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Funding and backers

Total raised
$118M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$60M
Venture round · Sep 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
54
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2024
Hiring now
24
+7 posted in 30 days
Backers
5
Coatue, CRV
The money's age
Long since its last round
48 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
22/100
hiring for its size, a new city
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Oct 2026 Formerly Work Stream (workstream.is) May 15, 2025 Partnership Workstream partners with Instant Financial to offer on-demand pay solutions · QSR Web Jan 23, 2024 Released an app Workstream US · App Store Aug 29, 2023 Launched Workstream Launches HR Management Platform for the Hourly Workforce to Streamline Back-Office and Team Operations · newswire.com Apr 24, 2023 Partnership Workstream Announces Partnership with CKE Restaurants, Parent Company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's · businesswire Sep 29, 2022 Raised a round Venture round $60M · SiliconANGLE Aug 26, 2021 Raised a round Series B $48M · PRNewswire May 7, 2020 Raised a round Series A $10M · TechCrunch 2017 Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.31%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
App Store
2.5 ★
63 ratings
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Sep 2022 $60M — SiliconANGLE
Series B Aug 2021 $48M — PRNewswire
Series A May 2020 $10M — TechCrunch
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How Workstream hires

Truth index
B 83/100
Median time to fill
24 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
67%
Reposted roles
0%

Workstream scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 3 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 67% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 24 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Workstream is a hiring and workforce platform for hourly employers such as restaurants, retailers and franchises. It automates text-based applications, scheduling of interviews, onboarding paperwork and payroll for high-turnover roles. Thousands of franchise locations use it to fill shifts quickly.

News

News QSR Web 1 year ago
Workstream partners with Instant Financial to offer on-demand pay solutions
HR, payroll and hiring platform Workstream has announced a partnership with Instant Financial to provide earned wage access (EWA), digital tip payouts, and paycard solutions to its customers. This integration aims to modernize employee payment processes f
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News The Business Times 3 years ago
NUS Enterprise moves BLOCK71 from San Francisco to Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO National University of Singapore (NUS) Enterprise is moving its San Francisco-based startup incubator from San Francisco to Silicon Valley further south in the US state of California, in hopes of tapping the tech ecosystem there. Read more a
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Press release newswire.com 3 years ago
Workstream Launches HR Management Platform for the Hourly Workforce to Streamline Back-Office and Team Operations
The products, leveraging AI-assisted technology, help growing businesses better manage, retain, and engage hourly workers
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News Total Retail 3 years ago
The Ways AI Will Transform Your Retail Workforce
Rather than being a looming threat that can reduce the size of a workforce, AI can be a new source for job satisfaction and confidence. The exponential growth of AI promises to improve your store's bottom line and increase its revenue by boosting employee
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Press release newswire.com 3 years ago
Workstream Launches First Multilingual AI Chatbot Built for Hourly Workforce Management
Workstream Assistant Will Help Businesses Better Hire and Retain Employees and Increase AI Accessibility for Over 80 Million Hourly Workers
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Press release businesswire 3 years ago
Workstream Announces Partnership with CKE Restaurants, Parent Company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's
CKE Restaurants names Workstream its preferred vendor for the sourcing, hiring, and onboarding of its restaurant staffing needs.
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News SiliconANGLE 4 years ago
Workstream raises $60M in funding for its cloud-based hiring platform
Workstream raises $60M in funding for its cloud-based hiring platform - SiliconANGLE
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News TechCrunch 4 years ago
GGV Capital latest to back Workstream's goal of filling software gap for deskless workers
Workstream is a startup working on a solution for mobile-first hiring and onboarding tools.
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Workstream over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
34
Postings analysed
42
Stack modernity
88/100AI adopter
Languages
Python57%
SQL38%
JavaScript26%
PHP19%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js21%
Next.js19%
Ruby on Rails12%
React Native2%
Databases
PostgreSQL21%
Memcached7%
Redis7%
Cloud & platforms
AWS19%
GitHub10%
GitHub Actions5%
Looker2%
AI & ML
Claude7%
LLM5%
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Full Workstream tech stack 34 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$160k
Typical range
$6k – $180k
Open positions
3
2 Jobs
Senior 50%
Staff 50%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 1 $160k $160k
Staff 1 $180k $180k
Highest paying role Staff Full Stack Engineer $180k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
82/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
24
7 opened / 7 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
24 days
faster than 50% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
10/22/2026
Hiring Dynamics +100%
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.
Sales
26% ▼
Marketing
22%
Backend
18% ▲
AI/ML
10% ▲
Leadership
4%
Product
4% ▼
Actively hiring for AI/ML (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Washington Oct 2026
New location: Philippines Oct 2026
Added React Native to stack Oct 2026
Added Linux to stack Oct 2026
New location: United States Oct 2026
Added Intercom to stack Sep 2026
New location: Vancouver Sep 2026
Added Redis to stack Sep 2026
Added Memcached to stack Sep 2026
Added Tableau to stack Sep 2026
Added Looker to stack Sep 2026
Added Cursor to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
10
Hiring now
7
Countries
5
Busiest office
San Francisco
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San Francisco United States
HQ
San Francisco
4 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Product, HR
seen since Nov 2025 careers board, job postings
Lehi United States
Support & operations
Lehi
11 open roles 24 posted in 90 days 36% engineering 9% remote 50-200 est. staff $170k Avg Salary
hires for AI/ML, Backend, Marketing
seen since Nov 2025 careers board, job postings
Manila Philippines
Corporate office
Remote - PHL
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 10-50 est. staff $6k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, HR, Management
seen since Apr 2026 careers board, job postings
Singapore Singapore
Regional office
Singapore
2 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing
seen since Aug 2026 careers board, job postings
Vancouver Canada
Engineering / R&D
Remote - CAN
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Backend
seen since May 2026 careers board, job postings
Menlo Park United States
Regional office
Menlo Park
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Product
seen since May 2026 careers board
Washington United States
Lehi
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 100% remote 1-10 est. staff
hires for AI/ML
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Shanghai China
Regional office
Shanghai
careers board
Chengdu China
Regional office
Chengdu
careers board
Wuhan China
Regional office
Wuhan
careers board

Jobs

≈ $128k – $234k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • PhD • Menlo Park • San Francisco • Lehi
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≈ $132k – $252k per year (Estimated) • In office • PhD • Lehi
Function Calling
AI Agents
LLM Evaluation
Agentic Workflows
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≈ $131k – $241k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • PhD • Washington • Lehi
Function Calling
AI Agents
LLM Evaluation
Agentic Workflows
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≈ $131k – $241k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • PhD
Function Calling
AI Agents
LLM Evaluation
Agentic Workflows
Apply
≈ $131k – $241k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • PhD
Function Calling
AI Agents
LLM Evaluation
Agentic Workflows
Apply
≈ $60k – $155k per year (Estimated) • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • PhD • United States
Function Calling
AI Agents
LLM Evaluation
Agentic Workflows
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$160k – $180k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • PhD • Lehi
Python
JavaScript
PHP
SQL
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
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$140k – $160k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • PhD • Lehi
Python
JavaScript
PHP
SQL
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
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≈ $13k – $36k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • PhD • Manila
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
SQL
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
React Native
DevOps
Linux
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≈ $20k – $45k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Manila
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Model Context Protocol
Prompt Engineering
AI Agents
LLM
DevOps
Rest API
Terraform
GitHub Actions
CI/CD
GitHub
Management
Zapier
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≈ $97k – $162k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • PhD • Vancouver
Python
JavaScript
PHP
SQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
Memcached
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
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≈ $68k – $122k per year (Estimated) • Hybrid • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • PhD • Vancouver
Python
JavaScript
PHP
SQL
PostgreSQL
Redis
Memcached
Frontend
Next.js
React.js
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
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Financials

Total raised
$118M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
3
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $60M Details
Series B 2021 $48M Details
Series A 2020 $10M Details