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MyCareforce operates a digital marketplace, connecting healthcare facilities with nursing and care professionals. The platform streamlines staffing, enabling facilities to efficiently fill open shifts and permanent positions. It digitizes labor coordination, enhancing accessibility for healthcare providers and professionals pursuing flexible work and career development.
Co-founded by João Hugo Silva and Pedro Cruz Morais, MyCareforce began operations around 2021. Their insight addressed optimizing nursing staff deployment, tackling widespread availability challenges in healthcare. Silva, an Iscte Business School alumnus, brought entrepreneurial experience; Morais connected with his co-founder at Demium, launching the venture.
The platform serves healthcare facilities, offering direct access to qualified professionals for consistent staffing and operational efficiency. It also supports nurses and carers pursuing flexible employment and varied opportunities. MyCareforce’s vision is to transform healthcare staffing into an agile, efficient system benefiting institutions and practitioners.
MyCareforce has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round.
MyCareforce has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
MyCareforce has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $2.0M Seed in June 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2023 | $2M Seed | — | Breega, Lupa Capital, OAK HC/FT, Hugo Arevalo, JOB VAN DER Voort, Mats Diedrichsen | Announced |
MyCareforce has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
MyCareforce's investors include Breega, Lupa Capital, Oak HC/FT, Hugo Arevalo, Job Van Der Voort, Mats Diedrichsen.
MyCareforce is a health-tech platform that connects nurses, carers, and healthcare assistants with available shifts at healthcare institutions, primarily in Portugal. It digitizes shift staffing to simplify scheduling, empower professionals with flexibility, and ensure institutions fill positions efficiently[1][2][3][4][5]. The company serves nurses seeking extra work compatible with their schedules and healthcare units needing local, dedicated staff, addressing challenges like last-minute changes and shift mismatches[1][2][3]. With estimated annual revenue of $6.6M, 61 employees, and 56% employee growth last year, MyCareforce shows strong momentum in the recruiting industry[1].
MyCareforce emerged from Demium's incubation ecosystem in Portugal, founded by Pedro and João, who are friends and former participants there. The idea crystallized in late 2020 when they pivoted quickly—starting development in January 2021 after interviewing nurses and hospital directors to deeply understand scheduling pain points, such as nurses' inability to find compatible extra shifts amid hospital changes[3]. Early traction came from this rapid execution, leading to a €100K pre-seed investment from Demium's partner fund, Think Bigger Capital, which praised their speed and problem-solving focus[3]. The duo has since built a team, adding roles in marketing/communication and product/software development to scale[3].
MyCareforce rides the health-tech wave of digital staffing platforms, capitalizing on post-pandemic labor shortages in healthcare where nurses demand flexibility amid burnout and irregular schedules. Timing aligns with Europe's push for tech-enabled workforce solutions, especially in Portugal's recruiting sector, where it outpaces competitors in revenue ($6.6M) and growth (56%) despite no disclosed total funding[1]. Market forces like aging populations and nurse shortages favor it, as digitization reduces administrative burdens for institutions and boosts supplemental income for professionals. It influences the ecosystem by pioneering shift marketplaces, potentially expanding beyond Portugal and inspiring similar models in underserved healthcare staffing[2][3].
MyCareforce's rapid growth and investor backing position it for national expansion in Portugal and potential EU scaling, with team hires signaling product enhancements and market push. Trends like AI-driven scheduling and gig-economy integration in healthcare will shape its path, amplifying flexibility amid ongoing staffing crises. Its influence could evolve from a local connector to a regional leader, empowering nurses while stabilizing institutions—building on its core strength of speed to capture more market share.
