Last deal

$6.5M

Amount

Series A

Stage

15.11.2018

Date

3

all rounds

$8.22M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Shyft is a mobile app that helps retail and service workers manage their shifts and communicate with their team.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

Also Known As

Shyft Workforce, Shyft Technologies

founded date

01.07.2015

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

Shyft is a workforce management app that simplifies shift trading, scheduling, and team messaging for retail and service workers. With features like customizable shift feeds, real-time schedule updates, and private messaging, Shyft makes it effortless for teams to stay connected and manage their work schedule. The app also offers added features for managers, such as shift swap approvals. By empowering workers with scheduling flexibility and direct access to shift-swapping, Shyft helps companies reduce redundant tasks and improve frontline worker productivity. Shyft has received recognition for its innovative product offering and mobile expertise, including winning the 2018 Gold Prize at the Seattle Business Magazine’s Tech Impact Awards. The company has raised $1.5M in seed funding and is expanding its operations in Seattle.
Contacts

Contact Email

Phone number

Social url

Similar Companies
994
Springshot

Springshot

Springshot is a mobile technology platform that empowers and motivates frontline service workers.

Sector

Industrial Support Services

Subsector

Professional Business Support Services

Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

total rounds

3

total raised

$20.3M
Teamlounge

Teamlounge

Teamlounge is a mobile app that facilitates informal exchange and communication among employees in hybrid work environments.

Sector

Industrial Support Services

Subsector

Professional Business Support Services

Keywords

Software

Location

65620 Waldbrunn, Germany
TeleShift

TeleShift

TeleShift is a secure web and mobile platform that enables people-oriented businesses to offer flexible working to their employees.

Sector

Industrial Support Services

Subsector

Professional Business Support Services

Location

London, UK
Beekeeper

Beekeeper

Beekeeper is a mobile-first communication platform that connects non-desk workers to operational systems and communication channels.

Sector

Industrial Support Services

Subsector

Professional Business Support Services

Keywords

Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Location

Zürich, Switzerland

total rounds

9

total raised

$146.51M

Financials

Funding Rounds
4
3

Number of Funding Rounds

$8.22M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 15.11.2018. Their latest investor Techstars. Their latest round Series A

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group is a venture capital firm based in Seattle that invests in technology startups.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Venture Capital, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence

Location

Seattle, WA, USA

count Of Investments

431

count Of Exists

88
Ignition Partners

Ignition Partners

Ignition is a leading venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in enterprise software.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Software

Location

Los Altos, CA, USA

count Of Investments

258

count Of Exists

93
Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group is a venture capital firm based in Seattle that invests in technology startups.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Venture Capital, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence

Location

Seattle, WA, USA

count Of Investments

431

count Of Exists

88
Upslope Ventures

Upslope Ventures

Upslope Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund investing in startups across the US.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Venture Capital, Financial Services, Finance

Location

Denver, CO, USA

count Of Investments

47

count Of Exists

22
Co-Investors
Investors
11
4

Number of lead investors

11

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
Techstars

Techstars

Techstars is a global platform that provides investment, innovation, and support for entrepreneurs to grow their companies.

Sector

Software and Computer Services

Subsector

Consumer Digital Services

Location

Boulder, CO, USA

total rounds

6

total raised

$108.8M

count Of Investments

5785

count Of Exists

497
Chris DeVore

Chris DeVore

Chris DeVore has been an investor, operator and executive at both public and private companies.Prior to Founders Co-op, Chris co-founded of Judy's Book and served as the company's COO and member of the board of directors. Previously Chris was a Vice President at Sapient Corporation (NASDAQ: SAPE), where he built and led the company's strategy consulting practice and was also a core member of the M&A and corporate venturing teams. Chris arrived at Sapient via the 1999 acquisition of Adjacency, an e-Commerce consultancy he and his partners bootstrapped into a profitable, 50-person, $15MM revenues firm serving clients like Apple, Nordstrom, Virgin, Land Rover and Steelcase. Prior to Adjacency, Chris served as Patagonia's Director of eCommerce, building that outdoor retailer's first online retail presence, and also led and managed six of the company's product lines. Pre-Internet, Chris held senior product management and strategic planning roles at McCaw Cellular (acquired by AT&T) and at AT&T (NYSE: T).Chris is currently an investor and board / advisory board member for: Appature, AppStoreHQ, Bonanzle, Colligent, Cooler Planet, Frugal Mechanic, Nearlyweds!, LookStat and Urban Airship.

current job

Reflective
Reflective

organization founded

3
Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group

Madrona Venture Group is a venture capital firm based in Seattle that invests in technology startups.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Venture Capital, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence

Location

Seattle, WA, USA

count Of Investments

431

count Of Exists

88
Upslope Ventures

Upslope Ventures

Upslope Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund investing in startups across the US.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Venture Capital, Financial Services, Finance

Location

Denver, CO, USA

count Of Investments

47

count Of Exists

22

People

Founders
4
Kyle Liu
Kyle Liu

Kyle Liu

Co-founder & VP of iOS Development at Shyft.

current job

Shyft Technologies
Shyft Technologies

organization founded

1

Kyle Liu

Daniel Chen
Daniel Chen

Daniel Chen

current job

Shyft Technologies
Shyft Technologies

organization founded

1

Daniel Chen

Brett Patrontasch
Brett Patrontasch

Brett Patrontasch

Brett Patrontasch is the CEO of Shyft, an app that helps retail and service workers swap shifts and message each other. Shyft is a Techstars Seattle 2016 backed company. Brett Patrontasch is the Founder and Director of Scholars At Your Service, a residential painting business with $2.5M in annual revenue.

current job

Shyft Technologies
Shyft Technologies

count Of Investments

1

Brett Patrontasch

Chris Pitchford
Chris Pitchford

Chris Pitchford

current job

Ally.io
Ally.io

organization founded

1

Chris Pitchford

Employee Profiles
16
Kyle Liu

Kyle Liu

Co-founder & VP of iOS Development

Savannah Davis

Content marketing manager

Kory Tegman

Senior backend engineer

Taylor Case

Director of web development

Jenny Chynoweth

Talent acquisition consultant

Deepak Bharanikana

Deepak Bharanikana

Director of Android Development

Brett Patrontasch

Brett Patrontasch

Co-Founder & CEO

Daniel Chen

Daniel Chen

Co-Founder & CTO

Activity

Recent News
0