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HR tech startup Orka raises £29m to scale earned wage access product
Orka co-founders (L-R): James Doyle, Tom Pickersgill , Nick Groves.
HR startup Orka Technology Group has raised £29m in fresh funding to support its earned wage product and drive its UK expansion.
The Manchester-based startup is designed specifically for hourly workers with its labour-as-a-service platform allowing people to find temporary employment.
Last year the startup announced Orka Pay, which allows hourly paid workers to withdraw up to 50 per cent of their wages as soon as they’ve worked a shift. Now it wants to double down on the product and use the fresh funding to fuel its “rapid growth”.