Costanoa Ventures has partnered with Upwork to help drive your company's growth
You benefit from this partnership with talent access through our Enterprise Suite at preferred pricing.
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Upwork is the world’s work marketplace, connecting millions of businesses with independent talent worldwide. Through our Enterprise Suite, you’ll have end-to-end support building a custom solution that fuels growth, drives digital transformation, and assists with business continuity through talent transformation.
Trusted by investment-backed companies and 30% of the Fortune 100
Give your core team access to the skills and support they need by forming long-term relationships with agencies and Expert-Vetted Talent through Enterprise Suite.
Access to quality talent and agencies
Work with the best talent and agencies on Upwork by looking for the Expert-Vetted badge. Expert-Vetted Talent are the top 1% of talent on our platform based on technical abilities and soft skills, such as communication, reliability, and emotional intelligence.
Speed to execution
With an average time to hire of just 3 days, investment-backed companies use Upwork’s Enterprise Suite to hire Expert-Vetted Talent to increase speed to market.
Massive savings
It no longer makes sense to pay markups of 75% or more with traditional staffing agencies. With Enterprise Suite, you’ll pay a fraction of what agencies charge and have access to a different league of talent.
Worry-free contracts and compliance
With global worker classification compliance services, work protection, and custom configurable contracting and onboarding process, you have the freedom to hire, rehire, or close a contract without sweating the details.
Leading technology platform
Advanced matching technology quickly identifies top matches for your requirements, or a talent manager can hand-select Expert-Vetted Talent for you. Confidently source, engage, manage, and pay your hybrid workforce using our customizable platform that scales with your needs.
International expansion made easy
We’ll classify every independent professional you engage across 180 countries to protect your company from misclassification risk, giving you the freedom to engage workers around the world and across industries with ease.
Top skills hired by investment-backed companies
There are over 10,000 skills to choose from on Upwork across 75 categories in over 180 countries.
Real customers, real results
How Enterprise works
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Access to the top 1% of Talent on Upwork- Bring-Your-Own-Talent
- Program Management Support
- Enterprise Billing
- Secure Onboarding
- Global Payroll
- Global IC Certification
- Work Protection
- Custom Reporting
Frequently asked questions
Do Costanoa Ventures-backed companies get preferred pricing on Upwork's enterprise suite?
Yes! Costanoa Ventures has partnered with Upwork to provide their portfolio companies with access to skilled independent talent so they can reach their growth goals faster by building teams to execute value creation plans, increase speed to market, and control cost structure.
What kind of skills can I find on Upwork?
The global talent pool on Upwork includes over 10,000 skills in categories including software development, creative & design, finance & accounting, consulting, operations, and customer support. If you can do the work on a computer, you can hire for it on Upwork.
Can I bring my own talent from outside of Upwork?
Bring in talent you already know and trust and pay them all on a single platform. Manage projects across far-flung teams—and work with who you want while building your Virtual Talent Bench™.
Can Upwork facilitate my company’s onboarding requirements?
We follow your processes when it comes to non-disclosure agreements, background checks, user provisions, and payment approvals.
How does Upwork help mitigate risk?
Upwork Enterprise’s compliance offering is the premier independent contractor classification service, offering companies indemnification from misclassification risk. Upwork Payment Protection adds a level of security to payment processing for hourly and fixed-price projects by tracking work, establishing milestones, and releasing payment upon your approval.
Does Upwork provide dedicated support?
With Enterprise Suite, you’ll have a dedicated team to support you along the way:
Account Manager—Makes sure you and your stakeholders get the most from your investment.
Program Success Manager—Keeps your teams on board, up-to-date, and fully trained.
Talent Services—Guides you through the entire hiring process, from writing job posts and screening talent to facilitating interviews and kicking off projects.
What is a Talent Cloud?
A Talent Cloud is your company’s private group of approved independent professionals and agencies. This group is initially selected based on their proven work history; new talent can be added after they’ve successfully completed a project with you or your colleagues. Consider this your Virtual Talent Bench that you can use when searching for talent.
How does Upwork keep my team, work, and activity secure?
We take security seriously, with rigorous platform testing and data protection. We are Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliant, and we are SOC 2 Type 2 certified, ISO 27001 and 27018 certified, and TrustArc certified for enterprise privacy and data governance practices.
Resources to move your business forward
Check out our comprehensive guide for newcomers, a simple how-to for getting started, and more “proof-is-in-the-pudding” success stories from customers like you.
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