# Rigup

> Workforce management platform for skilled trades in energy and infrastructure (now Workrise).

## Why it is interesting

Rigup/Workrise digitizes staffing and payments for oilfield and clean-energy contractors — a16z led the 2019 Series D before the company rebranded and scaled nationally.

## Profile

- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** generalist-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Series E (May 2021): $300M led by Baillie Gifford; a16z, Founders Fund among existing backers (Workrise blog)
- Series D (Oct 2019): $300M led by a16z at ~$1.9B valuation (TechCrunch)
- Source: https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/20/workrise-once-known-as-rigup-raises-300m-at-a-2-9b-valuation/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/founders-fund
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/fj-labs
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/box-group

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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