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Traba

Connects industrial businesses with workers

Overview

Traba connects warehouses, logistics operators, and manufacturers with workers for seasonal assignments, longer placements, and individual shifts. Its business platform and worker app coordinate requests, matching, attendance, and payments for roles such as packing orders and operating forklifts. Alongside staffing, its Neo software reads operational data and automates tasks for industrial customers, including shipping work and exception handling. Businesses pay workers' hourly wages plus a fixed markup to Traba, and customers converting workers to permanent hires pay a placement fee. Traba was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in New York City.

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About Traba

Simplify's Rating
Why Traba is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$45.6M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2021

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What believers are saying

  • Neo has measurable customer results: Traba's June 2026 ShipSmarter study reports 20% lower administrative labor costs.
  • Corporate benefits lower healthcare expenses: Traba advertises fully paid health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Expansion reuses customer infrastructure: Neo connects existing warehouse, enterprise, and human resources systems.

What critics are saying

  • Expect demanding hours: Traba's stated work ethic asks employees to work harder, longer, and smarter.
  • Scaling demands human intervention: Traba's control team monitors every shift and calls missing workers.
  • Late cancellations strain customer flexibility: Traba charges four hours of wages and fees inside 18 hours.

What makes Traba unique

  • Selection blends AI and humans: Traba says it interviews every worker after conversational screening selects the top 2%.
  • Neo inherits industrial operating experience: Traba says its builders handled over one million shifts across 1,000 facilities.
  • Returning crews anchor service: Traba reports 91% week-over-week worker consistency.

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Funding

Total Funding

$45.6M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
Series B Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$35M
$30M
$45M
$65M
$100M

Benefits

  • Competitive salary & compensation
  • Equity
  • In-person office
  • Health, dental, & vision
  • Breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks
  • Leadership development
  • Ongoing learning opportunities
  • Fitness credit

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-3%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

6%
PR Newswire
Jun 18th, 2026
Traba launches Neo, AI that automates supply chain operations and cuts admin costs by 20%

Traba has launched Neo, an AI system that brings decision intelligence to supply chain operations, working across siloed systems like WMS, TMS, ERP and HRIS. The platform automates manual work and converts data into actionable decisions to protect margins and manage risk. Built for operators managing warehouses, manufacturing and logistics, Neo monitors labour forecasting, automates back-office tasks including carrier claims and bulk shipping, and flags risks before they escalate. It integrates with existing systems without disruption. Early design partner ShipSmarter, a 3PL, reclaimed eight hours per week for leadership, reduced administrative labour costs by 20% per order, and gained new customer-level margin visibility within 30 days. Backed by Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures, Traba previously focused on labour solutions before expanding into AI-powered operations management.

Pulse 2.0
Nov 2nd, 2023
Traba: $22 Million Raised For Light Industrial Staffing Marketplace Platform

Traba - a leading marketplace platform for light industrial staffing - recently announced a $22 million funding round led by Founders Fund, with a sizable increase in valuation from last year. The funding round - which includes participation from returning investor Khosla Ventures - comes at a time of robust growth and customer adoption for the company.

Refresh Miami
Oct 30th, 2023
Traba raises $22M led by Founders Fund; more expansion on the way - Refresh Miami

Traba, the Miami-based marketplace startup for light industrial staffing, today announced a $22 million funding round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.

The Business Journals
Oct 30th, 2023
Billionaire Peter Thiel's Founders Fund behind $22 million funding for Miami startup

The funding was led by Founders Fund, the venture capital firm led by billionaire Peter Thiel and OpenStore founder Keith Rabois.

FinSMEs
Oct 26th, 2023
Traba Raises $22M in Funding

Traba, a Miami, FL- and NYC-based marketplace platform for light industrial staffing, raised $22M in funding

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