The Venture Codex

Participated · Series A · Aug 2022

Bacon operates a "temp agency in an app" that lets companies select, screen and hire qualified hourly workers quickly and allows workers to find and book shifts that fit their schedules. The free app supports roles across warehouse, construction, deliveries, catering, events, printing, laundry production, restaurants, retail and other hourly work. Bacon does not charge a fee when companies hire a Bacon worker full-time. The company reports providing more than 240,000 shift opportunities to over 165,000 workers and 650 companies across 14 states. Bacon plans to use new funding to hire key team members and expand into 40 more markets over the next 18–24 months. The company started in 2018 and is based in Provo, Utah.

Led · Equity · Oct 2019

Bacon.work offers a smartphone app that enables employers to select and hire qualified temporary workers and allows job seekers to choose shifts in minutes. Since launching in 2018, the company has attracted more than 10,000 users and serves hundreds of businesses across warehouses, manufacturing, retail, restaurants and catering. Bacon is included in Hall Venture Partners' Hall Opportunity Fund 1 and says the initial funding will accelerate growth in Utah and Texas with plans to expand nationwide. The app targets the gig economy by making short-term or single-shift work easily discoverable and bookable on mobile. Bacon's leadership highlights scaling support from investors and Hall Labs resources as central to commercialization and growth.