Instawork IPO: Investment Opportunities & Pre-IPO Valuations

Company Details

Instawork, founded in 2015, is an online job marketplace with the goal of connecting businesses with potential employees. Instawork is seeking to change how traditional recruiting works for small businesses by turning the process into an automated matching solution. The company's platform offers job opportunities for skilled professionals and hourly workers, tailored to their availability, with the aim of allowing businesses in the hospitality sector to recruit personnel as needed. Instawork is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

instawork.com

Sector

Consumer & Lifestyle

Subsector

Other Consumer & Lifestyle

Founded

2015

Forge Price ¹

Price not yet available

Post-Money Valuation ³

$751.98MM

Total Funding

$147.69MM

LFR Price per Share

$xx.xx

Last Funding Share Class

Series D

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Can you invest in Instawork pre-IPO?

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Can you sell shares of Instawork before it goes public?

You can seek to sell your shares in Instawork while it remains private. If you are considering selling, you can register today for free to get started. Once registered, a Private Market Specialist will guide you through any questions you might have. You may also continue to browse through our resources to help you understand the implications and procedures involved in selling your private market shares.

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Will Instawork go IPO?

Instawork has not yet filed for an IPO. However, it’s important to note that IPOs are not the sole avenue for a private company to transition to public trading. Private companies can also go public through alternative methods such as but limited to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), direct listings, or mergers and acquisitions. Find out which companies are eyeing an IPO on our Tech IPO Calendar 2025.

What is Instawork’s IPO price?

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When was Instawork founded?

Instawork was founded in 2015.

What is Instawork funding to date?

Instawork has raised $147.69MM to date.

Instawork Major Investors

Four River Group

Spark Capital

Tuesday Capital

Greylock

L2 Venture

Craft Ventures

Y Combinator

Doublerock

Burst Capital

Amino Capital

Benchmark

Tilman Fertitta

Corner Ventures

Wndrco

Sv Angel

Undisclosed Investors

Soma Capital

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Instawork Funding Rounds and Valuation

Funding History Chart

Funding Round Details

	Funding Date	Share Class	Amount Raised	Price per Share	Post-Money Valuation	Key Investors
	03/07/2023	Series D	$49.73MM	$xx.xx	$751.98MM	Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 2,044,546 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Undisclosed Investors
	07/08/2021	Series C	$60MM	$xx.xx	$563.05MM	Benchmark, Burst Capital, Corner Ventures, Craft Ventures, Four River Group, Greylock, Gv, Spark Capital, Sv Angel, Tilman Fertitta, Wndrco
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 2,807,096 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Benchmark, Burst Capital, Corner Ventures, Craft Ventures, Four River Group, Greylock, Gv, Spark Capital, Sv Angel, Tilman Fertitta, Wndrco
	05/22/2019	Series B-1	$10MM	$xx.xx	$104.99MM	Benchmark, Burst Capital, Gv, Spark Capital, Sv Angel, Tuesday Capital, Y Combinator
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 2,977,423 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Benchmark, Burst Capital, Gv, Spark Capital, Sv Angel, Tuesday Capital, Y Combinator
	05/22/2019	Series B	$18MM	$xx.xx	$104.99MM	Benchmark, Burst Capital, Gv, Spark Capital, Sv Angel, Tuesday Capital, Y Combinator
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 4,060,270 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 7.9% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Benchmark, Burst Capital, Gv, Spark Capital, Sv Angel, Tuesday Capital, Y Combinator
	02/27/2019	Series A-2	$100,000.00	$xx.xx	$23.38MM	Benchmark
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 92,963 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.4% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Benchmark
	02/27/2019	Series A-3	$672,453.00	$xx.xx	$23.38MM	Benchmark
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 773,647 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.1% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Benchmark
	02/27/2019	Series A-1	$1.03MM	$xx.xx	$23.38MM	Benchmark
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 943,340 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.3% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Benchmark
	02/27/2019	Series A	$8.16MM	$xx.xx	$23.38MM	Benchmark
Price per Share $xx.xx Shares Outstanding 4,177,566 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.2% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Benchmark

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Private Companies Exploring an IPO

					Last Funding Round
Company		Forge Price	Forge Price Change ⁵	Last Closed Trade	Share Class	Post-Money Valuation	Price per Share	Amount Raised
	Cerebras	$40.08	+9.9%	$xx.xx	Series F-1	$2.84B	$xx.xx	$85MM
	CoreWeave	$1,149.84	+18.78%	$xx.xx	Series C	$19B	$xx.xx	$1.15B
	Chime	$24.86	-0.04%	$xx.xx	Series G	$24.93B	$xx.xx	$1.1B
	Klarna	$370.00	-1.33%	$xx.xx	Unknown	$6.7B	$xx.xx	--
	Turo	$12.96	-4.07%	$xx.xx	Series E	$1.24B	$xx.xx	$240.52MM
	Circle	$24.71	+2.49%	$xx.xx	Series F	$8.05B	$xx.xx	$401MM
	Netskope	$11.07	+2.98%	$xx.xx	Series H	$7.5B	$xx.xx	$300MM
	Liquid Death	$9.47	-0.11%	$xx.xx	Series F-1	$1.4B	$xx.xx	$67.61MM
	Cohesity	$15.66	-18.31%	$xx.xx	Series H-1	$4.69B	$xx.xx	$27.5MM
	MNTN	--	--	$xx.xx	Series D	$2.21B	$xx.xx	$119MM

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Updated on: Jan 17, 2025

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