Workrise, one of Austin's most heavily funded tech companies, has raised $300 million to accelerate its push beyond the oil and gas industry. Founded in 2014, Workrise was launched as an online platform that connects oil and gas companies and service companies. Clients use the platform for recruiting and onboarding employees, ongoing worker management, training invoicing and payments. Skilled laborers can use the platform to find work, while companies can use it to find trained workers. Over the past two years, Workrise has expanded its reach to include wind, solar, construction, and defense industries. Its platform now matches workers with more than 500 companies in its network.