# Firstwork

Company record · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/firstwork-com

an applied AI platform for frontline workforce operations, whose AI agents move workers from application to first shift Website: https://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](https://presspool.ai/investors/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](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-19). Sources: [Firstwork](https://www.firstwork.com/post/firstwork-raises-15m-series-a-to-scale-applied-ai-for-frontline-workforce-operations), [FinSMEs](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/firstwork-raises-15m-in-series-a-funding.html).

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](https://machinerelations.ai/index/domains/firstwork.com), May 10, 2026 to October 22, 2026.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Related records

- Closest rounds in the [roster for October 18–24, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-10-19): [Longeye](https://presspool.ai/companies/longeye-com) ($20 million Series A, October 21, 2026), [Firefly](https://presspool.ai/companies/firefly-co) ($20 million Series A, October 20, 2026), [Azoma](https://presspool.ai/companies/azoma-ai) ($11.2 million Series A, October 21, 2026), [AuxoAI](https://presspool.ai/companies/auxoai-com) ($20.7 million Series A, October 20, 2026), [Qualitate](https://presspool.ai/companies/qualitate-io) ($25 million Series A, October 20, 2026), [Mave](https://presspool.ai/companies/mave-com) ($28 million Series A, October 22, 2026).
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://presspool.ai/investors/earlybird-venture-capital), which led this round, also led [SpAItial](https://presspool.ai/companies/spaitial-ai) ($13M Seed, May 26, 2025).
- Gradient, named as an investor in this round, led [Zeroset](https://presspool.ai/companies/zeroset-com) ($5.2 million Pre-seed, October 6, 2026).
- Y Combinator, named as an investor in this round, led [BioStack](https://presspool.ai/companies/getbiostack-com) ($9.5 million Seed, October 22, 2026). It is also named as an investor in [Tractian](https://presspool.ai/companies/tractian-com) ($130M Series D, October 22, 2026), [Minicor](https://presspool.ai/companies/minicor-com) ($3.8 million Seed, October 14, 2026), [LightSprint](https://presspool.ai/companies/lightsprint-ai) ($6.1 million Seed, October 13, 2026), [Readily](https://presspool.ai/companies/readily-ai) ($11 million Series A, October 13, 2026), [Flai](https://presspool.ai/companies/useflai-com) ($27 million Series A, October 6, 2026), [Vitalize](https://presspool.ai/companies/vitalize-care) ($31 million Series A, October 6, 2026), [Ocular AI](https://presspool.ai/companies/useocular-com) ($2 million Pre-seed, October 5, 2026) and [Revnu](https://presspool.ai/companies/revnu-com) ($3 million, round type not disclosed, October 1, 2026).

## Sources

- [Firstwork](https://www.firstwork.com/post/firstwork-raises-15m-series-a-to-scale-applied-ai-for-frontline-workforce-operations)
- [FinSMEs](https://www.finsmes.com/2026/10/firstwork-raises-15m-in-series-a-funding.html)

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