Impact startupOtherSeries A
Firstwork
Firstwork is a startup that builds AI agents for frontline workforce operations, moving workers from application to first shift.
Co-founder and CEO
Leadership
Vardhan Kapoor, Co-founder and CEO. Vardhan Kapoor is co-founder and CEO of Firstwork, which was founded in 2024.
Who it reaches
Frontline workers moving from application to first shift, and the HR and operations teams that hire them.
Firstwork funding rounds
Key facts
- Series A
- $15 million, led by Earlybird Venture Capital, announced October 21, 2026source
- Total funding
- $20 million since the company launched in 2024source
- Seed round
- $5 million seed round led by Gradientsource
- Frontline workers per month
- More than 150,000 start work through the platform each month (company figure)source
- Customers named
- Deel, Job&Talent, Relay, Wonolo and BGSF; the company says they cut the time workers and HR teams spend on each new hire by up to 90%source
WYDE coverage of Firstwork
WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Firstwork, on Oct 24, 2026. Firstwork is the subject of 1 story. The most recent is Firstwork Series A: $15 Million to Automate Frontline Onboarding With AI.
Reported alongside Firstwork
- Shubham Choudhary · in 1 story with Firstwork
- Vardhan Kapoor · in 1 story with Firstwork
Sources
- Firstwork: Firstwork raises $15M Series A to scale applied AI for frontline workforce operations
- Firstwork: Firstwork Raises $5M to Transform Frontline Workforce Management
- Tech Funding News: YC alumni's Firstwork raises $15M to automate frontline onboarding with AI agents
- People Matters: HR tech firm Firstwork bolstered by $5M investment
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