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Workee is a technology company.
Workee provides an AI-powered all-in-one business management platform for service businesses, particularly in the beauty, wellness, and aesthetics industries. The platform automates online booking, payment processing, client management, and staff scheduling. It integrates AI for sales optimization, client retention, and pricing, enhancing business efficiency.
Co-founded in 2020 by CEO Ihor Bauman and CTO Yevhen Kyselov, Workee's origin stems from a personal challenge. Ihor's mother, a therapist, faced fragmented technology managing her independent practice during the pandemic, highlighting the need for a unified solution. Bauman brings management consulting expertise, and Kyselov offers deep product development and design experience.
The platform targets spa and salon owners and other beauty and wellness professionals, simplifying administrative burdens. Workee's mission is to create an intelligent workspace for these enterprises, allowing owners to focus on core services. It empowers businesses to thrive via automation and integrated digital tools.
Workee has raised $2.5M across 4 funding rounds.
Workee has raised $2.5M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Workee is an AI-powered sales automation platform designed for freelancers, tutors, coaches, consultants, and other service-based professionals. It enables users to create personal websites or integrate with existing ones, automating client management, scheduling, bookings, payments (with 0% fees), and reminders via integrations like WhatsApp, SMS, email, calendars, and payment gateways such as Apple Pay and Klarna[1][2][3][4]. Targeting the $24.9 billion U.S. private education market and broader freelance sector, Workee serves self-employed entrepreneurs by solving administrative burdens, allowing focus on service delivery with features like 2-click booking funnels, team scheduling, and HIPAA/PCI-compliant operations[1][2][4]. Bootstrapped with a $600K pre-seed round, it has a global team of 12 (founding team from Ukraine) and early traction from 199 users via $500 in Facebook ads[2].
Workee was founded in 2020 in San Francisco by Ihor Bauman (CEO) and Jevhen Kyselyov, with the founding team hailing from Ukraine[1][2][3]. Ihor, driven by an entrepreneurial "mission to create something" and empower people, drew the name from "work" to emphasize simple online operations[2]. The idea emerged to disrupt fragmented tools for freelancers—bridging simple booking apps and complex CRMs with AI automation for personal websites, scheduling, and payments built in under a minute[2][3]. Early validation came from a pre-development early-access campaign: $500 on Facebook ads yielded 199 users, confirming demand and fueling bootstrap growth to serve 3,000 U.S. freelancers, saving them $500/month and 5 hours/week[2][3].
Workee stands out in the crowded freelance and booking space through these key strengths:
Workee rides the freelance economy boom and AI automation wave, capitalizing on post-pandemic shifts where 36% of the U.S. workforce freelances and service sectors like private tutoring ($24.9B market) demand efficient tools amid remote work[1][2]. Timing aligns with no-code platforms and AI copilots simplifying back-office tasks for solopreneurs, countering complex CRMs like HubSpot while outperforming basic schedulers like Calendly[3][4]. Favorable forces include rising gig platforms (e.g., Upwork competitors) and payment fintech growth, positioning Workee to influence by enabling "virtual brands" for independents, fostering a network effect in underserved niches like coaching and consulting[1][2].
Workee's bootstrap resilience and AI focus position it for scaled growth, potentially expanding beyond freelancers into SMB teams via deeper integrations and global markets. Trends like AI-driven personalization and embedded finance will amplify its edge, driving 70%+ booking uplift as claimed[4]. As remote services mature, Workee could evolve into a full ecosystem hub, empowering more independents and challenging incumbents—echoing its origins in simplifying "work" for a decentralized workforce[2][3].
Workee has raised $2.5M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $1.0M Grant / Seed in August 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2023 | $1M Grant | — | Google For Startups, Slava Ventures, Oleksandr Yatsenko | Announced |
| Feb 4, 2022 | $600K Venture Round | Robert Reich | Ihar Mahaniok, Brise Capital, Jone Vaituleviciute | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2022 | $600K Seed | — | First Round Capital, Geek Ventures, Golden Ventures, Left Lane Capital, Pareto Holdings, Fanny Surjana, Sahin Boydas | Announced |
| Nov 25, 2020 | $350K Seed | — | Michael Ritto, Vækstfonden | Announced |
Workee has raised $2.5M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Workee's investors include Google for Startups, Slava Ventures, Oleksandr Yatsenko, Robert Reich, Ihar Mahaniok, BRISE Capital, Jone Vaituleviciute, First Round Capital, Geek Ventures, Golden Ventures, Left Lane Capital, Pareto Holdings.