Wanderly files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Wanderly files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Wanderly files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Wanderly, a Delray Beach, Florida-based healthcare staffing marketplace, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December, citing a need to “reorganize its financial affairs,” according to court filings.
The company, also characterized as a community site, uses blockchain, big data and machine learning to create a marketplace for the healthcare staffing community, according to its website. Wanderly listed $3.9 million in liabilities and assets of $491,218 in its filing with the Southern District of Florida bankruptcy court on Dec. 26, 2024.
Community sites provide information and forums on which employers can advertise jobs. Growth in the category slipped 15% year over year in 2023, “suggesting these services are more sensitive to fluctuations hiring trends, compared to online classifieds, for example, which are less cyclical,” according to SIA’s Online Job Advertising Market Update report published in May 2024.
The healthcare staffing segment overall has struggled, dropping 24% in 2023, according to SIA’s US Healthcare Staffing Market Assessment: 2024 Update, published in June. The decline came after massive, pandemic-driven growth over the previous two years, according to Healthcare Staffing Analyst Crystal Fullilove, author of the report. Even so, healthcare staffing remains the largest segment of the US staffing industry.
As of the initial filing, Wanderly had 89 employees and “wages are current,” according to a subsequent filing made on Dec. 27.
An attorney for Wanderly was not immediately available for comment.
Bankruptcy case number #24-23477.