Ranking · Summer 2015 · B2B · Recruiting and Talent

Instawork

A flexible work app that connects businesses with hourly workers.

7.1%

odds of being acquired in the next two years

1.0× the average (6.8%)

#1803 of 4,339 active YC companies · top 43%

Team of 500 · San Francisco, CA, USA

Raises the odds

↑ industry: B2B

↑ based in United States of America

↑ based in America / Canada

↑ based in Remote

Lowers the odds

↓ tag: Marketplace

↓ “businesses” in its one-liner

↓ “app” in its one-liner

From the model: how this company's profile compares with companies that were and weren't acquired since 2024. How it works.

Signals brief

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instawork.com YC profile

Statistical estimate from public directory data as of 2026-10-07; it can't see revenue, funding or talks. Not investment advice. ExitOdds is independent and not affiliated with Y Combinator.

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