WExpert360 is an online marketplace co-founded by Bridget Loudon and Emily Yue and headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Expert360 acts as a digital network for matching independent business consultants with clients for short or long term project work. The company is best known for its innovative approach to the local and international freelance marketplace.
WGengo was a web-based human translation platform headquartered in Tokyo.
WGreenPal is an online freelancing platform that connects landscapers to clients in the United States. The company is based in Nashville, Tennessee and was founded in 2012. GreenPal's business model was inspired by Uber, Airbnb and Lyft. As of January 2020, the company operated in 45 states and had approximately 1 million users.
WmyGwork is a global recruitment and networking hub for LGBT professionals, graduates, allies, and organisations to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace and beyond. It was created by twin brothers Adrien and Pierre Gaubert. myGwork is a Limited Company registered in the United Kingdom.
WNestpick is an online platform for on-demand housing; month to month rentals of furnished apartments & rooms, operating worldwide. The website facilitates an easy exploration of a wide range of furnished apartments, rooms and student accommodation. Offers from many international providers are aggregated on the Nespick website. The service is targeted mainly at expats and students relocating nationally and internationally, searching for furnished mid- to long-term accommodation in unfamiliar cities.
WPickle is a British location-based, mobile marketplace app that matches freelance labor with tasks posted by other users. It is based in Burnham, Slough, England.
WPuls is a San Francisco based startup founded by Eyal Ronen and Itai Hirsch in 2015.
WRappi is a Colombian multivertical company headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, and with main offices in São Paulo and Mexico City. It was founded in 2015 by Simón Borrero, Sebastian Mejía and Felipe Villamarín and today is present in 9 countries and more than 200 cities.
WRev is an American speech-to-text company that provides closed captioning, subtitles, and transcription services. The company, based in San Francisco and Austin, was founded in 2010 and raised $4.5 million in funding. Its 50,000 independent contract workers transcribe audio for a per-minute rate. The service is used by major companies including Amazon and Microsoft. PC Magazine named the service an "Editor's Choice" in 2018, and ranked it as the best transcription service in 2019.
WScience Exchange is an online marketplace of research services, enabling scientists to outsource their research and development (R&D) to scientific institutions such as university facilities or commercial contract research organizations. In addition, Science Exchange maintains enterprise-level agreements with R&D-focused organizations, such as pharmaceutical companies, medical device developers, and cosmetics companies, to provide these companies with private marketplaces of research services to streamline procurement processes, investments and contracts for outsourced services. Science Exchange's enterprise clients include major drug and biotechnology companies, including Merck, Amgen, Gilead Sciences, and Genentech.
WScripted is an online marketplace that connects businesses with freelance writers for blogs, articles, and bulk social media posts. Located in San Francisco, co-founders Sunil Rajaraman and Ryan Buckley launched Scripted as a byproduct of their scriptwriting company Scripped. Scripted pays freelance writers a flat rate to create copywriting for its clients. According to TechCrunch, Scripted has a pool of 80,000 freelancers as of November 2011, with 80% of those writers U.S. based.
WSkillshare is an American online learning community for people who want to learn from educational videos. The courses, which are not accredited, are available through subscription.
WSribu is an online martketplace that connects clients who need graphic design services to a community of designers. Founded in 2011, its headquarters are located in Jakarta, Indonesia.
WStringr is an American company that produces an eponymous digital marketplace that links media organizations and freelance videographers. Organizations can request footage, prompting amateur and professional stringers in the area to film and upload their footage. Those organizations then pay for the footage if they use it. The company is based in New York City.
WSurf Office is a European-based facilitator of remote working retreats for companies, with shared living and working spaces throughout Portugal and Spain. They currently have locations in Lisbon, Barcelona, Malaga, Gran Canaria, and Madeira, and have plans to open up further locations throughout Europe, and then in other continents around the globe. Surf Office currently has around 10 employees based throughout Europe.
WThe Writers Community is an Indian freelance marketplace website, which allows potential employers to post jobs that freelancers can then bid to complete. Founded in 2020, its headquarters is located in Uttar Pradesh, India, though it also has offices in Noida, India.
WThumbtack is an online service that matches customers with local professionals. Currently, Thumbtack lists approximately 500 types of services in categories such as home, wellness, events, and lessons. They have an app for homeowners. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Javelin Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, and Capital G, among others.
WUnbabel is an artificial intelligence-powered human translation platform. The company has headquarters in Lisbon, Portugal, and San Francisco, California.
WVHX was a digital distribution platform targeting independent filmmakers. The platform allows artists to sell content directly from their own website, providing design, social media integration, search engine optimization, and analytics tools. In May 2016, VHX was acquired by Vimeo.
WZaask is a beyond search platform to hire local service professionals. With Zaask, people can get quotes, compare and hire rated service professionals.