Shiftsmart
Shiftsmart is a workforce management platform that helps hourly workers find shifts and employers manage staffing. The company has raised $121M, most recently in a Series B round in December 2021, and employs between 51-200 people. Shiftsmart sells a platform that breaks jobs into shifts and manages scheduling for hourly workers and employers. Its customers include large companies and government agencies. The company has raised $121M, most recently in a Series B round in December 2021. Its investors include D1 Capital Partners and Mark Cuban.
About
At Shiftsmart, we're not just shaping the future of labor; we're revolutionizing it. We're the driving force behind empowering hourly workers to seize control of their schedules, boost their earnings, and find more opportunities. Meanwhile, we equip employers with the tools they need to enhance fulfillment rates, slash turnover, and elevate quality standards.Our platform isn't just another tool – it's a game-changer. We enable the world's biggest companies and government agencies to break down jobs into manageable shifts, effortlessly orchestrating schedules, assignments, and workforce management from a single, streamlined interface.Join us as we redefine hourly work, leading the charge in a
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Shiftsmart, with 19 employees. The company has a median tenure of 4 years, suggesting relatively stable staffing. Shiftsmart's talent comes heavily from hourly work employers like Walmart, Uber, and McDonald's, with 13 hires from Walmart alone. Alumni most often move to gig economy companies like DoorDash and Uber. Shiftsmart alumni have founded 14 companies, including tofu (18 staff) and Bites (15 staff).
The Shiftsmart org chart
Aakash K. (Founder & CEO) leads 33 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Talent flow
Most common previous employers of Shiftsmart staff: Walmart (13), Uber (8), McDonald's (8), Circle K (7), DoorDash (6), NexRep (5). Former Shiftsmart employees most often moved to DoorDash (5), Fora Travel (3), Uber (3), Amazon (3), Capital One (3), JPMorganChase (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Shiftsmart mafia
14Jason Zoltak, was learned operations until 2022Deepak Tirumalasetty, was Vice President Of Engineering until 2023Rohan Paul, was Frontend Developer until 2019Maxine Buchert, was Service Consultant until 2018Rebecca Jackson, was Strategic Operations Manager until 2024Jack Lyden, was Lead | Business Operations, GTM & BD until 2024
Adam Miller, was VP, Growth until 2023
Tom Erickson, was Remote Operations Project Manager until 2022
Dan Yan, was Lead, Business Operations & Analytics until 2023
Snigdha Khare, was Chief Of Staff to the CEO & GM, Pilot Programs until 2023
Erica McAfee, was Operations Associate until 2017
Harrison Marcus Rhau, was Customer Service Specialist until 2023
Derrick Carnley, was Recruitment Consultant until 2024
Christiana A., was Customer Service Representative until 2021Web traffic
Traffic mix: 51% direct, 41% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
Where the team actually sits
Shiftsmart people are concentrated in New York, United States (39), Texas, United States (30), Florida, United States (25), United States (11).
Search footprint
Shiftsmart attracts about 3,406 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $15K a month if bought through ads. It gained 601 ranking keywords and lost 519 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Shiftsmart has raised $121M in total, most recently a Series B round in December 2021.
Shiftsmart was founded in 2015 by Aakash K..
Aakash K. (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Shiftsmart's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Shiftsmart staff are Walmart (13 people), Uber (8 people), McDonald's (8 people).
Former Shiftsmart employees most often move to DoorDash (5), Fora Travel (3), Uber (3).
At least 14 companies have a founder who previously worked at Shiftsmart, including tofu, Bites, Controlla.
Shiftsmart attracts about 3,406 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $15K a month in equivalent ad spend.
Shiftsmart staff are concentrated in New York, United States (39), Texas, United States (30), Florida, United States (25).
Computed from 265 current and 367 former Shiftsmart profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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