Smartstaff (previously known as Qikwork), a Bengaluru, India-based blue-collar workforce management platform, raised USD 4.3M in funding.
Backers included Blume Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners and Arkam Ventures, along with Gemba Capital and some angels.
The company intends to use the funds for further enhancing the product and building the team.
goal is to enable 100 million blue collar workers in India to get access to better work by leveraging the power of technology.
Founded in October 2020 by four co-founders and ex-colleagues at Runnr – Arpit Dave, Viral Chhajer, Gnanesh Chilukuri and Aravind Reddy, Smartstaff helps businesses hire and manage their blue collar workforce by digitising workforce management practices. Currently, over 30,000 man hours of work is tracked everyday on the platform with clients including Raymonds, Enamor, Dixcy and more. The company expects to have over 10,000 workers on its platform by the end of the year.
The company has a team of 60 members.
FinSMEs
05/10/2021