News from the team

2018

• Upwork releases Q3 2018 Skills Index, ranking the 20 fastest-growing skills for freelancers

• Upwork Reports Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

• New 5th Annual “Freelancing in America” Study Finds that the U.S. Freelance Workforce, Now 56.7 Million People, Grew 3.7 Million Since 2014

• Upwork To Report Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results On November 7, 2018

• Upwork Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering and Full Exercise of the Underwriters’ Option to Purchase Additional Shares

• Gary Steele, Proofpoint Chairman and CEO, joins Upwork Board of Directors

• Upwork Recognized as a “Cool Vendor” in Procure-to-Pay Applications by Gartner

• Upwork Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

• New data reveals Gen Z is more likely to choose to freelance than any other generation

• Upwork launches New Program Owner Experience enabling companies to easily build a flexible talent program

• Upwork releases Q2 2018 Skills Index, ranking the 20 fastest-growing skills for freelancers

• New HR data from Upwork reveals talent shortages lead to workforce strategy innovation

• Upwork named on Spend Matters’ 50 Providers to Watch in 2018 for the fourth year in a row

• Upwork releases Q1 2018 Skills Index, ranking the 20 fastest-growing skills for freelancers

• Fifty-eight percent of small businesses cite workers’ demand for flexibility as top driver for embracing agile teams

• Upwork announces keynote speaker for the Work Without Limits Executive Summit

• New report finds majority of companies are embracing remote teams, yet more than half lack a remote work policy

• Upwork releases Q4 2017 Skills Index, ranking the 20 fastest-growing skills for freelancers

• Fortune 500 enterprises shift their contingent workforce to Upwork platform saving both time and money

2017

• As the digital marketing skills gap widens, data reveals marketing managers use freelancers to extend capabilities

• Brian Kinion joins Upwork as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer

• Upwork releases the 20 fastest-growing skills for freelancers in Q3 2017

• Freelancers predicted to become the U.S. workforce majority within a decade, with nearly 50% of millennial workers already freelancing, annual “Freelancing in America” study finds

• GE GENIUSLINK™ partners with Upwork to triple its talent network

• New Oxford report finds Fortune 500 companies turning to online freelancing sites to expand their workforce capabilities

• Upwork creates world’s largest on-demand talent agency

• Largest freelancing website, Upwork, opens new Chicago office

• Future Workforce Report: New data reveals over half of IT managers are relying on freelance talent

• Upwork releases the 20 fastest-growing skills for freelancers in Q2 2017

• Upwork releases its Q1 2017 Skills Index, ranking the fastest-growing skills for freelancers

• Future Workforce: Majority of HR teams are embracing a flexible workforce to drive corporate talent innovation

• Upwork to host inaugural executive summit to discuss the changing world of work

• New Future Workforce Report finds nearly half of companies are thinking beyond traditional employment to embrace more flexible teams

• Upwork CEO Stephane Kasriel named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Staffing 100 List

• Upwork reveals fastest-growing skills for Q4; natural language processing, other tech skills top the list

2016

• The Independent Workforce in America

• Upwork releases Q3 skills index revealing the fastest-growing freelance skills in the U.S.

• New study finds freelance economy grew to 55 million Americans this year, 35% of total U.S. workforce

• Upwork releases first-ever quarterly skills index revealing the fastest-growing freelance skills in the U.S.

• Upwork, the leading freelancing website, to release new quarterly data for hot skills

• Upwork welcomes industry veteran Eric Gilpin as senior vice president of sales

• Upwork debuts innovations aimed at helping midmarket and enterprise companies tap into the growing pool of premium freelancers

2015

• Freelancers Union and Upwork release new study revealing insights into the almost 54 million people freelancing in America

• Upwork Names Han Yuan Senior Vice President of Engineering

• Elance-oDesk Relaunches as Upwork, Debuts New Freelance Talent Platform

• Elance-oDesk Names Stephane Kasriel Chief Executive Officer

• Work Is No Longer a Place: Elance-oDesk 2014 Reports and 2015 Predictions Show That Virtual Is the New Reality As Online Work Explodes

2014

• Elance-oDesk releases 2014 Annual Impact Report, showing social and economic impacts of online work, and announces $30 million in funding led by Benchmark

• Hiring Managers Say Millennials Surpass Prior Generations In Several Key Business Skills, New Study Reveals

• Witness the Freelance Economy’s Rise: Elance-oDesk Releases Q3 2014 Online Work Reports

• 53 Million Americans Now Freelance, New Study Finds

• Elance-oDesk Becomes the First Ever Online Business Included in Industry Ranking of Top U.S. Staffing Firms

• Elance-oDesk Issues First-Ever Report On U.S. Online Work Market

• Elance-oDesk Lands in Australia, Appoints Kyri Theos Australian Country Manager

• February U.S. Employment Report from Elance: 62,000 New Freelance Jobs Created, Earnings up 54 percent led by Technical Freelancers

• New oDesk Survey Shows That The Digital Nomad Lifestyle Is Here to Stay

• Freelancing Moves to the Cloud in 2014

2013

• oDesk and Elance Announce Merger

• Kelly Services and oDesk Announce Alliance, a First Between a Workforce Solutions Company and an Online Work Platform

• November US Employment Report from Elance: 52,000 New Freelance Jobs Created and Freelancer Earnings up 67%

• Elance Partners with IBM to Provide Talent Platform for the Creation of New Apps Powered by IBM Watson

• US Employment Report from Elance: 55,000 New Freelance Jobs Created in October; Freelancer Earnings up Over 60%

• oDesk Launches Upstarts, A Global Startup Accelerator Partnership Program with Members including Seedcamp, Hub:raum, and StartX

• Elance US Employment Report: 50,000 New Jobs Created in September with Number of Freelancers Receiving Paychecks Up 50 Percent

• oDesk Launches “oDesk Private Workplace” for Businesses with Many Contractors

• Elance Introduces A New Era of Hiring for the Enterprise

• Elance Launches Free Online Courses and Skill Assessments, Connects Online Education and Jobs for the First Time

• Freelancers with STEM and Creative Skills Drive Record-Breaking Growth on Elance

• oDesk Reaches $1 Billion Spent Cumulatively via its Online Workplace

• More of The Freelance Economy is Starting to Move Online

• oDesk Names Brian Levey General Counsel

• Socio-economic Impact of Online Work Highlighted in Landmark Global Report

• Groundbreaking Survey Reveals The Rise of Freedom-Seeking Freelancers and Redefinition of Entrepreneurship

• Premier Freelance Talent Surges Online

• Global Survey Finds Online Work Key Advantage for Women in Technology Sector

• oDesk Launches Enterprise Services Team As Adoption of Online Work Heats Up

• Businesses Flocking to Elance in Record Numbers to Fill Talent Gap

• Elance Names Betsey Nelson to Board of Directors

2012

• Elance Predicts 2013 Will Be the Year of the Freelancer

• oDesk Ranked 73rd Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2012 Technology Fast 500

• Businesses and Self-employed Freelancers Go Online to Escape Local Economies

• oDesk Hosts Panel on “Talent Wars” Moderated by TechCrunch

• oDesk Announces Global Study of More Than 2,800 Businesses Indicating Significant Disruption of Traditional Hiring Model as Online Work Soars

• Global Survey Reveals Freelancers Driving Job Growth

• Elance Appoints New CFO and CMO to Further Expand Company Growth

• New ‘Creative Economy’ Fuels Job Growth According To Elance Global Online Employment Report

• oDesk Names Stephane Kasriel Vice President of Product

• Elance and Microsoft Create New Microsoft Developers Program

• Global Small Business Survey Uncovers Online Workforce is the New Face of Economic Recovery

• New Global Employment Report Highlights Online Work Trends

• Elance Surpasses $500 Million of Online Work

• oDesk Selected by AlwaysOn as a OnDemand Top 100 Winner

• oDesk Secures $15 Million from T. Rowe Price and Leading Venture Firms

• Elance and Mashery Connect Developers to Freelance Marketplace

• Online Work Pioneer Elance Raises Capital to Fuel Growth

• Elance Pledges $1 Million Commitment to the Startup America Partnership

2011

• oDesk Names Thomas Layton Executive Chairman

• Elance Predicts Market for Online Contingent Work to Double Again in 2012

• oDesk to Provide Online Work Training Through Connect to Compete

• oDesk Announces Record Number of Jobs and Contractor Earnings on World’s Largest Online Workplace

• UK Companies Embracing Online Freelancers on Elance

• oDesk University Program Trains Next Generation of Online Workers

• Online Work Encourages Productivity, Fits Modern Market Demands

• Elance Establishes European Offices to Meet Growing Demand

• oDesk Powers X.commerce Directory for E-commerce Developers

• Elance Online Employment Report Reveals New Hiring Trends

• Jaleh Bisharat Joins oDesk as Vice President of Marketing

• oDesk Makes $1M Commitment to Startup America

• Elance Survey Shows Small Businesses Taking an Online Road to Recovery

• oDesk’s July Results: $65 Million Worth of Job Opportunities

• Elance Online Employment Report Shows Record-Setting Earnings for Online Contractors

• Work Opportunities on the Rise This Summer, Opportunities More Than Double Year-over-Year

• The Evolution of Employment: From Free Agent Nation to On-Demand Distributed Workforce

• Elance Independence Day Survey Reveals Professional Workforce Reinventing Careers to Achieve Freedom and Flexibility

• Twilio Partners with oDesk to Connect Developers and Projects

• concrete5 CMS + oDesk Expertise = Easy Web Content Management for Businesses

• Demand for Online Technology, Writing Heat Up Summer Jobs

• Survey Reveals Millennials’ Shifting Attitudes and Tactics Toward Job Search and Work

• oDesk Named Top Startup at TiEcon 2011

• Elance Online Employment Report Shows Record-Setting Growth in Jobs and Earnings

• Elance Launches ‘Startup Cloud’ Resource to Power Entrepreneurs with Online Talent

• 2011 Ushers in New World of Work: Businesses Grow Using Long-Term Contractors

• Elance Online Employment Report Shows Small Businesses Optimistic About 2011

• The Heart of America is Hard at Work — Online

• In 2010, Online Employment Surges While Local Hiring Stagnates

2010

• oDesk Reports 102 Percent Growth in Online Employment; Outlook Impressive for 2011 and Beyond

• Elance 2010 Year in Review Offers Online Employment Trends and Glimpses at Future of Work

• Elance Adds Leading Healthcare Marketplace for Online Workers

• Elance Online Employment Report Reveals Strong Job Growth for Online Workers

• Elance’s Global Platform for Flexible Employment Surpasses $300 Million in Earnings

• Elance Integrates Leading Online Workplace with Google Apps

• oDesk Surpasses 1 Million Hours per Month

• Labor Day Survey Reveals Shifting Attitudes Toward Employment and Growth of Freelance Nation As Elance Reaches $300 Million Mark

• Elance Launches Skill Test for HTML5 Developers

• Online Workers See Record Growth in Earnings as More Businesses Hire in the Cloud

• oDesk Appoints Nilesh Lakhani as CFO

• Elance Survey Reveals Majority of Small Businesses Prefer Hiring Online vs. In-Person

• oDesk Makes Quality Health Insurance Available to Contractors, Job Seekers and Entrepreneurs

• Contract Employment Opportunities Increase by 8% in May 2010

• Elance Report Reveals More Businesses Turning to Online Talent to Drive their Economic Recovery

• Elance Report Reveals Increasing Demand For Online Talent

• Build a Virtual Office on Your Desktop with oDesk Team

2009

• Elance Announces “New Way To Work” Winner; Awards Healthcare for a Year

• oDesk Provides Access to Full-time Benefits for Freelance Workers

• Elance Announces Strategic Relationship in the Microsoft WebsiteSpark Program

• oDesk Challenge Helps Venture-Backed Startups Get Started

• oDesk Users Tweet Sweet Online Work Opportunities

• Labor Day 2.0: Online Workers and Elance Celebrate “New Way to Work”

• oDesk Ranks No. 110 on the 2009 Inc. 500 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 1,470%

• oDesk Launches Marketplace for Talented Facebook® Connect and Facebook Application Developers

• oDesk Enables Online Work Opportunities via Facebook® Connect

• Elance Experts Deliver $200 Million Of Work Online

• oDesk Community Recognizes its Best Freelance Designers, Software Developers, Web Developers, Writers, and Virtual Assistants

• Hourly Rates for U.S. Freelance Software Developers Up 35% in 2009

• Elance Wins CNET “Webware 100” Award

• oDesk Launches oDesk Groups; Announces Partnerships with Yahoo!, Network Solutions®, and more

• Jobs Report News: U.K., Australia, and Canada Outsource More Jobs to U.S. Workers

• Earth Day News: Silicon Valley Company oDesk reduces CO2 Emissions by 8,300 tons per year

• Freelance writing jobs grew 500% in past year, according to oDesk

• oDesk Report Shows Companies Will Increase Use Of Contractors During Recession

• Elance Reports Hiring Hotspots for Online Work

• oDesk reports demand for iPhone application development passes Facebook

• oDesk reports on freelance economy in current recession

• oDesk reports major trends in 2008 freelance job market

• Survey Reveals Entrepreneurial Spirit Still Alive Despite Economic Downturn

• oDesk Named “Red Herring 100 Global” Finalist

2008

• oDesk Launches First Manifesto for Online Work

• oDesk says PHP development outstrips demand for all other programming skills

• oDesk Named Rising Star in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Program for Silicon Valley

• oDesk says demand for Apple iPhone App Developer Jobs up 500%

• oDesk Achieves 3X Growth in 12 Months

• Elance Achieves Record Growth and Adds Powerful New Site Capabilities

• MIT Student Reinvents The Summer Job; Starts a Company and Recession-Proofs Career

• oDesk Secures $15 Million In Series C Funding

• Elance Launches Skills Test for iPhone Developers

• Virtual Assistants to the Rescue: Small Businesses Win Big in Elance Contest

• oDesk ‘oConomy’ Offers Unprecedented Data on Pay Rates, Job Performance of Remote Workers

• CVSDude and oDesk Team Up to Drive Software Development Success

• U.S. Adults Believe Personal Assistants Are Not Just for Celebrities

2007

• What If You Had a Virtual Assistant?

• Red Herring Releases List of Finalists for the “Red Herring 100 Global” Awards 2007

• oDesk CEO to Discuss the Future of Hiring on Nationally Syndicated Radio Program

• oDesk Named Rising Star in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 Program

• oDesk Offers $50 Commission For New Businesses, Software Developers Referred to its Job Marketplace

• Elance Platform Focuses on the New Workplace

• oDesk Sets the Standard of Excellence

• oDesk Releases Facebook Development Skills Test for Remote Software Developers

• oDesk Launches New Billing and Payment Center to Simplify On-Demand Workforce Management

• oDesk Expands Provider Payment Options with Payoneer and the oDesk Debit MasterCard

• oDesk Announces $6 million in Series A Funding

• Record $10 Million Spent on Technology Projects Through oDesk’s Global Software Development Marketplace

• oDesk Adds Fixed-Price Jobs to Global Software Development Marketplace

2006

• Strong Growth Enables oDesk to Slash Fees Nearly 60%

• oDesk and O’Reilly Partner on Globalization Mashup for Tech Skills, Rates

• oDesk Rolls Out Free Skills Testing for Software Developers

• oDesk Announces $8 million Series B Round Led by Benchmark Capital

• Thomas Layton, CEO of Open Table, Joins oDesk Board of Directors