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Workhands

Company

Internet services
Since 2017
Russia
Central Federal District of the Russian Federation
Moscow
Myasnitskaya St. 13\18


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Owners:
Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) - 14,8%

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Service Working Hands

The company was founded in Krasnodar by Oleg Shilov, Olga Semko and Alexander Grishaev

The service "Workers' Hands" operates according to the "economy on demand" model and allows construction, contracting, production companies to find handymen in a short time and at a fixed price.

Customers place their orders, the service ensures the timely exit of handymen to the site, their replacement (if necessary) and accepts payment for the work done.

2026: Rostelecom doubled its stake in the Workers' Hands service

At the end of January 2026, it became known that Rostelecom, through its venture capital fund, Commit Capital LLC, doubled its share in the service for the rapid hiring of self-employed Workers' Hands. The deal will allow the telecom company to strengthen its position in the digital platform market.

The company "Workers' Hands" registered in Krasnodar offers a service for quick hiring of workers. It allows customers to quickly close temporary vacancies, solve the need for additional personnel during peak loads and, as a result, increase efficiency. The Workers' Hands platform checks the presence of self-employed status and permits necessary to provide services and perform work on the territory of the Russian Federation. The company uses its own software solutions to manage mass personnel.

Rostelecom doubled its share in the service for the rapid hiring of self-employed Workers' Hands

At the end of December 2025, Rostelecom acquired a minority stake in the Workers' Hands service. As part of the new deal, the package was increased to 25.3%. At the same time, the share of the founder of the company "Workers' Hands" Oleg Shilov decreased from 45% to 38.5%. In addition, the participation of two other co-founders - commercial director Olga Khaustova and product director Alexander Grishaev - decreased. "Rostelecom" has options for the further redemption of shares of the founders of the platform.

The funds raised by "Workers' Hands" will be directed to the development of the service and strengthening the market position. According to Shilov, it is planned to expand the staff: the company intends to increase the number of developers, product managers and sales department employees.

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The deal will expand Rostelecom's portfolio of digital solutions for customers. The increase in the share is associated with an increase in the authorized capital. The funds raised [by the Workers' Hands platform] as part of the investment round from Commit Capital will be used to develop and accelerate the company's growth, Rostelecom said[1]
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2025: Rostelecom bought a stake in the Workers' Hands service

Rostelecom acquired a minority stake in Workers' Hands LLC, a platform for quickly finding and hiring temporary performers of working specialties. This was announced on December 24, 2025 by the press service of Rostelecom.

An early investor - the Internet Initiatives Development Fund, which owned 14.82% of the business, sold part of its share with a high yield. The deal will expand Rostelecom's portfolio of digital solutions for customers and strengthen companies' position in the digital platform market. The size of the acquired share is not disclosed.

Rostelecom bought a stake in the service for the rapid hiring of self-employed Workers' Hands

"Workers' Hands" is one of the leaders of the Russian market for the provision of temporary performers. Over the years, the company has successfully completed more than 1 million orders, providing enterprises from different industries with specialized employees on a temporary basis. The efficient selection of personnel and clear compliance with the deadlines for the execution of orders ensured confidence among customers and partners.

Dmitry Reidman, director of the cluster for digital business development at X. Technologies of PJSC Rostelecom, said that investments in the Workers' Hands company will accelerate the development of the company's products. The deal would expand geographic reach and attract new users, including large corporate clients, he said.

Dmitry Reidman stressed that the deal creates additional opportunities for integrating services into existing Rostelecom products and services. This increases their competitiveness and appeal to customers. He noted that the partnership will allow both companies to significantly strengthen their position in the market, opening up prospects for further growth and innovation.

Oleg Shilov, General Director of Workers' Hands LLC, said that the agreement with Rostelecom, the leader in the domestic market for digital services and solutions, gives the company confidence in the future. According to him, this confirms the correctness of the chosen development path. He expressed his conviction that joining forces will open up wide prospects for the service and give a powerful impetus to the development of the platform.[2]

2019

Attracting 25 million rubles of investments and evaluating the company at 325 million rubles

At the end of December 2019, the Workers' Hands service attracted 25 million rubles of investments from two business angels. As a result of the financing transaction, the startup was valued at 325 million rubles, the company told TAdviser.

According to the co-founder of the project Olga Semko, the deal passed on December 10, 2019. She did not name the new investors.

The Russian service for finding handymen attracted millions and was estimated at 325 million rubles

According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, after the deal, the founders of Workers' Hands Oleg Shilov left 46.5% of the company, Olga Semko and Alexander Grishaev - 15.5% each. Someone Nikolai Povalyaev received 4.6% in the company, and Sergey Korshunov - 3.1%. 14.8% of the startup belongs to the Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF). 

The service "Working hands" is designed to search for handymen and loaders. The client - warehouse, construction or management company, etc. - is registered and online makes an application for the required number of auxiliary workers for a specific time. Performers respond, and the company monitors their movement. Earns a startup on commission.

"Working hands" block customer accounts that delay payment by more than 3-5 days. The founders also began to scrutinize clients on open information bases and collect recommendations. 

"Working Hands" ranks performers. The customer-customer rates, for delays and hack work, the service lowers the rating. Highly rated workers receive the most lucrative orders.

"Workers' Hands" conclude contracts with contractors for the provision of information services. The Contractor shall specify his TIN, bank account number, legal address and other data in the contract and send the document scan to the service by e-mail. With client companies, "Workers' Hands" sign an agreement for the provision of services for the organization of unskilled work.

Investment in the amount of 15 million rubles

On March 18, 2019, it became known that the startup "Workers' Hands" attracted seed investments from the fund in the amount of 15 million rubles. The venture capital fund funds in two tranches. According to the results of the second tranche, the share of IIDF in the company will be 25%. The team will direct investments to the development of the service.

Working Hands Team

A startup from Krasnodar is a graduate of the 16th set of the IIDF Accelerator.

With the help of "Workers' Hands," customers attracted the builders of the Krasnodar stadium, the Moscow metro station Savelovskaya and the Crimean bridge.

The project specializes in the b2b segment and attracts staff only working specialties.

Most often, customers are looking for help for construction, loading and land work. Since launch, the service has processed 6400 applications from 420 customers, provided more than 25 thousand man-shifts.

The peculiarity of the service is in the automation of interaction with customers and handymen. The whole system is built on the standards of relationships for each type of work. The login is open to both customers and contractors, you just need to meet the standards for participants.

Automated algorithms have been introduced into the system to predict and prevent cases of sudden failure of workers from going to work. In the event of a threat of a worker's absence from the site, the system automatically finds backup workers interested in earning money.

The service uses a system for assessing the reliability of performers - reliable and conscientious workers are most often offered profitable orders. Based on the customer's request, the service forms teams in 10 minutes, while independent selection by the customer takes several days.

2018: Investment from the IIDF in the amount of 2.5 million rubles

IIDF invested 2.5 million rubles in the service in exchange for 7% in the authorized capital of the company.

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