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Upskls acquires UK-based Work Simplr, combined firm is talent platform for students

August 10, 2022

Upskls, a Denver-based firm that provides on-demand work, acquired Work Simplr Ltd, a UK-based firm that built a virtual internship hosting and management solution.

The combined company will adopt the name Work Simplr. It is a talent platform that matches students to companies that need tasks done. Types of jobs include online research, data entry/cleansing, user testing and sales lead development. The average project pays $400.

“Work Simplr enables organizations to quickly and seamlessly launch new workstreams through our platform, leveraging a huge talent pool of students with workstream-specific skills,” said Jodi McPherson, CEO of Upskls and now CEO of Work Simplr.

Former Work Simplr CEO Shrevan Marath is now the chief product officer at the combined company.