Wonolo
Wonolo operates an on-demand staffing platform that connects businesses with workers for immediate labor needs across warehouse, delivery, merchandising and event roles. The company has raised $191M, most recently in a Series D round in October 2021, and employs 868 people.
The growth story
Wonolo grew from 617 to 868 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $191M along the way, most recently a Series D in October 2021.
About
Wonolo provides a platform for businesses to quickly fill temporary labor needs across industries like logistics, retail and events. Workers can access short-term jobs through the app, while companies get staffing solutions faster than traditional methods.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2014 founding, reaching nearly 900 employees. Its $191M in funding includes backing from major investors like Bain Capital Ventures and Base10 Partners, signaling strong market potential for its on-demand staffing model.
Founders and leadership
Operations is Wonolo's largest function, accounting for 21% of its workforce. The company operates remotely from Oregon, with a median employee tenure of 5 years indicating strong retention.
The Wonolo org chart
Yong Kim (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 56 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 259 (+9% YoY), Administrative 66 (+5% YoY), Customer Success and Support 57 (0% YoY), Sales 38 (+6% YoY), Marketing 31 (+11% YoY), Entrepreneurship 26 (-4% YoY).
Talent flow
Wonolo recruits heavily from major retailers and logistics firms, with Walmart, Amazon and Target being its top talent sources. Alumni frequently move to tech companies like Meta and LinkedIn, as well as staffing startups like WorkWhile.
Most common previous employers of Wonolo staff: Walmart (8), Amazon (7), Target (5), Quantum Talent (4), Uber (4), FedEx Ground (4). Former Wonolo employees most often moved to Meta (5), LinkedIn (3), WorkWhile (3), 360 Privacy (3), Opus Match (3), OMNIA Partners (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Wonolo mafia
Wonolo alumni have founded 19 companies, including WorkMagic (50 staff), Platform (41 staff) and Safary (40 staff), showing entrepreneurial tendencies among former employees.
20Richard Khang, was Regional General Manager, Southwest U.S. until 2020Jeremy Burton, was Co-Founder / CTO / Chief Data Scientist / Board Member until 2020Justin Vogel, was Senior Program Manager, Revenue Strategy & Operations until 2021Kunal P., was Business Operations until 2021Robert Baldwin, was Senior Director of Engineering until 2023Michael N., was Head of Software Partnerships until 2020
Billy Pham, was Director of Engineering, Platform until 2020
Matthew Himelstein, was VP of Product until 2023
Noah Shaffer, was Consultant until 2016
Robert Merritt, was Vice President, Sales until 2024
Agustín Baiocco, was Principal Product Manager until 2023
David Butler, was Strategic Advisor until 2017
Satyajit Naik, was Revenue Strategy & Operations until 2023
Katie Evans-Reber, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, was Vice President of People and Culture until 2022
Ashleigh Brown, was Senior Business Recruiter until 2022
Jagtesh Chadha, was Sr. Engineering Manager, Customer Portal & Wonolo Pro until 2020
Ralph Henderson, was Member Board of Directors until 2020
Naftali Nagar, was Senior Manager, Central Operations & Strategy until 2025
LaQueen A. Battle, was Warehouse Labor and Event Server at Wonolo and Instawork until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 38% direct, 30% search, 0% social, 4% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Wonolo: Customer Service (225), Microsoft Office (139), Communication (130), Leadership (114), Sales (106), Microsoft Excel (106), Time Management (94), Teamwork (94).
Where the team actually sits
Wonolo people are concentrated in California, United States (17), New York, United States (11), Texas, United States (11), National Capital Region, Philippines (9).
Search footprint
Wonolo attracts about 10,260 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $62K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3,034 ranking keywords and lost 1,478 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Wonolo has 868 employees as of September 2026.
Wonolo has raised $191M in total, most recently a Series D round in October 2021.
Wonolo was founded in 2014 by Yong Kim.
Yong Kim (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Wonolo's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Wonolo staff are Walmart (8 people), Amazon (7 people), Target (5 people).
Former Wonolo employees most often move to Meta (5), LinkedIn (3), WorkWhile (3).
At least 19 companies have a founder who previously worked at Wonolo, including WorkMagic, Platform, Safary 🦁.
Wonolo attracts about 10,260 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $62K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Wonolo staff are Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Communication, Leadership, Sales.
Wonolo staff are concentrated in California, United States (17), New York, United States (11), Texas, United States (11).
Wonolo has about 259 people in Operations, up 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Wonolo has about 66 people in Administrative, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 181 current and 379 former Wonolo profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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