Wingspan, a New York-based provider of a payroll platform purpose-built for flexible workforces, raised $14M in Series A funding.

In the wake of the pandemic, more and more companies are relying on independent contractors to sustain and grow their businesses — and more people are turning to freelancing. According to a Fiverr poll, 45% of businesses are using more freelancers than before the pandemic. And Fiverr rival Upwork found that 39% of the U.S. workforce, or 60 million Americans, performed freelance work in the past year — a three-percentage-point increase from the year prior.One of the major challenges for companies drawing on the gig economy is managing payroll and benefits. In fact, one survey found that three out of every five gig workers lose earnings because of technical difficulties clocking in or out. Inspired to solve it, Anthony Mironov and Greg Franczyk founded Wingspan, a payroll platform aimed at firms employing mainly freelancers.Mironov came from the finance world, having spent several years as a private equity analyst, associate and consultant

Pacesetter Claims Service, CIS Group and CRU GROUP, which all serve insurers with outsourced P&C claims and underwriting solutions, are partnering with Wingspan, a software company revolutionizing payments and benefits for enterprises committed to providing better support for critical freelance workers.