WorkJam is a technology company.
WorkJam has raised $112.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at WorkJam.
WorkJam has raised $112.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
WorkJam has raised $112.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
WorkJam's investors include Blumberg Capital, iNovia Capital, Resolute Ventures, UpWest, Dave Pell, Baroda Ventures, Goat Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Lerer Hippeau, Raine Ventures, Adam D'Angelo, Robert Pittman.
WorkJam is a Montreal-based technology company founded in 2014 that builds a digital frontline workplace platform—a unified mobile and web app integrating communication, task management, scheduling, learning, and AI-driven workflows.[1][2][3] It serves large enterprises with deskless or frontline workforces in sectors like retail, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, and distribution, solving disconnection between HQ and frontline workers by boosting engagement, reducing turnover and absenteeism, cutting labor costs, and improving productivity and compliance.[1][2][3][5] The platform's modular design allows customers to start with one feature and scale, with integrations to systems like UKG, Kronos, Microsoft Teams, and HCM tools, and it's deployed in over 42 countries in 28+ languages, powering iconic brands.[2][4][6]
WorkJam's growth momentum includes awards like “Overall Workforce Management Solution of the Year” in 2024 from RetailTech Breakthrough, recent AI innovations such as an employee self-service module for natural language scheduling queries, and backing from investors like Inovia VC.[1][2][5]
WorkJam was founded in 2014 in Montreal, Quebec, by Steven Kramer, who serves as president and CEO, along with his team.[1][2][5] Kramer and the team previously built iCongo, a workforce management solution acquired by Hybris in 2011 (which SAP then bought for $1.5B in 2013), giving them deep expertise in frontline worker tools.[2] The idea emerged from a recognized need to streamline HQ-frontline processes, creating happy, engaged employees through a mobile-first platform tailored for deskless workers—a gap in existing siloed tools.[3][8] Early traction built on this foundation, evolving into a comprehensive system now used by major enterprises, with pivotal expansions like AI integrations and global deployment.[2][5]
WorkJam stands out as the world's leading digital frontline workplace through these key strengths:
WorkJam rides the deskless worker revolution, where 80% of the global workforce (2.7B people) lacks digital tools, amid trends like AI orchestration, hybrid work, and labor shortages post-pandemic.[1][3][7] Timing is ideal as enterprises demand unified platforms over fragmented apps, fueled by market forces like rising turnover (exacerbated by poor engagement) and AI adoption for automation—WorkJam's agentic AI positions it as an execution layer for enterprise insights.[3][5] It influences the ecosystem by setting standards for frontline digital workplaces, enabling WFM/HCM extensions, fostering high adoption in retail/hospitality, and driving industry shifts toward mobile-first, compliant productivity.[2][6][9]
WorkJam is poised to dominate as the go-to execution engine for AI in frontline operations, expanding AI workflows, global partnerships, and modules like earned wage access amid tightening labor markets.[3][5][9] Trends like agentic AI, IoT integration, and deskless upskilling will propel growth, potentially through acquisitions or deeper enterprise embeds, evolving its influence from engagement booster to indispensable workforce OS. This builds on its iCongo roots, delivering scalable impact for frontline teams worldwide.[2]
Key people at WorkJam.
WorkJam has raised $112.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $50.0M Series D in November 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2022 | $50.0M Series D | Blumberg Capital, iNovia Capital, Resolute Ventures, UpWest, Dave Pell | |
| Apr 1, 2020 | $50.0M Series C | Baroda Ventures, Goat Capital, Innovation Endeavors, iNovia Capital, Lerer Hippeau, Raine Ventures, Adam D'Angelo, Robert Pittman | |
| Feb 1, 2017 | $12.0M Venture Round | Baroda Ventures, Construct Capital, Founder Collective, GE Ventures, Goat Capital, Innovation Endeavors, LAUNCH, Lerer Hippeau, Marc van den Berg, Pillar VC, Raine Ventures, Social Capital, Vertex Ventures, Adam D'Angelo, JB Straubel, Mike Volpe, Robert Pittman, Wayne Chang |
