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Share: Shift One, a blue-collar job marketplace, announced Tuesday it had raised $5.2 million in seed funding, led by City Light Capital and JAM Fund.  Founded in 2019 by Uber Technologies' (NYSE: UBER) former West Coast Operations and Logistics Technology leader Jason Radisson, Shift One is aimed at connecting available warehouse and logistics labor with companies in last-mile logistics, e-commerce fulfillment and large-scale event management.  This labor economy has historically dealt with an information deficit, which forces companies to overhire in order to find the correct employee fo...

Uber vet raises $5.2M for blue-collar logistics marketplace After working as a general manager for Uber in Nevada, Jason Radisson realized the need for a way to connect blue-collar workers to companies looking to employ them. So in late 2018, the idea for Shift One — a marketplace aimed at pairing workers and employers — was born. The startup is focused on last-mile logistics and delivery, e-commerce fulfillment and large-scale event management. Since formally launching in 2019, Shift One has grown to have 25,000 workers on its platform — many of whom it says were unemployed at the tim...

After working as a general manager for Uber in Nevada, Jason Radisson realized the need for a way to connect blue-collar workers to companies looking to employ them. Since formally launching in 2019, Shift One has grown to have 25,000 workers on its platform -- many of whom it says were unemployed at the time of hire. To help it grow and further expand its reach, Shift One just raised a $5.2 million seed round led by City Light Capital and Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen’s JAM fund, with participation from K50 Ventures, Ventura Investments and Human Ventures, as well as ange...