The company that helped invent temporary staffing is rebuilding itself for an age of AI agents, scarce skills and permanent uncertainty. Its wager is that better technology makes human judgment more valuable, not less.
Peoplelink Group is a South Bend, Indiana-based family of staffing and workforce-solutions companies founded in 1987. Operating a portfolio of specialized brands across administrative, light industrial, skilled trades, IT, professional, and quality-inspection services, it connects more than 5,000 workers with employers nationwide each day. Led by CEO Christophe Jeusse and backed by French staffing group Groupe CRIT, the company blends nationwide reach with a boutique, relationship-driven service model built on People, Process, and Performance.
Traba is a technology-driven marketplace that matches light industrial businesses - warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturers and event venues - with vetted temporary workers who pick up shifts through a mobile app. Founded in 2021 by Mike Shebat and Akshay Buddiga, the company uses AI, geolocation and computer vision to fill shifts fast and cut the no-shows that plague traditional staffing agencies, reporting a 99% fill rate against a roughly 46% industry average. Backed by Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst, Traba has raised about $45.6M and positions itself as infrastructure for the industrial supply chain, with staffing as the starting point.