Side

Freelance & Talent Marketplaces · Recruiting & Staffing
$257.6Mraised in 6 rounds
14stories in the press
2016founded
12technologies in use

Overview

Side is a digital temporary staffing agency that matches workers with shifts in logistics, retail, hospitality and events. Its application handles onboarding, scheduling, timesheets and pay entirely online. The company is headquartered in Paris and operates in France and Germany.

Growth

Hiring Momentum
59/100
Growing
Open positions
0
1 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
12 days
faster than 72% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Backend
33% ▼
Analytics
33% ▲
Field & Service
33% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Zapier to stack Oct 2026

Financials

Total raised
$257.6M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
6
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2021 $50M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2021 $144.6M Details
Convertible Note 2020 $54k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2019 $35.1M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2018 $19.1M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2017 $8.7M Details

People

Guy Gal
Executive Officer, Director
Edward Wu
Executive Officer, Director
Patricia Nakache
Director
Paul Levine
Director
Clelia Warburg Peters
Director
Dana Stalder
Director
Rahul Kishore
Director
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Tech stack

The technologies known for Side, by layer.
Languages
C++
Go
Python
Rust
SQL
Cloud & platforms
Linux
Unix
Developer tools
Rest API
WebSockets
gRPC
Practices & domains
CI/CD
MVC
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Shared investors2
The FamilyVia a fund
25 portfolio companies: Pasabi, Bellman, Fairmint and 22 more
95 portfolio companies: Unmade, Woolf, EARLY and 92 more

News

News theatlantic 2 months ago
The Dark Side of Mindfulness
A prominent psychologist and meditation teacher set out to research the benefits of the practice. What she found alarmed her.
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News Tuta 2 months ago
Google plans to restrict side-loading, declaring war on Android freedom
Starting 2027, Google will block apps on Android devices whose developers have not registered with Google, paid, and given their ID. It's fair to say that Google is becoming Apple: Your device, their rules.
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News coldtake.dev 2 months ago
LLM side quests
Slow thoughts on fast tech.
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News AllPoetry 2 months ago
The House By The Side Of The Road by Sam Walter Foss
Read the full text of Sam Walter Foss's classic poem "The House By The Side Of The Road." Explore poetic themes, analysis, and share your own critique with a community of fellow poets.
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News the Guardian 2 months ago
'If you build something vastly smarter than you, it better be on your side': can we stop AI from deceiving us?
The long read: We are used to the idea that our fellow humans might intentionally mislead or manipulate us, but the idea that machines can now do the same is deeply unsettling. Researchers are racing to find solutions before it's too late
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News Brent Chapman 3 months ago
When declaring an incident becomes everyone's favorite workaround
When teams start declaring incidents for their side effects (e.g., deployment unfreezes, resource prioritization, or cross-functional coordination), that tells you something important about what's missing from your normal processes.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Paris
Paris France
HQ
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50% remote $44k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Analytics
seen since Aug 2026 company site, job postings