Draft:Awork (Software)
{{Short description|Project management software}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = awork GmbH
| type = Private
| industry = {{Unbulleted list|Software|Project management}}
| founded = 2021
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Tobias Hagenau|Lucas Bauche|Nils Czernig{{Cite web |last=Jäger |first=Mathias |date=2022-02-09 |title=Exit von HQLabs bringt 3 Millionen Euro für awork |url=https://www.hamburg-startups.net/exit-von-hqlabs-bringt-3-millionen-euro-fuer-awork/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Hamburg Startups |language=de}}}}
| hq_location_city = Hamburg
| hq_location_country = Germany
| area_served = {{Unbulleted list|EU|United Kingdom}}
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Tobias Hagenau (CEO)}}
| products = awork
| num_employees = 53 (2025){{Cite web
|title=awork: Revenue None: Competitors,Alternatives
|url=https://growjo.com/company/awork
|archive-url=http://archive.today/deZA1
|archive-date=2025-06-03
|access-date=2025-06-03
|website=Growjo
|language=en
}}
| website = https://awork.com
}}
awork GmbH is a privately held software company based in Hamburg, Germany. It develops awork, a cloud-based project management platform commonly used by agencies and project-based teams.{{Cite web
|title=awork Reviews & Features 2025
|url=https://omr.com/en/reviews/product/awork
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210082302/https://omr.com/en/reviews/product/awork
|archive-date=2024-12-10
|access-date=2025-06-03
|website=OMR Reviews
|publisher=Software Reviews GmbH
History
awork GmbH was founded in 2021 by Tobias Hagenau, Lucas Bauche, and Nils Czernig.
The trio had previously developed the awork software in 2019 while working at HQLabs, an ERP business software company they also co-founded.{{Cite web |last=Jäger |first=Mathias |date=2022-02-09 |title=Exit von HQLabs bringt 3 Millionen Euro für awork |url=https://www.hamburg-startups.net/exit-von-hqlabs-bringt-3-millionen-euro-fuer-awork/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Hamburg Startups |language=de}} Following the acquisition of HQLabs by BID Equity, the founders established awork GmbH as an independent company.{{Cite web |title=BID Equity acquires HQLabs None: a leading provider of agency software in Germany |url=https://bidequity.de/en/announcement_hqlabs |archive-url=http://archive.today/MTQgh |archive-date=2025-06-03 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=BID Equity |publisher=BID EQUITY GmbH |language=de}}
In January 2023, awork GmbH announced a €5 million Series A funding round led by Hi Inov-Dentressangle and Swiss Post Ventures.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-18 |title=awork closes €5 million Series-A to become No.1 in the DACH region – Hi Inov |url=https://www.hiinov.com/awork-closes-e5-million-series-a.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418140400/https://www.hiinov.com/awork-closes-e5-million-series-a.html |archive-date=2025-04-18 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=Hi Inov |publisher=Hi Inov S.A.S. |language=en}} By 2025, the company had expanded from the German-speaking markets into the United Kingdom.{{Cite web
|date=2025-04-10
|title=awork expands into the British market
|url=https://startupcity.hamburg/news-events/news/awork-expands-into-the-british-market
|archive-url=http://archive.today/rzFq9
|archive-date=2025-06-03
|access-date=2025-06-03
|website=Startup City Hamburg
|publisher=HIW Hamburg Invest Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH
}} As of 2025, the company employs over 50 people and has an estimated annual revenue of approximately $7.5 million.{{Cite web
|title=awork: Revenue None: Competitors,Alternatives
|url=https://growjo.com/company/awork
|archive-url=http://archive.today/deZA1
|archive-date=2025-06-03
|access-date=2025-06-03
|website=Growjo
|language=en
}}
Software
The company’s main product awork is a cloud-based project management platform developed for use by agencies and project-based teams. The software includes features for task management, time tracking, resource planning, calendar integration, automation, and documentation. It also supports collaboration with external stakeholders and integrates with third-party business tools via an open API.{{Cite web |last=Siebert |first=Jan |date=18 May 2023 |title=awork - Wozu braucht man das? Erfahrungen und Alternativen! |url=https://verzeichnis.digital-affin.de/software/awork-erfahrungen/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425193730/https://verzeichnis.digital-affin.de/software/awork-erfahrungen/ |archive-date=2025-04-25 |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Digital Affin Verzeichnis |publisher=tomorrow web GmbH |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-29 |title=The awork Test - What does the tool from Hamburg offer? - pm-tools |url=https://pm-tools.info/projektmanagement-software-reviews-en/the-awork-test-what-does-the-tool-from-hamburg-offer/?lang=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418110917/https://pm-tools.info/projektmanagement-software-reviews-en/the-awork-test-what-does-the-tool-from-hamburg-offer/?lang=en |archive-date=2025-04-18 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=pm-tools.info |publisher=Eike Venzmer |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Rahlmeyer |first=Felix |date=2025-01-23 |title=Die Top 10 Marketing-Tools, die du 2025 kennen solltest |url=https://www.business-punk.com/brand/die-top-10-marketing-tools-die-du-2025-kennen-solltest/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Business Punk |language=de-DE}}
User data is hosted on ISO 27001-certified servers within the European Union, in accordance with GDPR requirements and EU data protection regulations.{{Cite web |title=Legal and privacy - While using awork (app) |url=https://www.awork.com/legal-and-privacy/privacy-policy-awork-app |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421054550/https://www.awork.com/legal-and-privacy/privacy-policy-awork-app |archive-date=2025-04-21 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=awork |publisher=awork GmbH |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Ist awork das richtige Tool für Dich? |url=https://www.omt.de/online-marketing-tools/awork/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618183815/https://www.omt.de/online-marketing-tools/awork/ |archive-date=2024-06-18 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=OMT |publisher=OMT GmbH |language=de}}
Reception
In 2025, the company's software awork was ranked as the most popular tool of 2024 by OMR Reviews, based on aggregated user reviews across multiple software categories.{{Cite web |last=Erdner |first=Marvin |date=2025-01-20 |title=Die beliebtesten Top 100 Tools im DACH-Raum 2025 |url=https://omr.com/de/daily/top-100-omr-reviews |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215103725/https://omr.com/de/daily/top-100-omr-reviews |archive-date=2025-02-15 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=OMR |publisher=ramp106 GmbH |language=de}} It led rankings in areas such as project management, work management, agency software, workflow management, project collaboration, and task management.{{Cite web |title=awork Reviews & Features 2025 |url=https://omr.com/en/reviews/product/awork |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210082302/https://omr.com/en/reviews/product/awork |archive-date=2024-12-10 |access-date=2025-06-03 |website=OMR Reviews |publisher=Software Reviews GmbH}}
Research
Between 2022 and 2025, awork GmbH published an annual Work Happiness Report analysing workplace satisfaction in German-speaking countries across multiple sectors.{{Cite web
|date=2024-05-27
|title=Arbeitsglück: Work Happiness Report 2024 - Ministerium für Glück und Wohlbefinden
|url=https://ministeriumfuerglueck.de/blog/work-happiness-report-2024/
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120154755/https://ministeriumfuerglueck.de/blog/work-happiness-report-2024/
|archive-date=2024-11-20
|access-date=2025-06-03
|website=Ministerium für Glück und Wohlbefinden
|publisher=Gina Schöler
|language=de
}} In 2024, the company also released the Agency Happiness Report, which focused specifically on working conditions within the agency sector.{{Cite web
|last=Servatius
|first=Frederic M.
|date=2025-02-10
|title=Warum Arbeiten in der Agentur sinnlos ist - absatzwirtschaft
|url=https://www.absatzwirtschaft.de/warum-arbeiten-in-der-agentur-sinnlos-ist-266670/
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328083235/https://www.absatzwirtschaft.de/warum-arbeiten-in-der-agentur-sinnlos-ist-266670/
|archive-date=2025-03-28
|access-date=2025-06-03
|website=Absatzwirtschaft
|publisher=solutions by HANDELSBLATT MEDIA GROUP GmbH
|language=de
}}
See also
External links
- [https://www.awork.com/ Official website]
References
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