Braintrust, a global network of highly-skilled technical and design talent, launched out of stealth to help enterprises continue to innovate amid rapidly-changing economic and labor environments. In its year of existence, Braintrust has earned the trust of dozens of Fortune 500 customers including Nestle, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and most recently from the space agency, NASA.
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Braintrust, which operates 100% remotely, exists to help employers access highly skilled technical talent, which have traditionally been difficult to hire and retain. The company’s expertise in managing remote workforces and distributed teams, combined with its network of top tech talent from around the globe, are valuable resources for companies in need of immediate support.
The company has also closed a $6 million seed round featuring participation from True Ventures, Homebrew Ventures, Uprising Ventures, Galaxy Digital, IDEO CoLab, Kindred Ventures, Vy Capital, and a host of angel investors including Scott Belsky (CPO at Adobe), James Everingham (CTO of Instagram) and Stacy Brown Philpot (CEO of TaskRabbit.)
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“We created this project to help companies build more efficient, productive, and resilient workforce solutions,” said Adam Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Freelance Labs, the launch partner of Braintrust. “In the current environment of massive economic uncertainty, it is our responsibility to share our expertise in managing a distributed workforce, and help businesses supplement their existing teams and continue to innovate in order to get our economy back on track.”
Companies have been turning to Braintrust to build distributed teams before it became a public health necessity. Increasing numbers of highly-skilled technical workers are building lifetime careers as freelancers, and enterprises desperately need this elite talent to keep up with the pace of innovation. Braintrust’s highly vetted talent pool includes people that have spent years at top companies like Facebook, Microsoft, Google and even recently laid-off talent from AirBnB, Uber and other major tech companies.
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