Performing Series A due diligence for future of work startups: This is far more than Performing a Series A due diligence for a future of work startup is more than just reviewing numbers: it’s about understanding scalability, market readiness, and how technology reshapes how teams are built and managed. That’s why we’re excited to have supported the lead investors in the €14M Series A of Shakers, a platform redefining the hybrid workforce by combining top tech freelancers (“freeworkers”) and AI agents. The round was featured prominently in Tech.eu
The round, led by Partech with Kfund, and joined by Brighteye, Athos Capital, and Wayra, will fuel Shakers’ European expansion and fast-track the development of AI-driven tools that match, assemble, and manage high-performance teams.
We had the privilege of leading Series A due diligence for this future of work startup, ensuring that growth, enterprise traction, and the tech-enabled operating model were robust and ready to scale. Our role went beyond financial review: it was about validating depth, margin structure, competitive positioning, and international potential. Metrix continues to advise top VC’s in their best investments (such as, recently, Notion Capital and Naboo or Cathay Innovation and Nelly Solutions), in this case with a Series A due diligence for a future of work startup, following our model that is deeply anchored in the business and that avoids the pitfalls of traditional due diligence: high cost, done by junior staff, with with low “actionability” due to the lack of end client orientation.
💡 For VCs: This deal underscores how essential context-aware, strategic diligence is to building conviction. Knowing how a business really makes money and scales gives you confidence to lead.
🧭 For founders: If you’re raising capital for a platform or scale-up, being “investment ready”, in both data and narrative, is a strategic edge. Investors act faster when the fundamentals are clear.
The freelance economy is transforming fast. Shakers is proving what the next phase looks like. If you’re preparing for a raise or navigating due diligence, happy to share what we’re seeing from both sides of the table.
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