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Contra
A professional network for independent workers
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Marketplace
- Networking
- Community
- Eureka Valley, San Francisco, CA
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Company mission
Contra allows anyone to work for themselves and gives clients the ability to hire the best freelance talent 🚀
98% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Contra is a professional network for independent workers. Most networking platforms are designed as a “hub and spokes,” with individual freelancers interacting primarily with the platform rather than one another. But, a different approach may be emerging as marketplaces evolve.
Contra provides the tools for independent workers to build a professional identity and manage their work, scope projects, sign contracts and get paid. The platform can be used as a facilitator of collaboration among its members for mutual professional and economic benefit.
With many people opting for the flexibility of independent work, Contra is becoming a resource that “the Gen Z digital workers are excited to use. Contra will continue to focus on creating new products and hiring new talent as they gain more users over the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Healthcare for employees
- Yearly reimbursements for everything you need to do your best work
- Competitive salary and equity - pre-IPO stock options
- Generous vacation policy
- No meeting Wednesdays
Funding (2 rounds)
Nov 2021
$30m
SERIES B
Feb 2021
$14.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $44.5m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Ben Huffman
(CEO)Founder and CEO of Ripe from 2014-2019, acquired by Hungry in 2020. Co-founded Contra in 2019.
Gajus Kuizinas
(CTO)A lead software architect with experience at Ericsson, MailOnline and Arqiva. Founder of Anuary and Applaudience. Co-founded Contra in 2020.