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Upwork Named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025
Recognition highlights Upwork’s AI-driven approach to delivering faster, smarter work outcomes for customers PALO ALTO, Calif., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE
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[{"type":"text","content":"Recognition highlights Upwork’s AI-driven approach to delivering faster, smarter work outcomes for customers\nPALO ALTO, Calif., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace, today announced that it has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies of 2025 in the Human Resources category. The honor highlights Upwork’s industry-defining approach to transforming how businesses and independent professionals achieve meaningful work outcomes—faster, smarter, and with greater agility—by combining human expertise with AI-powered tools. “Being recognized by Fast Company as one of 2025’s Most Innovative Companies is a testament to how Upwork is actively shaping and leading the AI-powered future of work,” said Hayden Brown, president and CEO, Upwork. “We’re building critical innovative products for the new work ecosystem in the AI age, bringing together the best of what humans and cutting-edge technology have to offer in achieving work outcomes.” Innovation that Delivers for Businesses and Professionals Alike This recognition highlights Upwork’s leadership in transforming how businesses find and engage with talent in the AI age. As companies seek more agile, skills-based hiring models, Upwork’s AI-driven platform is unlocking faster hiring, more informed workforce decisions, and seamless collaboration. At the center of this transformation is Uma™, Upwork’s Mindful AI, an intelligent work companion redefining how businesses and independent professionals collaborate—streamlining everything from matching and hiring to project management and delivery. Trained on millions of platform interactions, Uma empowers clients and freelancers to move from idea to execution faster than ever before, helping businesses drive results with speed and precision while enabling talent to focus on higher-value, impactful work. For businesses, Upwork’s AI-driven platform delivers: Accelerated hiring with AI-powered tools like the Job Post Generator, with more than 70% of new clients opting in; high-value jobs from new clients are now filling at an 8% higher rate since Uma’s introduction.Smarter talent matching using AI algorithms trained on millions of highly relevant and varied platform interactions, enabling businesses to find the right high-quality freelancers faster and with greater accuracy....