Leading on-demand staffing platform Coople continues on its high-growth trajectory, disrupting the traditional staffing industry

London, United Kingdom - October 25th, 2018 — Coople, operator of the largest on-demand staffing platform in Europe, announced that it has raised $21 million from One Peak , Goldman Sachs Private Capital and Harbert European Growth Capital. The new capital will be used to fund further investment into Coople’s product and technology innovation, recruitment and continued expansion in Switzerland and in the UK ahead of further international expansion.

In total, Coople has raised USD 45 million to date, following investment from One Peak, Goldman Sachs Private Capital, Rothschild Paris Orléans and angel investors.

Since launching in Switzerland in 2009, Coople has been the front-runner in disrupting the $400+ billion staffing industry, building a unique platform and algorithm that matches workers looking for flexible jobs based on their experience, star-rating, location and availability with companies looking for staff on short notice, to manage their peaks in demand. Coople’s platform also provides end-to-end automation of the value chain, from planning, recruiting, on-boarding and hiring, to workforce management, payroll processing and payments, allowing companies to dramatically reduce the amount of time and cost spent on HR administration tasks.

Coople has over 287,000 registered workers and over 23,000 registered businesses and currently operates in both Switzerland, where it has a leading market position, and in the UK, where it has been operating for two years delivering high-triple digit compounded annual growth rates. Coople works with large blue-chip clients including Deliveroo, ZfV, Inditex, Intercontinental Hotels, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, the Royal Automobile Club, and provides workers for the Silverstone Formula 1 Grand Prix, the BBC Proms, Coldplay concerts, NFL matches at Wembley stadium and many more high-profile events.

In addition to the funding round, Coople is announcing the appointment of Viktor Calabrò, Coople’s Founder, as Executive Chairman with a focus on innovation and thought leadership, as well as the promotion of Rinaldo Olivari, previously Managing Director for the UK, to Group Chief Executive Officer, and of Anthony Vaslin, previously Managing Director for Switzerland, to Group Chief Operating Officer. These appointments take effect immediately.

“I am excited to see Coople embark on its next phase of growth and innovation supported by both new and existing investors in our mission to revolutionise the world of work by providing workers with easy access to high-quality flexible jobs that best suit their life commitments and at the same time offering great on-demand talent to companies across a wide spectrum of sectors” said Viktor Calabrò, Founder and Executive Chairman of Coople.
“The use of technology to automate the staffing industry’s value chain and provide superior convenience, choice and efficiency to both workers and companies is driving booming adoption of our solution as demonstrated by our growing success across our markets. We will continue to lead the path in innovating this industry and executing against a tremendous opportunity set in Europe and beyond. Our goal is to make great work available to millions of workers worldwide, levelling the playing field based on merit, skillset and performance whilst at the same time making sure workers earn fair wages and develop their careers to the full of their aspirations.” said Rinaldo Olivari, CEO of Coople.

About Coople

Founded in 2009 by Swiss entrepreneur Viktor Calabrò, Coople operates the largest on-demand staffing platform in the world. The platform’s algorithm instantly matches workers looking for flexible, shift-based work with companies that have varying staff demands. Coople has 140 full-time employees, offices in Zurich and London and 310,000 registered users in the UK and Switzerland. Many of Coople’s clients are blue-chip international companies with complex operational and recruitment needs that require temporary workers for jobs in retail, hospitality, office and logistics. Coople’s current clients include Compass, JustEat, Deliveroo, Zara, Swissport, Accor, Intercontinental Hotels, Swisscom, the Royal Automobile Club, Migros, AXA and Zurich Insurance.

To learn more, visit https://www.coople.com.