FirstWork

Rippling for seasonal workers

Y CombinatorSummer 2024ActiveB2BHuman ResourcesArtificial IntelligenceSaaSHuman ResourcesWorkflow Automation

What they do

Problem

Companies with seasonal or dynamic workforces waste time and make errors managing onboarding, compliance, and new-hire communication manually.

Solution

FirstWork is an HR platform that automates credential collection/verification and uses AI to improve new-hire activation messaging for faster onboarding and productivity.

Who it's for

Businesses with seasonal or high-churn workforces (e.g., hospitality, staffing, logistics) that frequently onboard large numbers of workers.

Founders

Vardhan Kapoor

Founder/CEO

Co-founder and CEO @ Firstwork, Rippling for seasonal workers. Previously: Head of Region, APAC at Remitly (NASDAQ: RELY) where I launched and scaled Remitly’s expansion into the APAC region, building the P&L from ground up to high-eight figures USD ARR across 5+ geographies. Strategy Head at Deliveroo (LSE:ROO) where I led regional growth and strategy.

Shubham Choudhary

Founder

Co-founder and CTO @Firstwork, Rippling for seasonal workers. Previously: Director of Engineering @Deel, led the development and management of PEO, Immigration/Mobility, Time-Off & Time-Tracking products at Deel. Built out the core infrastructure for the Employer Of Record (EOR) systems at @Rippling, which enabled Rippling’s market entry into end-to-end employee lifecycle in 50+ countries.

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