When was Workarea founded?

Workarea was founded in 1994 and raised its 1st funding round 20 years after it was founded.

Where is Workarea located?

Workarea is headquartered in Philadelphia, United States.

How many employees does Workarea have?

As of Dec 31, 2020, the latest employee count at Workarea is 19.

Is Workarea a funded company?

Workarea is a funded company, having raised a total of $12M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Aug 25, 2014.

When was the latest funding round of Workarea?

Workarea's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Aug 23, 2018, with participation from 2 investors. Its primary sector is E-Commerce Enablers. In United States, the E-Commerce Enablers sector has seen $772M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Workarea rank among its competitors?

Workarea ranks 92nd amongst 1096 active competitors, of which 107 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Cart.com, which secured $180M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Workarea?

Workarea's top competitors include Shopify, Squarespace and BigCommerce. Among them, Cart.com secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Workarea - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Workarea is a cloud-based software solution to create online stores for e-tailers. Its features include payment gateways, order & inventory management, CRM, PIM, marketing tools, reporting & analytics and more. Clients include Reformation, Ren's Pets, Lonely Planet and more.

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Founded Year

1994

Location

Philadelphia, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$12M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Aug 23, 2018, $*****

Investors

Safeguard Scientifics & 4 more

Ranked

92^nd among 1096 active competitors

Employee Count

19 as on Dec 31, 2020

Similar Companies

BigCommerce & 1015 more

Exit Details

Acquired by VTEX (Feb 10, 2021)

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Workarea is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
WebLinc Corp. CIN: 471584628 , United States, Active		-	19 (As on Dec 31, 2020)	-

Workarea got acquired by VTEX on Feb 10, 2021.

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Workarea has raised a total funding of $12M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 25, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Aug 23, 2018 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Workarea has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Workarea:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 23, 2018	8574906	Series A	3208155	3670463	5849740	5426346
Aug 15, 2017	1092667	Venture Debt	3342716	1117466	4260791	Horizon
Aug 25, 2014	8781279	Series A	9985465	8035643	Safeguard Scientifics	8745158

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The founders of Workarea are Jason Hill and Darren Hill.

Here are the details of Workarea's key team members:

Jason Hill: Former Co-Founder & CTO of Workarea.
Darren Hill: Co-Founder of Workarea.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Workarea's employee count trend

Workarea has 19 employees as of Dec 20. The total employee count is 30.0% lower than what it was in Dec 19. Here is Workarea's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Workarea include Shopify, Squarespace and BigCommerce. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Workarea, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Shopify 2006, Ottawa (Canada), Public	Provider of an all-in-one commerce platform for businesses of all sizes	$122M	Georgian, OMERS & 19 others	87/100
2nd	Squarespace 2003, United States, Acquired	Provider of tools for website creation, hosting, and online business	$591M	General Atlantic, T. Rowe Price & 20 others	82/100
3rd	BigCommerce 2009, Austin (United States), Public	Provider of ecommerce platform and related services for online businesses	$233M	Goldman Sachs, Floodgate & 13 others	74/100
4th	ShopUp 2017, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Series B	Retailer of neighborhood shops and clothing	$198M	Valar Ventures, Flourish & 12 others	73/100
5th	AnyMind Group 2016, Minato (Japan), Public	Provider of e-commerce, marketing, and manufacturing platforms	$91.7M	Nomura, JP Investment & 15 others	72/100
6th	CommerceIQ 2012, Mountain View (United States), Series D	Provider of unified AI platform for retail ecommerce sales and optimization	$196M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Shasta Ventures & 6 others	71/100
7th	Cart.com 2020, Houston (United States), Series D	Provider of unified commerce and logistics solutions for business growth	$735M	Trinity Capital, B. Riley Financial & 49 others	69/100
8th	etaily 2020, Metro Manila (Philippines), Series A	Provider of software suite solutions for e-commerce businesses	$24M	SKS Capital, Ayala & 17 others	69/100
9th	Commercetools 2006, Munich (Germany), Acquired	Provider of a platform for enterprise digital commerce and related services	$291M	Accel, Insight Partners & 10 others	67/100
10th	SPS Commerce 1998, Minneapolis (United States), Public	Provider of cloud-based platform for retail supply chain management solutions	$50.5M	Axiom Venture Partners, Granite Partners & 6 others	67/100
92nd	Workarea 1994, Philadelphia (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based software solution to create online stores for e-tailers	$12M	Horizon, Montage Capital & 3 others	39/100