Company record
Firstwork
Updated October 24, 2026 · Presspool
an applied AI platform for frontline workforce operations, whose AI agents move workers from application to first shift firstwork.com
Funding
Latest announced financing: $15 million, Series A, led by Earlybird Venture Capital, announced October 21, 2026.
- $15 million Series A, announced October 21, 2026. Led by Earlybird Venture Capital. Participation from Legion VC, Deel Ventures and existing investors Gradient and Y Combinator; total funding $20 million since 2024 launch. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for October 18–24, 2026. Sources: Firstwork, FinSMEs.
Of the 46 Series A rounds announced in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Firstwork's $15 million is the joint 35th largest; their median is $20.85 million.
Whether AI names Firstwork
- Machine Relations Index: Cited in 2 Machine Relations Index answers, May 10, 2026 to October 22, 2026.
Related records
Closest rounds in the roster for October 18–24, 2026: Longeye ($20 million Series A, October 21, 2026), Firefly ($20 million Series A, October 20, 2026), Azoma ($11.2 million Series A, October 21, 2026), AuxoAI ($20.7 million Series A, October 20, 2026), Qualitate ($25 million Series A, October 20, 2026), Mave ($28 million Series A, October 22, 2026).
Earlybird Venture Capital, which led this round, also led SpAItial ($13M Seed, May 26, 2025).
Gradient, named as an investor in this round, led Zeroset ($5.2 million Pre-seed, October 6, 2026).
Y Combinator, named as an investor in this round, led BioStack ($9.5 million Seed, October 22, 2026). It is also named as an investor in Tractian ($130M Series D, October 22, 2026), Minicor ($3.8 million Seed, October 14, 2026), LightSprint ($6.1 million Seed, October 13, 2026), Readily ($11 million Series A, October 13, 2026), Flai ($27 million Series A, October 6, 2026), Vitalize ($31 million Series A, October 6, 2026), Ocular AI ($2 million Pre-seed, October 5, 2026) and Revnu ($3 million, round type not disclosed, October 1, 2026).