Black-Owned Tech Startup Raises $1M To Transform How And When We Work

Tech startup ImIn has further closed $1 million in seed funding to expand its employee scheduling app. Black-led venture capital firm Collab Capital led the funding round. 

ImIn, founded by Chime Solutions exec Lauren Wilson, is a staffing software platform aimed at helping the call center industry. 

After seven years of working at her father’s high-volume call center business, Wilson came up with the idea to launch her app after identifying the missed opportunities both companies faced because of a familiar yet widely accepted industry challenge: absenteeism. 

According to a 2017 US Department of Labor report, an estimated three percent of an employer’s workforce was absent on any given day. That number is expected to rise over the years. Wilson believes absenteeism can translate to upwards of $1 million in lost revenue monthly, which is where ImIn comes in. 

“The world and how we do things is changing quickly, and ImIn is helping organizations keep up by reimaging the way we work,” said Lauren Wilson, ImIn’s founder, and CEO. 

“Through our app, employees are now in control of their lives and careers and can choose when and how they want to work without impacting their employer’s bottom line.” 

The app supports work-life balance while helping staff maintain employment and consistent income. 

The additional funding will go towards scaling and automating ImIn’s on-demand scheduling app, which has been in its beta stage since June 2021. The app allows workers, particularly those in hourly wage positions, to have complete control of their work schedules while also earning rewards and incentives. 

Employers can use this information to help companies fill scheduling gaps by sending out push notifications to their talent pool.