Applied AI for frontline enterprises.

Forward-deployed AI agents that automate workforce operations inside your existing systems.

SOC 2 & GDPR-ready
★★★★★4.9 on Product Hunt
Backed by Y Combinator
Agents in production,
not just demos.

Trusted by companies operating across staffing, logistics, delivery, care, retail, and light industrial workforces.

DeelDeelDeel

Global payroll & HR platform valued at $17.3 billion, serving 37,000+ businesses, processing $22 billion per year in payroll.

150+
Countries
1.5M
Workers served
Job&TalentJob&TalentJob&Talent

Global workforce-as-a-service marketplace, that raised $1.72B, & serves 3,250+ companies worldwide.

10+
Countries
300K
Workers placed
RelayRelayRelay

Middle-mile & last-mile delivery network, raised $35M Series A. Clients include Vinted, TikTok, and Temu.

100k+
Daily deliveries
15K
Monthly drivers
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Publicly traded workforce solutions firm specializing in property management & field talent across the US.

38
States + DC
NYSE
Publicly listed
ProlificProlificProlific

Connects researchers with participants to collect human data for AI training. 700+ studies are launched every day on Prolific.

200K+
Active Participants
38+
Countries
WonoloWonoloWonolo

On-demand staffing for warehouse, delivery, & merchandising roles. Backed by Sequoia & Bain Capital.

1M+
Wonoloers
3M+
Jobs filled
ProlinkProlinkProlink

The largest travel nurse staffing firm in the US, connecting nurses, allied health & skilled clinicians to nationwide facilities.

$1.75B
in Revenue
65K+
Annual assignments
DeelDeelDeel

Global payroll & HR platform valued at $17.3 billion, serving 37,000+ businesses, processing $22 billion per year in payroll.

150+
Countries
1.5M
Workers served
Job&TalentJob&TalentJob&Talent

Global workforce-as-a-service marketplace, that raised $1.72B, & serves 3,250+ companies worldwide.

10+
Countries
300K
Workers placed
RelayRelayRelay

Middle-mile & last-mile delivery network, raised $35M Series A. Clients include Vinted, TikTok, and Temu.

100k+
Daily deliveries
15K
Monthly drivers
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Publicly traded workforce solutions firm specializing in property management & field talent across the US.

38
States + DC
NYSE
Publicly listed
ProlificProlificProlific

Connects researchers with participants to collect human data for AI training. 700+ studies are launched every day on Prolific.

200K+
Active Participants
38+
Countries
WonoloWonoloWonolo

On-demand staffing for warehouse, delivery, & merchandising roles. Backed by Sequoia & Bain Capital.

1M+
Wonoloers
3M+
Jobs filled
ProlinkProlinkProlink

The largest travel nurse staffing firm in the US, connecting nurses, allied health & skilled clinicians to nationwide facilities.

$1.75B
in Revenue
65K+
Annual assignments

Architecture

Applied AI, Engineered for Enterprise Operations

A unified foundation that compounds across every deployment.

1. Discover

Firstwork FDEs embed with your team to map the operational ground truth behind worker readiness, covering compliance checks, credentialing rules, approval chains, exceptions, vendor dependencies, and cross-system handoffs.

3. Execute

AI Agents orchestrate the work and run autonomous tasks spanning document checks, portals, systems, exceptions, and handoffs, moving workers to readiness with human-equivalent throughput.

2. Model

Firstwork converts the unstructured reality into structured data that helps in building a workflow ontology.

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3. Execute

AI Agents orchestrate the work and run autonomous tasks spanning document checks, portals, systems, exceptions, and handoffs, moving workers to readiness with human-equivalent throughput.

2. Model

Firstwork converts the unstructured reality into structured data that helps in building a workflow ontology.

4. Learn

Workflow intelligence feeds the platform skills, where AI continuously surfaces gaps and recommends improvements; creating self-evolving agents over time.

No rip-and-replace

Forward-deployed AI inside your existing stack and operations.
Existing stack + manual admin work
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Partners in Growth

Firstwork is backed by leading global investors who specialize in scaling breakthrough AI and enterprise software companies.

Gradient

Google's AI-focused venture fund. Key investments include StackAI and Lambda.

Y Combinator

World's most influential startup accelerator. Key AI investments include Scale AI and Glean.

Palantir

Pioneers of the Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) model. Key AI investments include AppliedAI.

Additional Partners

Meet our Founders

Vardhan Kapoor

CEO and Co-founder

Spent his career in labor-intensive, operationally complex markets. Most recently Head of APAC at Remitly, scaling the business across 5+ geographies to ~$80M ARR. Previously led strategy at Deliveroo Singapore across rider growth, acquisition, and profitability. Has direct experience with the frontline workforce problems Firstwork is built to fix.

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Shubham Choudhary

CTO and Co-founder

Built the core employment infrastructure underpinning modern HR platforms. Director of Engineering at Deel, managing 60+ engineers across PEO, mobility, benefits, and time tracking. Led Rippling's global expansion stack—EOR, HRIS, compliance, and work authorization—tied to $125M+ in revenue. Holds multiple U.S. patents.

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Meet the rest of the team

Learn more about the amazing team behind Firstwork.