Workiz
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Field Service Management |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Idan Kadosh, Erez Marom, Saar Kohanovitch |
| Headquarters | San Diego, CA |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Saas CRM |
| Website | Workiz |
Workiz, formerly SendAJob, is a San Diego–based Field Service Management startup. Its product is a SaaS CRM for small to medium-sized on-demand field service businesses.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]The startup was founded in 2015 by Idan Kadosh, Erez Marom, and Saar Kohanovitch. Kadosh and Marom worked as locksmiths for more than 15 years in San Diego.[4] As of 2017, more than half of field service companies relied on pen and paper to manage their businesses.[5][6] In 2018, the company raised $2.2 million in a Seed round led by Aleph Venture Capital.[7] In 2019, the company raised $5M in a Series A led by Magenta Venture Partners.[8] In 2021, the company raised $13M in a Series B led by New Era Capital Partners, with past backers Aleph, Magenta Venture Partners, Maor Investments and TMT Investments also participating in the round.[9][10]
Workiz's CEO is Adi "Didi" Azaria, who was a co-founder of Sisense, a unicorn business intelligence tech company valued at more than $1B dollar as of 2020.[11] Azaria joined the company in 2018 as part of their seed financing round led by Aleph Venture Capital.[12] Tomer Levy joined in 2020 as the company's Chief Financial Officer.[13]
The company's main differentiator is its phone service system capabilities, which provides clients a virtual phone system and ad tracking software. It also released a voice feature powered by Amazon Alexa to promote road safety for field service workers to interact with its platform handsfree.[14] In 2019, Workiz announced their partnership with Chase Bank to allow field service professionals to use same-day payout, allowing them to bill and receive electronic payments while in the field.[15] Following COVID-19, Workiz introduced an integration with Zoom to allow home service businesses to do remote video estimates.[16] In 2021, it integrated with Gusto.[17] Later that year, Workiz also partnered with Thumbtack.[18]
In the summer of 2021, Workiz was ranked as the top Field Service Management software for small businesses by G2 for each of the following categories: Usability, Results and Relationship.[19] Workiz was also recognized by the global research and advisory firm Gartner as a "Frontrunner" for top-rated Field Service Software products in North America for 2021.[20] In 2019, Workiz was selected as both a "Facebook Playground" partner and a "Google for Startup Accelerator" partner.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "15 SOFTWARE COMPANIES IN SAN DIEGO CHANGING THE FUTURE OF TECH". Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Discover America: The Israelis who started out as locksmiths". TheMarker.
- ^ "Israeli start-up enables vital job estimates from a social distance". The Jerusalem Post. Eytan Halon. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Field management software startup Workiz raises $5 million Series A". TechCrunch. 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Survey Says 44% of Consumers Prefer to Book a Field Service Technician Online".
- ^ "3 Stats That Will Have You Rethinking How You Do Field Service". Field Technologies Online. 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Workload Management Startup Workiz Raises $2 Million". Calcalist. 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Workload Management Startup Workiz Raises $5 Million". Calcalist. 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Israeli startup Workiz raises $13M to lead field service pros into the 21st century". Geek Time. Dor Schwartz. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Workiz locks in $13M for productivity tools aimed at home services professionals". TechCrunch. 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Meet Sisense - Israel's latest "unicorn"". JPost. 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Sisense co-founder Adi Azaria has joined Workiz as CEO". Globes. 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Tomer Levy appointed as Workiz chief financial officer".
- ^ "Workiz Raises $5M in Series A Funding". FINSMES. 1 November 2019.
- ^ "How AR-AP Connectivity Tightens The Buyer-Supplier Relationship". PYMNTS. 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Workiz Introduces Video Estimate Tool For Service Businesses". 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Workiz Integrates With Gusto For Service Business Payroll". PYMNTS. 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Thumbtack Partners with Workiz". Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Best Field Service Management Software for Small Businesses". G2. June 2021.
- ^ "Your Guide to Top Field Service Software, February 2021". Gartner. February 2021.
- ^ "Growing start-ups is a serious matter at Facebook's Playground". JPost. 28 October 2019.