Best Gig Economy Companies in New York, United States
The 56 best Gig Economy companies in New York, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Andela.
Ranked: Best Gig Economy companies in New York
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andela 🦄 Tech talent training and employment solutions provider | $381M | 57 mo ago | Series E | Carrol Chang Chief Executive Officer | 2014 | WebflowAlgoliaZoho+34 | — | — |
| 2 | Argyle Provider of consumer-permissioned income, employment, and asset verification data services 62AI top 15%Funding top 22%Tech top 28%Moat top 35% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Fundingtop 22% Techtop 28% Moattop 35% Producttop 37% Innovationtop 39% Newstop 39% Patentstop 44% Growthbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 36% Customersbottom 28% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $108M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $108M | 13 mo ago | Series B | — | 2018 | SentryAtlassian StatuspageZendesk+28 | 5 patents Real-time precise spatial alignment for AR using resilient coordinate system matching | 1 job opening |
| 3 | Yoobic Frontline employee experience platform for managing operational tasks | $97M | 59 mo ago | Series C | Gilles Haiat Co-Founder | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+45 | — | 1 partnership |
| 4 | Lili Digital bank for freelancers | $80M | 62 mo ago | Series B | Lilac David Co-founder | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 16 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 5 | Work Market freelance management and payment solution | $66M | 110 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2010 | ContentfulSentryAtlassian Statuspage+29 | — | — |
| 6 | secondmarket SecondMarket enables private companies and investment funds to customize, control and seamlessly execute… | $35M | 166 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2004 | RubyRuby on RailsEnvoy+8 | 3 patents Regulated electronic trading platforms for restricted securities and award‑based auction systems | — |
| 7 | Salt Labs Platform enabling employees to earn rewards based on hours worked | $18M | 31 mo ago | Acquired | Robbi L Owner | 2022 | SentryRubyChart.js+17 | — | — |
| 8 | Wethos Provider of software for proposal creation, invoicing, payments, and team collaboration | $16M | 57 mo ago | Series B | Claire Humphreys Co-Founder | 2016 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+24 | — | 1 launch |
| 9 | Double SaaS-based task automation solutions provider | $15M | 56 mo ago | Acquired | Alice Default Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | ContentfulSentrystyled-components+27 | 67 patents Patents concentrated in textiles | — |
| 10 | Rise Works Provider of global payroll and compliance solutions for modern workforces | $10M | 21 mo ago | Series A | Andrew Maurer Co-Founder & CTO | 2019 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowSentry+30 | — | 4 launchs |
| 11 | And Co Cloud-based invoicing solutions for businesses | $5M | 113 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Hire An Esquire Platform offering on demand staffing solutions | $5M | 43 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2011 | SentryFacebook LoginBootstrap+23 | — | 6 job openings |
| 13 | AllWork Online business management solutions for freelancers | $5M | 43 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | 1 launch |
| 14 | Pollen SaaS-based business management platform for freelancers | $4M | 37 mo ago | Series A | Hillary Bush Founder & CEO | 2022 | WebflowCart FunctionalityGSAP+22 | 33 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 15 | Forge Leading solution connecting, learning, and empowering frontline teams through innovative technology | $2M | 125 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2015 | — | 28 patents Real-time financial data caching, analytics, and settlement visualization for fintech platforms. | — |
| 16 | Bankuish Alternative credit scoring solutions for individuals | $1M | 53 mo ago | Seed | Jose Fernandez Founder & CEO | 2020 | Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+17 | — | — |
Top 12 Gig Economy companies in New York
#1
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 32 employees$107.6Mraised▾
Provider of consumer-permissioned income, employment, and asset verification data services. The company offers direct-source access to real-time datasets stored in payroll and bank accounts. It automates verification workflows for various sectors. The company serves industries including mortgage, government benefits, tenant screening, and personal lending.
- Jun 2025Series B$3.2M
- Mar 2024Series B$30M
- Mar 2024Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2022Series B$55M
#2
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 8 employees$10.1Mraised▾
Provider of global payroll and compliance solutions for modern workforces. The company offers solutions for contractor management, agent of record services, and employer of record services. It facilitates payments in local currency, stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies. The company automates onboarding, identity verification, and tax documentation.
- Oct 2024Series A$6.3M
- Apr 2023Seed$3.8M
#3
Andela 🦄Series E · New York City, New York · founded 2014 · 193 employees$381Mraised▾
Tech talent training and employment solutions provider. The platform allows candidates to learn, develop skills and create a talent pool. It provides services for employers such as sourcing, assessment, matching candidates to the jobs, and more.
- Sep 2021Series E$200M
- Jan 2019Series D$100M
- Oct 2017Series C$40M
- Jun 2016Series B$24M
#4
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2022 · 12 employees$18Mraised▾
Platform enabling employees to earn rewards based on hours worked. It allows employees to log their hours and redeem them for various rewards. The rewards include merchandise, trips, and technology. The platform also offers opportunities to earn additional rewards through referrals.
- Dec 2023Seed$8M
- Mar 2023Seed$10M
#5
Series C · New York City, New York · founded 2014 · 10 employees$97.2Mraised▾
Frontline employee experience platform for managing operational tasks. It offers performance tools to manage communications, mobile learning, and digitized task management. It uses AI to prompt instructional commands, generate content, workforce performance analysis, automate training processes, manage issues, and more. The offering sectors include retail, hospitality, fashion, logistics, and more. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
- Jul 2021Series C$50M
- May 2018Series B$33.1M
- Nov 2017Series A$5.3M
- Sep 2016Series A$8.8M
#6
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2018 · 105 employees$80Mraised▾
Digital bank for freelancers. Its services include digital accounts, prepaid cards for online/offline purchases, bill payments, money transfers, and more. It also provides expense management, tax buckets, automated savings, tax refunds, invoice creation and management, and more.
- May 2021Series B$55M
- Oct 2020Series A$15M
- Jun 2020Seed$10M
#7
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2010 · 160 employees$66Mraised▾
WorkMarket is a freelance management and payment solution. The product is an AI-based freelance management software solution that allows employers to organize, manage, pay, report, automate work hours of the freelancers.
- Apr 2017Series D$25M
- Jan 2015Series C$20M
- May 2013Series B$10M
- Sep 2011Series A$5M
#8
Acquired · New York City, New York · founded 2011 · 9 employees$5Mraised▾
Platform offering on demand staffing solutions. Companies can use the online hiring platform to find contract attorneys or hire directly. The platform allows users to answer questions and builds a job post based on the answers. It provides recommendations and notifies relevant candidates. It provides in-app tools to message, schedule, and conduct video interviews.
- Nov 2022Seed$1.8M
- Sep 2020Seed$453.2K
- May 2017Seed$1.4M
- Nov 2016Seed—
#9
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2022 · 5 employees$4Mraised▾
SaaS-based business management platform for freelancers. The platform offers professional development and a non-performative community for freelancers to grow their businesses. It also provides tools for managing contract, invoices and payment. It is tool available on the subscription-based pricing model. It also offers network of peers and mentors, events, discounts, and curated playbooks for freelancers to build business.
- Jun 2023Series A$4M
#10
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2016 · 26 employees$16.4Mraised▾
Provider of software for proposal creation, invoicing, payments, and team collaboration. The platform offers customizable templates, automated payment schedules, and contract management. It facilitates team networking and provides analytics for project tracking. The software aims to streamline workflows for freelancers and agencies.
- Sep 2021Series B$8M
- Sep 2019Series A$3M
- Jun 2019Series A$4.4M
- Aug 2017Seed$1M
#11
Acquired · Brooklyn, New York · founded 2018 · 27 employees$15Mraised▾
SaaS-based task automation solutions provider. Its web and app-based platforms allow users to connect with personal assistants for the automation of tasks like meeting, calendar and project management, task delegation, trip scheduling, item purchase, fitness goals, and more.
- Oct 2021Series A$8.5M
- Apr 2020Series A$6M
- 2018Seed—
#12
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2016 · 47 employees$4.9Mraised▾
Online business management solutions for freelancers. It provides a sourcing and scheduling platform for the retail industry. Employers post their jobs and are matched to pre-vetted candidates. Also helps employers in scheduling workforce, budgeting, productivity reporting, and communicating. The platform can be used for making payments to these staff. It ensures compliance with all local, state, and federal labor laws, and also provides benefits and healthcare programs.
- Dec 2022Series A$4.9M
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