Flexa, a platform aggregating the workplace benefits for job candidates, has raised £2.3m in seed funding led by Ada Ventures to expand its global reach.
Job seekers can use the London-based startup’s hiring platform to discover more about a potential employer before applying for a job.
Companies are verified through Flexa’s “two-stage benchmarking process”. This involves gathering information on a company’s approach to things such as remote working flexibility and benefits, as well as surveying current employees.
Once a company is approved, it can then advertise open roles on the platform and applicants can filter by criteria.
The approach follows a period of mass movement in job markets that has forced companies to change their hiring approaches in order to attract the best talent.
“Until now, there has been nowhere to go to find out which companies offer the working environment that someone wants or needs,” said Molly Johnson-Jones, co-founder, Flexa.
“In the modern working world, that’s just not good enough. Flexa Careers solves this problem by only featuring companies who meet a certain standard of flexibility and who are willing to be upfront about what they offer,” added Johnson-Jones
Founded in 2020 by Molly Johnson-Jones, Maurice O’Brien, and Tim Leppard, the company has raised a total of £2.6m in funding to date. It was created after Johnson-Jones’ previous employer sacked her after she asked to work from home one day per week to help accommodate a chronic health condition.
Flexa is used by 150 companies including Paddle, Allianz, FARFETCH, Carwow and Elvie. It has 450,000 users.
The seed round also drew investment from Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund, angel syndicate HERmesa, and a group of angel investors.
“In the last two years there has been a fundamental shift in the way people feel about their jobs, the type of work they want to do, and how they want to do it. The best talent is fought over by companies – yet it’s still virtually impossible to really understand what it’s like to work at a company before accepting an offer,” said Check Warner, partner, Ada Ventures.
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