Best Gig Economy Companies in United Kingdom
The 80 best Gig Economy companies in United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zen Educate.
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Ranked: Best Gig Economy companies in United Kingdom
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Employees | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Freelance Tech-enabled accounting services | — | 11,723 | Acquired | — | 2013 | — | — |
| 2 | Workwell Accounting and payroll management solutions for contractors and freelancers | $13M | 9,533 | Late Stage | John Hoskin CEO | 1989 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 2 awards |
| 3 | Crunch Accounting software and service provider | — | 148 | Seed | — | 2008 | WebflowSalesforceBootstrap+28 | — |
| 4 | Zen Educate Provider of platform connecting educators with schools for temporary staffing | $76M | 116 | Series B | Vyacheslav Kremerman Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | SentryZendeskHelp Scout+23 | — |
| 5 | Adepto Cloud-based platform for contingent workforce management | $6M | 56 | Acqui-Hired | Phil Hie Founder | 2013 | — | — |
| 6 | Mark Information Suite Solution for Contingent Workforce | — | 49 | Unfunded | Torkel Olrik CEO | 1981 | — | — |
| 7 | YunoJuno Provider of freelancer management system for companies | — | 33 | Seed | Runar Reistrup CEO | 2009 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | 1 award |
| 8 | The-Dots Professional networking platform for creative professionals | $8M | 28 | Series A | — | 2014 | Node.jsApple Sign-instyled-components+17 | — |
| 9 | Inni Accounts Web-based accounting solution for freelancers, contractors, and small businesses. | — | 27 | Unfunded | James Poyser Co-Founder & CEO | 2005 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressSentry+32 | — |
| 10 | Coconut Online accounting platform for freelancing traders | $8M | 20 | Series A | — | 2016 | WebflowZohoIntercom+23 | 1 partnership |
| 11 | Chronologic Provider of suite solutions for contingent workforce management | — | 18 | Acquired | — | 1999 | — | — |
| 12 | UnderPinned Cloud-based business management platform for freelancers | $2M | 17 | Series A | — | 2018 | — | — |
Top 12 Gig Economy companies in United Kingdom
#1
Series B · London, England · founded 2017 · 116 employees$76.3Mraised▾
Provider of platform connecting educators with schools for temporary staffing. The platform enables schools to directly book educators based on their specific needs and preferences. It offers a streamlined process for finding and securing temporary teaching staff. The platform also provides educators with access to various job opportunities.
- May 2024Series B$40.2M
- Oct 2022Series A$21.3M
- Jun 2020Series A$4.1M
- Jun 2019Series A$7.1M
#2
Seed · London, England · founded 2023$1.5Mraised▾
Provider of payment solutions and invoicing tools for freelance professionals. The platform facilitates payment requests, automates invoicing, and manages payments in multiple currencies. It offers tools for freelancers to manage customers and projects. The platform also provides businesses with tools to manage and pay freelancers.
- Aug 2024Seed$210.5K
- Feb 2024Conventional Debt—
- Oct 2023Seed$1.3M
#3
Series A · London, England · founded 2020 · 1 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Cloud-based networking platform for freelancers. The platform offers features such as a calendar for event reminders, collaboration tools for communication, a work journal for work schedules & holiday leaves, and peer reviews. It monetizes on the subscription-based pricing model. It also offers tools for finance and accounting.
- May 2024Series A$6.8M
- Sep 2022Seed$1.9M
#4
Series A · London, England · founded 2017 · 6 employees$11.8Mraised▾
Provider of subscription based income smoothing and credit building services. This service offers financial advances to individuals experiencing fluctuations in their regular employment earnings. The model functions through a recurring subscription fee rather than traditional interest charges. Users access these funds to stabilize income levels during periods of reduced work hours. Additionally, the service reports payment activity to credit agencies to assist individuals in developing their credit records. Eligibility requires proof of employment and adherence to subscription and repayment schedules. The system integrates with personal bank accounts to monitor income patterns and facilitate the provision of funds.
- Mar 2023Series A$3M
- Mar 2022Series A$5M
- Jan 2020Seed$3.8M
- Jan 2020Conventional Debt—
#5
Series A · London, England · founded 2016 · 20 employees$7.9Mraised▾
Online accounting platform for freelancing traders. It offers a finance management software solution with features such as invoice management, expense management, accounting, notification management, income tracking, and more. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
- Nov 2022Series A$403.1K
- Jul 2021Series A$1.3M
- Jul 2020Series A$3.1M
- Nov 2018Seed$2.4M
#6
Series A · London, England · founded 2018 · 8 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Online platform for employee health benefits. The platform offers features such as health and well-being benefits for employees' physical, mental & financial health. It monetizes on the subscription-based pricing model. It also offers an app-based platform that is available on iOS & Android devices.
- Jun 2022Series A$3.4M
- Jun 2020Seed$1.2M
#7
Late Stage · Watford, England · founded 1989 · 9533 employees$13.4Mraised▾
Accounting and payroll management solutions for contractors and freelancers. It offers solutions for workforce management, tax management, payment management, and more. It also offers compliance management solutions.
- May 2018PE$13.4M
#8
Series A · London, England · founded 2018 · 17 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Cloud-based business management platform for freelancers. The platform allows freelancers to send proposals, invoices, contracts, and work samples to customers. The platform also offers tools for freelancers to build a business portfolio for showcasing their work to clients. It also provides training to freelancers. It is available on the subscription-based pricing model.
- Nov 2021Series A$914.6K
- Apr 2020Seed$595.9K
#9
Series A · London, England · founded 2014 · 28 employees$7.7Mraised▾
The-Dots is a professional networking platform for creative professionals. Enables users to create their professional profiles and connect with other members of the platform. The platform allows users to connect & network with other members, showcase their skills & projects, send personal messages, promote themselves & their brands, search & apply for jobs, collaborate with other users, etc. Enterprises & recruiters can also create their profiles and post jobs on the platform.
- Dec 2017Series A$5.4M
- Oct 2015Seed$2.3M
#10
Acqui-Hired · London, England · founded 2013 · 56 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Cloud-based platform for contingent workforce management. Offers a platform for businesses to manage, track and recruit contingent workers. Features include candidate sourcing modules like referrals, job posting, performance management, an employee scheduling module, reporting, and analytics. Clients include Atos, Wesfarmers, Aecom, etc.
- Jul 2019Seed$2.5M
#11
Deadpooled · London, England · founded 2020 · 7 employees$211.7Kraised▾
Online provider of lead generation solutions for freelancers. It enables freelancers to provide services in return of co-working spaces and leads. It allows freelancers to create a profile by mentioning skills, projects & experience, receive a workspace, and provide a specific time in a month for various businesses in one's community. It also offers businesses to create a profile, browse for freelancers, and book according to the requirement. It monetizes on the subscription-based pricing model.
- Jun 2021Seed$211.7K
#12
Seed · London, England · founded 2011 · 8 employees$1.1Mraised▾
ResourceGuru is a cloud-based team and freelancer scheduling software for people, equipment and other resources. ResourceGuru helps to visualize entire team calendar in a single view and provides availability bar to schedule optimally. It provides a personal dashboard for individual users to view their work schedule. Some of the prominent customers include Yahoo, vmware, Cisco, Deloitte, Vodafone, Virgin media and others. The revenue model is subscription based and pricing is based on per person per month.
- Jan 2014Seed$870K
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