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Upwork

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San Francisco, CA

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Founded: 2015
Headcount: 40,771
Open roles: 6
Last raised: IPO

TECH STACK

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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)

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OPEN ROLES

Hiring at Upwork

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FUNDING

Capital raised

Total raised

$168,800,000

Investors

Kleiner Perkins Sv Angel Benchmark Charter Ventures Citigroup DAG Ventures FirstMark Capital Focus Ventures Globespan Capital Partners Integral Capital Partners Jackson Square Ventures NEA - New Enterprise Associates Pequot Capital Sigma Partners Stripes T. Rowe Price

Funding rounds

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

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LOCATIONS

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San Francisco, CA475 Brannan St. Suite 430

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