
Instawork is an AI-powered staffing marketplace that matches businesses with vetted hourly frontline workers for short-term shifts, long-term temporary coverage, and permanent hiring across the U.S. and Canada.
InstaworkAI-powered sourcing, screening, matching, and reliability tooling trained on millions of shifts; automates staffing workflows including compliance and payroll support.
AI Matching
Conversational Screening
Predictive Reliability
AI-driven staffing automation covering sourcing, screening, vetting, compliance, payroll, and reliability interventions; trained on millions of shifts with human vetting oversight.
AI Screening
Document Checks
Certification Checks
Worker-facing mobile app to find flexible shifts and multi-month commitments, with features like instant pay on eligible shifts, shift instructions, and in-app support.
Flexible Shifts
Instant Pay
Shift Instructions
Permanent placement solution for hourly roles using AI skill-matching and performance/track-record data to reduce time-to-hire and interview no-shows; includes candidate messaging and interview scheduling.
Candidate Matching
Interview Scheduling
Messaging
Permanent placement product using Instawork’s vetted network and performance data to reduce interview no-shows and shorten time-to-hire; includes messaging and interview scheduling and optional Instawork-led interviews for Enterprise.
Skill Matching
Interview Scheduling
Candidate Messaging
Permanent placement product that helps businesses find vetted candidates with high interview attendance, faster matching, and automated scheduling; includes trial shifts and candidate messaging.
Skill Matching
Interview Scheduling
Candidate Messaging
Staffing for longer-term and project-based work, aiming to reduce training costs and improve productivity through matching based on commitment-related signals and performance data.
Commitment Screening
AI Matching
Background Checks
On-demand staffing for one-off events and seasonal demand spikes; businesses post shifts and get matched with vetted local hourly workers, with tools like rosters, ratings, and location tracking.
AI Matching
Background Checks
Worker Ratings

Willowdale Estate
Willowdale Estate faced seasonal staffing gaps that left little time to cover event roles. They sometimes had as little as 48 hours to fill remaining shifts after internal staff responded. This created pressure to staff servers, bartenders, and other event positions reliably. Willowdale Estate implemented an on-demand staffing platform to post open event shifts quickly. They used the platform to fill server, bartender, and other roles as needed. They also rebooked previously trained workers to support consistency across events. As a result, Willowdale completed 300+ shifts and rostered 60+ pros. They achieved a 4.8/5 average pro rating. They also reduced time spent on last-minute staffing for events.

Bel-Air Bay Club
Bel-Air Bay Club struggled to find reliable, prepared event staff in a competitive Los Angeles market. It faced high costs and slow response times from traditional staffing agencies. The club needed dependable servers, bartenders, and bussers on short notice. The club implemented a flexible staffing platform to source on-demand event staff. It used the platform to fill server, bartender, and busser roles as needed. The solution provided access to better-prepared workers and improved visibility into arrivals. The club reduced 2019 temporary staffing costs by 45% versus the previous year. It filled 420 shifts by the end of 2019. It also saw 39% of workers return for multiple gigs and maintained a 4.9/5 average Pro rating.

Catered Too!
Catered Too! faced growing event demand and struggled to consistently find enough reliable, high-quality staff. They needed a way to staff events without adding major administrative burden. The challenge was maintaining dependable show-up rates while supporting events at varying scales. They implemented a staffing approach using pre-vetted, matched on-call workers. This streamlined how they sourced and scheduled staff for events of all sizes. It also helped standardize staffing quality and reduce the internal effort required to fill roles. Catered Too! completed 8,000+ shifts using this approach. They achieved a 4.7/5 average Pro rating across those shifts. They also built a roster of 350+ pros to support continued growth.

Office Libations
Office Libations faced staffing limitations that threatened to slow or eliminate its growing corporate events business. As demand increased, it struggled to staff events reliably. Last-minute cancellations added more risk to meeting client needs. The company needed a way to maintain service quality while scaling operations. Office Libations implemented an on-demand staffing marketplace to book qualified bartenders quickly. The approach helped it fill roles as needed to support corporate events. It also enabled faster coverage when cancellations occurred at the last minute. The company used the marketplace across multiple event roles. Office Libations completed 75+ event shifts. It maintained service quality with a 4.8/5 average worker rating. The company staffed events across seven roles while supporting continued growth. The added flexibility helped it keep events running despite staffing constraints.

EXE Logistics Solutions LLC
EXE Logistics Solutions LLC’s incumbent temp agency did not deliver enough qualified warehouse workers and did not respond reliably. These gaps put operations at risk. The team needed a dependable way to staff consistently across multiple sites. EXE switched to a modern staffing partner that offered daily performance check-ins. The approach prioritized highly rated workers to improve quality. An online booking platform enabled rapid scheduling and faster fulfillment. EXE ramped within a week to support 2 locations. The company filled 100+ shifts per week. It maintained a 4.7/5.0 satisfaction rating on worker quality while scaling staffing.

Kreyol Essence
Kreyol Essence faced rapid growth but struggled with unreliable third-party logistics providers. The team also carried a heavy time burden staffing fulfillment in-house. These issues created operational strain and made it difficult to keep fulfillment running smoothly. Kreyol Essence implemented a staffing partner to vet workers and help manage callouts, shift replacements, and scheduling. This approach reduced the time spent coordinating staffing internally. It also supported more consistent fulfillment operations as the business scaled. As a result, the team saved about 20 hours per week. They completed 150+ warehouse shifts. They also achieved a 4.5/5 pro quality rating.

Boley Corporation
Boley Corporation’s California warehouse faced fluctuating seasonal demand and an internal operational shift that strained a lean team. Unreliable temp agencies caused no-shows and created day-to-day stress. The staffing uncertainty made it difficult to plan and keep operations running smoothly. Boley adopted an online staffing approach to source hourly warehouse labor. The implementation included scheduling tools and accountability features such as worker ratings and reviews. GPS tracking was also used to support reliability and attendance. Boley completed over 180 warehouse shifts with full coverage. The company achieved a 100% fill rate and a 99.6% show rate. These results improved morale and helped reduce no-shows compared with prior experiences.

Sun Basket
Sun Basket faced unreliable warehouse staffing during COVID-19 as demand fluctuated unevenly. The team needed to maintain safety and quality standards while keeping operations staffed. Traditional staffing approaches created consistency risks and made it difficult to scale labor up or down quickly. Sun Basket implemented a real-time staffing platform to flex warehouse labor as needed. The solution enabled faster access to workers and more responsive scheduling based on daily demand. The team was onboarded in a matter of days to start filling shifts quickly and reduce dependence on external agencies. The company achieved a 90% fill rate and kept no-shows to 2%. Workers delivered a 97% average quality score, and Sun Basket gained access to 100+ professionals on its roster. The business also reduced reliance on external agencies and lowered staffing costs.

Gift Six the Wrappery
Gift Six the Wrappery landed a luxury retail order that required 11,000 wrapped gift boxes in four weeks. The request represented about 11x their typical production volume. They needed 10+ workers on short notice to meet the deadline. They implemented flexible labor to rapidly staff their warehouse. They staffed 12–15 warehouse workers per day to keep production moving. They paired skill-tested wrappers with support roles to increase throughput. The team delivered all 11,000 wrapped gift boxes on time within four weeks. They sustained daily staffing levels needed to meet the 11x production volume. 50% of booked workers returned for additional shifts, which reduced onboarding time.




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Instawork is an AI-powered flexible staffing marketplace that connects businesses to vetted, hourly frontline workers for short-term shifts, long-term temporary assignments, and permanent hiring. The platform is positioned as an alternative to traditional staffing agencies, emphasizing faster fill times, higher show rates, and reduced administrative burden through automation. Businesses can post shifts with requirements (skills, attire, experience) and get matched with workers (“Pros”) who have background checks and skills verification. Instawork supports workforce management capabilities such as searchable worker profiles, rosters to re-invite top performers, worker ratings, GPS/geofenced time tracking, and backup worker coverage to reduce no-shows. Instawork also offers a permanent hiring product (Instawork Hiring) that uses performance data and AI matching to surface candidates, automate interview scheduling, and reduce interview no-shows. The company states it was founded in 2015 and operates across the United States and Canada, with workers and data signals used to optimize matching and reliability.
Temporary staffing: businesses pay an all-inclusive hourly rate only when a shift is booked (includes worker pay, insurance, background checks; no subscriptions). Hiring (permanent roles): Starter $57
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