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At Weekday, we help companies hire engineers who are vouched by other software engineers. We are enabling engineers to earn passive income by leveraging & monetizing the unused information in their head about the best people they have worked with.
Overview
Location
India, Karnataka, Bengaluru
Employees
51-200
Total raised
$2.2M
Founded date
2020
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| Aug 24, 2023 | Weekday Raises $2.2M in Funding | Weekday, a San Francisco, CA-based recruitment startup operating via a crowdsourced reference network, raised $2.2M in funding. The round was led by Venture Highway with participation from angel investors. The company intends to use the fun... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Weekday puts the spotlight on job references | Job references are an important part of hiring the right person, especially for remote positions. But the founders of Weekday say that more than 95% of recruiters don’t seek referrals from previous co-workers when assessing candidates for a... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Weekday launches from stealth with $2.2M in seed funding to rebuild trust in hiring processes | Finding the right talent has been a recent challenge, but the struggle to hire the right talent has been going on for a lot longer. A critical aspect of hiring is the reference check process, which has unfortunately devolved into a mere che... |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Weekday Raises $2.2 Million As It Pledges To Take On LinkedIn | Weekday founders Amit Singh, Anubhav Malik and Chetan DalalWeekday |
| Mar 23, 2021 | Y Combinator’s new batch features its largest group of Indian startups | Y Combinator’s latest batch — W21 — features 350 startups from 41 nations. Fifty percent of the firms, the highest percentage to date, in the new batch are based outside of the United States. India is the second-largest demographic represen... |
| Y Combinator’s Winter Batch’21: These 16 Indian Startups Make It To The List | [Note: This is an ongoing list of confirmed Indian startups part of Y Combinator’s Winter Batch’21. We will be updating this list as more names come to light.] US-based early-stage startup accelerator programme Y Combinator has finalised 16... |
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FAQ about Weekday
When was Weekday founded?
Weekday was founded in 2020.
How much funding has Weekday raised?
Weekday has raised $2.2M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Weekday?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Weekday, among them “Weekday Raises $2.2M in Funding” (Aug 24, 2023) and “Weekday puts the spotlight on job references” (Aug 24, 2023).
Is Weekday still active?
Yes, Weekday is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 19, 2025.