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The shift that was too early for Jitjatjo
A staffing app built for a frantic call-out learned that managers also wanted to plan two months ahead. That change tells the larger story of Jitjatjo: a marketplace that kept discovering the rest of the shift.
The Shift That Wouldn’t Stay Filled
A warehouse can fill a shift on paper and still have an empty loading dock at dawn. WorkWhile built its business around that gap between a booking and a person who actually arrives.
Stint wants to put the lunch rush on a shorter shift
Two brothers spotted a gap between university timetables and restaurant rotas. Their answer pairs short shifts with familiar faces - and now AI software that helps managers plan the work.
The Empty Shift Is Qwick's Whole Business - and It Fills One in 30 Minutes
A Charleston startup called Gigpro merged with its better-funded Phoenix rival, took the rival's name, and built a marketplace where a short-staffed restaurant can post a shift and have a vetted bartender walking in before service.
LANDED
LANDED is a New York- and San Francisco-based startup that builds generative-AI hiring software for high-volume, frontline employers - the restaurants, retailers, and hospitality chains that hire hourly workers by the thousands. Its platform automates the tedious parts of hiring - sourcing, resume reading, screening, text-message engagement, and interview scheduling - using proprietary AI models trained on data from more than two million hourly workers. Founded in 2019 by Vivian Wang and backed by Y Combinator, Javelin Venture Partners, Lightspeed, and others, LANDED serves 500+ brands including Five Guys, Cava, Panera, and Salt & Straw.
Instawork
Instawork is an AI-powered on-demand staffing platform that connects businesses with vetted hourly workers across hospitality, warehousing, food service, retail, and light industrial sectors. Operating in 400+ cities across the U.S. and Canada, the company uses over 2 billion data signals to match businesses with pre-vetted workers, achieving a 98% worker show rate and filling 90% of jobs within 24 hours — metrics that traditional staffing agencies rarely approach. Founded in 2015 and backed by Y Combinator, Benchmark, Greylock, and TCV, Instawork has raised $171M and serves 15,000+ businesses, with a network of 10M+ workers. The platform handles everything from a single catering shift to large-scale distribution center operations.