect on the ranking. Not open yet.

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Radar · known eligible companies, not ranked

Sorted by date of last round, with no judgement and no AI call.

Bubty · Netherlands · EuropeNov 2024 · USD 3.3M; EUR 3MBack
Outsized · South Africa · Sub-Saharan AfricaOct 2023; amount undisclosedBack
Worksuite · United States · North AmericaAug 2023; amount undisclosed; control not confirmedBack
Hiway · France · EuropeMay 2023 · USD 4MBack
Gigged.AI · United Kingdom · Europe2023 · USD 2M; GBP 1.6M plus a GBP 0.6M follow-onBack
overflow · Japan · AsiaDec 2021 · USD 2.7M; JPY 300MBack
Atheneum · Germany · EuropeSep 2021 · USD 150M; GBP 110M; whether Guidepost holds control is not confirmedBack
Inex One · United Kingdom · EuropeAug 2021 · USD 3MBack
Office Hours · United States · North AmericaFeb 2021 · USD 5MBack
Proxify · Sweden · Europe2021; about USD 5M raised in totalBack
proSapient · United Kingdom · Europe2021; about USD 10M raised in totalBack
Gebeya · Ethiopia · Sub-Saharan Africa2020 · USD 2MBack
Ureed · United Arab Emirates · Middle East & North AfricaMar 2019 · USD 5M; absorbed Nabbesh in 2020Back
Fastwork · Thailand · AsiaOct 2018 · USD 4.8MBack
Wishket · South Korea · AsiaOct 2018 · USD 2.6M; KRW 3bnBack
Workana · Argentina · Latin America & CaribbeanApr 2018 · USD 6.8M; size of SEEK’s stake not confirmedBack

Listed benchmarks

Not ranked: no intention is possible on a listed company.

Upwork · United StatesNasdaq · UPWK
Fiverr · IsraelNYSE · FVRR
Freelancer.com · AustraliaASX · FLN
Lancers · JapanTokyo · 4484
CrowdWorks · JapanTokyo · 3900
Coconala · JapanTokyo · 4176

Sources and method for this segment

Calendar. Global segment rankings are published twice a year. Next edition: October 22, 2026.

Eligibility. At least $1M raised in equity, non-listed company, main activity in this segment (freelance platforms). A company appears in one segment only.

Sources. Company announcements, TechCrunch, Maddyness, FrenchWeb, Globes, Calcalist, Business Wire, Staffing Industry Analysts, KED Global, Unicorn Factory, Brazil Journal, Dealroom.

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The world’s most valuable freelance platform startups

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