Via.work
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Via (via.work) was a San Francisco-based digital employer-of-record platform founded in 2017 by sisters and co-CEOs Maite and Itziar Diez-Canedo. It helped companies of all sizes hire global talent in minutes, handling local payroll, benefits, taxes, compliance and HR processes across new countries, with on-the-ground employment support in 12 top talent markets and a local-expert model emphasizing culturally relevant benefits.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Via was founded in San Francisco in 2017 by sisters Maite and Itziar Diez-Canedo as a digital employer-of-record platform for international hiring.
- Fundraising
The company raised $3.5 million in total across 4 funding rounds from 6 investors.
- Acquired by Justworks
Justworks, Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Via Global Ventures, Inc., adding its international employment platform to Justworks' all-in-one offering for small businesses' global hiring.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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