6 years ago
Pickr Secures £1 Million Funding to Expand its Staffing Platform
Pickr, a Norwich, UK-based digital staffing platform for utility service providers and workers, has secured £1m in funding from Episode 1, following an investment by Angels including Nick Kingsbury last year
The company intends to use the funds to secure key senior hires and to expand its existing talent cloud of skilled workers
Pickr was founded in 2017 and led by Kane Halsey, CEO
It has already worked with some of the UK’s leading utility service providers, including Cellex, Defusion Utility Services, HAL Utilities, and KN Network Services.
ProblemFinancial Services
"Utility service providers and workers face difficulties in finding skilled and flexible workers, leading to high recruitment agency fees and wasted time."
Solution
"Pickr provides a digital staffing platform using machine learning and intelligent automation, allowing customers to fill temporary, on-demand, and short-term hiring requirements within hours and reducing recruitment agency fees."