We are delighted to announce that Remote has been named to the Inc. Best Workplaces list for 2021!

This year, thousands of companies were considered, with only 429 making the final list of honorees. Each nominated company participated in an employee survey on topics including management effectiveness, perks, and fostering employee growth. In addition to employee feedback, each company also took part in a benefits audit.

“We're thrilled to be named as one of the Inc. Best Workplaces this year,” says Job van der Voort, Remote’s CEO. “We started Remote to make great jobs accessible to more people around the world, and we know we can only accomplish that if our own team feels happy and supported.”

Achieving our mission to connect people and businesses across the globe starts with our own team. As the foremost authority on global employment, Remote has deep knowledge of payroll, benefits, compliance, and employee experiences in dozens of countries around the world. We strive to ensure that everyone who works with Remote — either as one of our own employees, or as an employee of one of our many customers — receives the respect and support they deserve. We will continue to advocate for a more inclusive, people-first future of work.

“The definition of a positive workplace has changed drastically over the past year,” says Inc. editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk. “So, this year’s list is even more important as it reveals organizations that continue to enrich the lives of its employees amid a pandemic.”

Remote has always been a remote-first organization (and always will be). We believe the best way to compete in a global market is to have a global team. With more than 170 Remoters spread across 40 countries and counting, we know what it takes to provide a great working environment for people from different backgrounds, communities, and time zones.

Earning our spot on the Inc. Best Workplaces 2021 list is a great honor, and we will continue to champion the benefits of global teams.

Right now, you too have all the tools you need to employ anyone in the world, easily and affordably! If you are ready to start employing in other countries, click here to get started. To learn more about Remote and how we make it easy for companies of all sizes to employ full-time workers and contractors around the world, subscribe to our blog using the link below or visit remote.com.

Remote is always looking for great people. We currently have positions available in:

Check out our available listings on our careers page. To learn more about what it’s like to work for Remote, you can view our public handbook, which covers our values, asynchronous work processes, and more.

Remote named to Inc. Best Workplaces 2021

Remote Affiliates Program Launch

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Remote Affiliates Program, which now allows Remote advocates to earn commissions by referring new customers. 

We’re calling all HR consultants, accountants, recruiting agencies, industry influencers, and member marketplaces! You know business owners and leaders who want to hire internationally, but they’re getting bogged down by local labor laws and tax issues in different countries. As a Remote affiliate, you can help them scale faster. 

You can help spread the word about Remote to business owners in need and earn generous commissions for your efforts. To start earning money for referrals from your network, visit the Remote Affiliates Program homepage to sign up now.

How does the Remote Affiliates Program work?

The Remote Affiliates Program accepts applications from people and businesses of all sizes. Remember to use your company email address when you sign up!

Once you submit your application, our Remote Affiliates Team will review your information to determine whether you qualify based on a variety of factors, including your company mission, brand alignment, target audience, etc. We pride ourselves on working with individuals and organizations who share our values, which you can read about in our public handbook.

Once you’ve been accepted into the program, you will receive a unique referral link from Remote. Share that link within your network and help spread the word to business owners who could benefit from Remote’s products. Then, you earn a commission of 10-15% for each new customer referral based on the amount of the customer sales generated each month.

This link has a window of 90 days, so even if someone who clicks your link does not sign up right away, you will still receive the commission as long as the signup occurs within 90 days of using your link. Plus, your exclusive link never expires, so you can share it as many times as you want.

Here’s an example of how the process could look:

April 30, 2021 - You submit your application to the Remote Affiliates Program.

May 7, 2021 - Our Remote Affiliates Team finishes its review and approves your application. You gain access to our affiliates portal, powered by PartnerStack, where you can get your exclusive referral link and access to a library of helpful resources.

May 10, 2021 - You post your exclusive referral link on your Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook accounts, as well as email it to a few people you know are hiring internationally.

May 13, 2021 - Five customers click your link and sign up for Remote the same day.

May 20, 2021 - Your five referred customers hire one full-time employee each using Remote’s global employment services.

May 2021 to May 2022 - Your commissions are calculated based on Remote management fees minus any discounts, taxes, and VAT. Your referral payouts happen monthly and continue each month the referred customer is active for up to 12 months.

Best of all, we don’t cap your commissions to one employee. If someone you refer onboards 100 employees through Remote in their first year, you get a commission for all 100 people. Not a bad return for sharing a link!

Why launch the Remote Affiliates Program now?

Over the last few years, we have seen a major shift toward remote work around the world. Alongside that shift, we have seen a democratization of access to opportunity. We want to empower influencers and businesses around the world to connect growing companies and ambitious professionals with the tools they need to turn their visions into reality.

Our mission is to make it easier for businesses and employees around the world to work together. We believe everyone deserves a good job for a good salary, just as we believe businesses of all sizes deserve access to global talent. Opportunity should not be locked away in a few cities or hoarded by a small number of enterprise companies. 

In launching the Remote Affiliates Program, we are taking another step toward building a more connected, more equitable world. We hope you will apply today to share Remote with others, help people forge new connections, and earn great commissions in the process.

You can start earning through the Remote Affiliates Program right away. Submit your application, and our Remote Affiliates Team will review the information and get back to you quickly. If you have any questions, let us know on Twitter or send us an email at affiliates@remote.com.

Thank you for joining us in our mission to make global employment more accessible for all.

Refer and earn through our new Remote Affiliates Program

We are excited to announce that starting today, any company can register on Remote to onboard contractors and full-time employees all over the world in minutes. Our goal is to make onboarding and paying your global workforce as simple and fast as possible, and launching self-enrollment on the Remote platform makes it easier than ever to employ a global team.

Our self-onboarding process couldn't be simpler.

To get started, click here to set up your account.

Select your desired currency for payments and provide some basic information about your business.

Next, you’ll be presented with our Master Services Agreement (MSA). After you sign the document, we’ll email you a copy of your agreement for your records.

Of course, if you have any questions or if you aren’t ready to sign right away, we are happy to work with you directly.

The whole process takes less than two minutes! That means you can start adding contractors and employees to our platform right away. Your new team members will remain in an unverified status until we complete the necessary paperwork and the appropriate SLAs are signed. Once that’s done, we’ll automatically send invites to new team members and mark them as active on the platform. 

The turnaround time for this is fast — usually a couple of days, depending on the country — but we are continuing to accelerate the process. For our next iteration, we’re working on automating verification SLAs so you can get your new hires onboarded even faster. Click the link at the bottom of this article to subscribe to our blog so you never miss an update.

Our new self-enrollment process means you can get started without speaking to anyone from Remote. However, if you would prefer to talk with us about your unique situation, we are always available to chat. Just head to our contact page, tell us what you need, and we’ll get back to you right away.

Making it easier than ever to employ your global team

We believe everyone should have access to good opportunities, just as we believe every company should have access to great global talent. The easier we make it for companies to connect to people around the world, the closer we get to that goal.

We are excited to announce self-enrollment today, and we are working on many new things to make it even easier for companies of all sizes to employ teams around the world. If you are ready to get started right away, you can self-enroll today or reach out to speak with sales. To learn more about Remote and what we do, check out our Get Started page.

You can now self-onboard employees and contractors on Remote.

Introducing faster onboarding with self-enrollment

The more we grow, the more we can help you grow.

Remote has been busy in 2021. Today, we are pleased to announce that we have added support for 10 new countries, bringing our total availability to 31 around the world.

Say hello to Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, and Romania!

Introducing Remote for 10 New Countries

Remote does not treat the opening of a new country lightly. We take the time (usually several months) to open our own local legal entities before we begin to offer service. This means we take longer to expand, but the end result is a better solution for you and your team.

As soon as we open an entity in a new country, we can immediately offer best-in-class global employment services in that area. Our teams of local experts eliminate third-party handoffs to ensure you receive the best service possible, no matter where you call headquarters. 

That means stronger protections for your intellectual property, a superior experience for your employees, and, of course, the best payroll and benefits platform in the business. In fact, there are several advantages to using an owned-entity global employer over a partner-dependent one.

With this announcement, Remote can now help businesses of all sizes employ full-time, part-time, and contract workers in more places. And we’re opening in more countries all the time.

You can view our country availability roadmap in our Country Explorer.

If we are not currently available in a country where you need help, let us know! We can already help you with contractor payments and management in almost every country in the world.

We are excited to expand our top global employment solutions to more countries. Keep an eye on our Twitter and LinkedIn accounts for regular announcements on availability. If you want to know more, send us an email at hello@remote.com or reach out on social media. No matter where you live and work, we are always happy to help.

Remote is growing! Say hello to Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Estonia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, and Romania.

Remote is now live in 10 new countries

As an industry leader in global employment and payroll, we’re excited to share details on a few recent updates to the Remote platform that give you even more flexibility in how you pay employees for extras beyond their salary. 

We know salary is only one piece of the payroll puzzle for most companies. That’s why earlier this year, we rolled out two new capabilities — Expenses and Incentives — that empower our customers to use Remote as a one-stop-shop for all their employee payments, from salary deposits to expense reimbursements to special incentive payouts.

Whether your HR team is one person wearing many hats or a robust center of excellence with multiple divisions, the payroll process can get challenging quickly. Often, we hear that our customers have used multiple platforms for different types of remittances to cobble payments together manually. Yikes!

With our new expense and incentive features, Remote streamlines every aspect of the payroll process. No more logins to multiple accounts. No more complicated spreadsheets. You can easily approve expenses and pay out bonuses, commissions, and more in seconds.

In a nutshell, we’ve integrated the ability to reimburse expenses and pay commissions, bonuses, stipends, allowances, and other one-time payments outside of salary, right into our payroll platform.

You log into Remote. From the expenses area, you can review, approve, deny, or check the status of reimbursement invoices submitted by employees.

From the incentives area, you can pay out custom bonuses, commissions, allowances, and stipends with just a few clicks.

It’s that easy! And of course, you can also manage your regular payroll, approve time off requests, and pay contractors without leaving your browser.

Frequently asked questions about benefits and expenses

We know getting payroll right is top of mind for our customers, so we take enhancements to Remote’s platform seriously.

Can you schedule incentive payments for the future?

Yep. When adding an incentive payment in Remote, you just have to specify the payroll month to apply the payment. You can choose to pay the employee as soon as possible or schedule the payment for a later paycheck. However, all expenses and incentive payments must be submitted by the 10th of the month in order to be paid to employees during that month.

Can you pay employees in their local currency?

We’re one step ahead of you. Remote is set up to automatically detect the employee’s local currency, so you will see that currency reflected when submitting the incentive form. 

Can you see past payments made to employees?

Absolutely! You can quickly track your payment status, view scheduled payments, and review past payments made to employees any time in the Remote platform.

Salaries are obviously critical, but a paycheck is just one reason your employees stay with your company. Team culture, advancement opportunities, and perks are also big motivators.

Luckily, you don’t have to settle on a one-size-fits all plan to give your team the extras they want. With Remote, you can pay employees for bonuses, commissions, allowances, and stipends, as well as make one-time payments to employees for things like office supplies, ergonomic chairs, unused time off reimbursements, referral rewards, and any other incentives unique to your organization.

Say you want to give your software developer in Florida a monthly flip-flop fund or your sales rep in Colorado a monthly beanie bankroll. You can set up both by selecting the “Other” category under the incentives payment and adding the notes to the form. Customizations like these provide flexibility so you can quickly and easily apply the perks that best meet the needs of your individual employees.

These new releases build on important product enhancements fueled by direct customer feedback to help us simplify the global HR process. But we’re not done yet! Stay tuned as we continue to automate away the complexities of payroll, compliance, and benefits workflows for your business.

Feature update: Offering benefits and expenses through Remote

Benefits and expenses: New ways Remote helps you pay employees beyond their salary

Who are the leaders of the future of work? Who are the people creating tools to empower remote teams, advocating for remote-first practices, and leading their organizations through the change?

We wanted to know, too. So we went out and found them.

Today, we published The 2021 Remote Influencer Report. This is not a simple collection of remote work advocates on social media: this is an all-new approach to categorizing and capturing the impact of the biggest players in remote work today, both on the front lines and behind the scenes. We hope this report will help you broaden your understanding of the remote work landscape and the most prominent voices within it.

We could have provided a long list of influential remote work advocates, but that would only tell part of the story. We wanted to go deeper — to identify the people bringing real value to the remote work space.

Who can help companies make a smooth remote transition? Who saw the early days of remote work and has the wisdom of experience today? Who offers the best advice for company leaders, remote workers, and everyone in between? No one had that knowledge available. Once we realized that, we knew we needed to create The 2021 Remote Influencer Report.

To ensure we captured the full range of major players in remote work, we split the top 75 influencers into three groups: Innovators, Enablers, and Accelerators.

Plenty of people have claimed to be remote work experts since the start of the pandemic. Remote Innovators, however, have been laying the groundwork for remote teams for several years.

Think of the Innovators as the pioneers of remote work. They collaborated across distances before remote work tools were common. They built companies without offices before anyone had heard of such a thing. Through strategy, foresight, and a little trial and error, they created the models that drove today’s global shift toward remote work.

Jeanne Meister, Founder of Future Workplace Academy

Without the Remote Enablers, everyone working remotely would still be making phone calls and sending emails for every project. This group saw the opportunity of remote work and recognized that the world needed better tools to make the distributed future a reality. So, they got to work and made their own.

Remote Enablers include founders of remote-empowering companies, coaches and trainers helping organizations make the shift, and strategists experimenting with remote work best practices.

Nadia Rawlinson, Chief People Officer at Slack

When we talk about the future of work, we’re talking about the experiments happening right now to push the boundaries of what work can be. The Remote Accelerators are the leaders conducting those experiments.

Accelerators are HR executives, top business journalists, and company leaders making the permanent shift to remote work. Their actions and words drive entire industries forward. It’s thanks to them that the past year of remote work experimentation will not be an anomaly but the first major step toward a revolution. Using the wisdom unearthed by the Innovators and the tools created by the Enablers, the Accelerators are carving the path ahead.

Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Amazon

Micah Alpern, Partner with People Advisory Services at EY

Gloria Chen, Chief People Officer & EVP of Employee Experience at Adobe

You can find the full list of Innovators, Enablers, and Accelerators by downloading the full report.

We are delighted to share this report to help businesses and individuals keep pace with the rapidly evolving world of remote work. However, we recognize that rapid change means more people will continue to make great strides, many of whom do not appear here.

If you are a champion of remote work or know someone who is, let us know! We are always looking for more strong voices in the remote work space.

Today, we published The 2021 Remote Influencer Report. This is not a simple collection of remote work advocates on social media: this is an all-new approach to categorizing and capturing the impact of the biggest players in remote work today, both on the front lines and behind the scenes.

Introducing the 2021 Remote Influencer Report

Remote is committed to making global employment accessible to businesses of all sizes. Today, we are pleased to announce Remote for Startups: a new, more affordable pricing plan to help growing companies employ and pay their global teams.

Introducing Remote for Startups

For early-stage startups, cash is a precious commodity. This new pricing exclusively for startups allows Remote to help businesses employ global teams when they otherwise would not have the financial resources to do so. In offering this discount, we hope to help more small businesses succeed by opening the door to an international pool of top talent.

What services does Remote for Startups include?

In short: everything. Companies in the Remote for Startups program receive full access to Remote’s entire suite of global employment services, including:

Global payroll and benefits management through our in-country entities

Compliance services for your international employees

Remote’s best-in-class employment software

Free contractor payments to 173 countries

The strongest intellectual property protections in the industry

Remote for Startups delivers the full Remote experience at a price designed for budding startups.

To qualify for the Remote for Startups program, your company must have raised a pre-seed, seed, or Series A funding round from a venture capital firm, accelerator, incubator, or another startup empowerment organization. Companies that have raised Series B rounds and beyond are not eligible at this time.

However, we know that not all startups take the same journey. If you don’t meet these requirements but would still like to take advantage of Remote’s global employment solutions, reach out to sales@remote.com. We would love to learn about your business and help you grow your team.

How much do startups save with Remote for Startups?

Qualified startups receive a 50% discount on their first employee with Remote for one full year. For every additional employee onboarded during the first year, you also get two months free — meaning you get 12 months for the price of 10! Plus, you can manage and pay as many global contractors as you like at no cost (beyond standard payment processing fees).

Not ready to commit to a full year? Don’t worry: Remote for Startups applies both to our monthly and annual pricing models. No commitments, no hidden fees.

Is Remote for Startups limited by location?

Absolutely not. We are a global company helping other businesses scale their global teams, and we are happy to work with your business no matter where you call home.

Operating in South Africa but want to hire in Mexico? Headquartered in India but onboarding someone in France? Based in the UK and looking to pay contractors around the world? Wherever you’re based, Remote can help.

To apply for Remote for Startups, simply visit remote.com/startups and complete a short form. We will review your submission and reach out within 24 hours to confirm your eligibility, answer questions, and help you get started.

Yes! We offer bulk discounts for high-growth customers looking to hire at least 15 employees within the next 12 months. Please contact sales@remote.com to learn more about bulk discounts.

We recently launched on ProductHunt! Check out our page to see what others are saying about our mission to democratize access to global talent.

You can also learn more about Remote in our How It Works section and on our blog.

Find out why growing companies like GitLab, Paystack, and Loom turn to Remote for global HR support. Reach out to learn more or to take advantage of these special Remote for Startups savings. 

New special pricing: Remote for Startups

Introducing special pricing for startups

Over the last two years, Remote has been building a platform to help companies of all sizes employ global teams. Today, we are looking for new advocates to partner with Remote to help us champion the benefits of remote work around the world.

What will members of Remote’s new advocacy group do?

This new group will help us build a strong community for remote workers and leaders of remote-first businesses around the world. We are creating dedicated spaces for people to discuss the things that are most important to them: trends in remote work, tips and tricks to feel more connected as coworkers, ways leaders can better manage their remote workforces, and more.

To accomplish this goal, we need your help. We are looking for advocates who are passionate and vocal about championing a remote-first mindset in their communities or who have led the shift to remote work within their organizations.

Members of this new group will partner with Remote on a variety of initiatives, such as:

Features and interviews on Remote Talks or Remote Stories

Remote work community leadership opportunities 

Access to a community of fellow remote work enthusiasts and experts 

Who should apply to become a Remote advocate?

Membership to this group will be limited to those who are actively working to champion the cause of remote work in their communities and organizations.

Examples of advocates may include HR leaders empowering their remote employees; consultants helping companies develop a remote-first mindset; or CEOs shifting their companies to a permanent or hybrid remote workforce.

How to apply or recommend someone for membership

If you would like to apply for membership or recommend someone, please let us know by filling out this form. We review applications on a rolling basis and reach out to those who we feel are the best fit for this exclusive community.

For those who are passionate about remote work but who do not take an active leadership role, we have recently begun to build a new community for you as well. We would be delighted to welcome you to our new Remote Workforce group on LinkedIn: a place where the remote workers of the world can gather to swap stories and advice.

For HR leaders, CEOs, and other business executives who are driving global hiring for their organization, we have created a dedicated space for you on LinkedIn as well: Remote Employment Experts. Use this group to share ideas, discuss trending topics, troubleshoot difficulties you are facing, and learn from one another.

Thank you for helping Remote build the future of work!

We are looking for advocates who are passionate and vocal about championing a remote-first mindset in their communities or who have led the shift to remote work within their organizations.

Calling all remote work advocates

2020 was a very special year — not just for Remote, but for me as well. Still, it is difficult to reflect on our work this year without feeling like I’m discussing a sketch of our larger vision.

In 2019, we started Remote to bring better opportunities to people and companies around the world. We wanted people to be able to work in good jobs for good pay, no matter where they lived. To accomplish that, we wanted to help organizations hire and work with the world’s best talent without worrying where that talent was located.

We began 2020 with big goals, a small team, and zero customers in zero countries. Our situation was far from bleak — we had funding, and a long list of prospective customers needed our help. Still, we expected to end the year with a few customers in a few countries. If we did a good job, some people would now be able to work for cool companies in countries beyond their own. As it turned out, things moved much more quickly.

In early March, I was still flying between countries to sign documents so we could do business there, returning home just when the lockdowns began. I was worried the circumstances meant we would not be able to continue expanding into new countries. Fortunately, that was not the case.

Overnight, remote work evolved from a fringe benefit to an essential function for companies everywhere. This was a hard shock, even for those of us already working remotely. Remote work is supposed to empower people with more freedom and flexibility: instead, a pandemic stripped us all of our security, comfort, and independence. People were sitting in Zoom calls all day instead of enjoying their remote-fueled independence.

As remote work evangelists, we worked hard to show people this is not how remote work is supposed to be. Our new series, Remote Talks, helps spread the word on how to do remote work the right way.

Internally, we discovered that not only could we continue to expand into new countries, but also that thousands of companies were now searching for exactly the solution we were building. Within weeks of lockdowns, we began onboarding more and more customers. Our growth was skyrocketing.

Every startup founder dreams of that kind of momentum, but at home, I was concerned with other matters. My wife was pregnant with our second child, and we were worried about having another premature baby. In August, my son was born 10 weeks early, weighing just one-third of what a healthy baby should. He stayed in the NICU for two months, and my opportunities to visit him were limited by the pandemic.

During those two months, Remote raised a $35 million Series A round, more than doubled the size of our team, and welcomed lots of new customers. I spent part of my days with my co-founder, Marcelo, and our team, building our business. The rest of the time I spent going between home and the hospital, supporting my wife and our young daughter while visiting our newborn son.

During the toughest year of my life — something many people can say about 2020 — I thought about the values we set when we started Remote: kindness, ownership, excellence, transparency, and ambition. We wanted to work with kind people and build great things with confidence.

I am very grateful to say we have done that. Our team has built a great company and a great product. We have dozens more countries on the way in 2021. We have customers all over the world and have helped talented people connect with great opportunities they otherwise would not have had.

Because of our incredible team, I did not have to worry about Remote during the hardest days. Our company was in excellent hands. The company grew, and our customers received the care they deserved. Today, my son is a happy and healthy four-month-old.

This year, we are ready to help thousands of people access better opportunities. It is my hope that, through remote work and kindness, more people will gain the ability to spend more time with their loved ones, like I did. 

If you already know Remote, thank you for sharing the last year with us. If you are ready to grow your global team, we are ready to help: reach out and let us know. I look forward to sharing the next year with my family, our team, and our customers.

Remote in Review 2020: A message from CEO Job van der Voort

Remote in review 2020

Remote has never been ordinary. We began as a fully remote company more than a year before the COVID-19 pandemic in our quest to bring better global employment solutions to the world. Today, we continue to push the boundaries of what a distributed organization can be.

We are proud to announce the launch of Remote Labs, an initiative focused on innovation and exploration of better ways to help remote teams collaborate around the world.

Remote Labs is a new internal project at Remote where we invest in research and adoption of new collaboration technologies and best practices for remote teams. Everyone at Remote can contribute ideas or propose potential solutions to common remote work challenges. By formalizing this process into Remote Labs, we can better understand the challenges and opportunities remote organizations encounter, learn more about available options, and allocate resources for experimentation.

Our organization is growing rapidly. We have added dozens of new team members in the last few months, and we have dozens more on the way. Founding Remote Labs now allows us to formalize our commitment to a future of work that is not only remote, but also one that is consciously and deliberately beneficial to global teams.

Which qualities does Remote Labs value in new innovations?

Remote’s leadership team considers several factors when debating whether to adopt a new practice, tool, or technology:

We make it no secret that kindness is the number one company value at Remote, as outlined in our public employee handbook. Working across different cultures, borders, and time zones makes it easy for misunderstandings to get between good people. To combat this, we prioritize kindness in all communications and make a practice of assuming the best of our colleagues. New initiatives from Remote Labs must first pass the kindness test: Will adopting this new thing help or hinder our continued efforts to be kind to one another?

Working across time zones makes it difficult to gather everyone together at the same time. We pride ourselves on our ability to work asynchronously at Remote, because asynchronous workflows allow people to do their best work without extra meetings or bottlenecks. While new tools do not always need to be asynchronous, we do value those that make it easier for us to work together when we don’t work at the same time. 

Plenty of tools claim to provide major benefits to remote teams. Not all of them measure up, though. Excessive adoption of tools can lead to confusion and frustration, so we only want to pursue opportunities that can provide Remote with enormous gains in productivity, collaboration, and connectivity. Remote Labs helps us identify the best of the best to ensure everything we roll out on a larger scale will benefit the business and its people.

Remote is not just a fully remote company but a fully global company. We have team members in multiple time zones on multiple continents. Every consideration at Remote Labs must be one that can benefit our global team. Remote believes strongly in the power of a diverse workforce, and any innovation that would limit our ability to engage with our people all over the world does not have a place in our business.

These are not the only qualities Remote Labs considers, but they are the primary ones. We built Remote believing that anyone in the world should be able to work with anyone else, legally and easily. Remote’s global employment solutions allow us and our customers to hire all over the world. Now, Remote Labs allows us to explore more ways for global teams to collaborate.

What will be the first Remote Labs initiative?

The first Remote Labs initiative is already live. Every team member at Remote now receives an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset when joining the company.

Using these headsets, we hope to reach new levels of collaboration and community with our global teams. Virtual reality allows team members to stand side-by-side with colleagues all over the world. We can play games together, hang out in VR spaces, and hold meetings in virtual office rooms. As the VR space matures, we expect to use our headsets for several more purposes.

This week, we hosted our first Remote VR Day to allow our team to explore the possibilities with their new headsets together. We used apps like Spatial and Rec Room to hang out together; Beat Saber to test our reflexes and rhythm; and BigScreen to watch videos as a group. We even plan to host parts of our holiday party in VR this year.

We can’t wait to explore more new innovations and opportunities through Remote Labs in the months and years to come. With this foundation, we will build a stronger international culture, improve our productivity, and challenge our assumptions about what the future of work holds.

Introducing Remote Labs: The innovation arm of Remote

We founded Remote last year with a simple mission: help international talent access better opportunities by removing employment barriers for companies. It took us nearly 18 months to build the robust legal infrastructure required to offer this level of service to our customers in only a few countries. Today, Remote is on track to offer our full suite of services in 30 countries by the end of the year, with our customer base doubling every month.

As we pursued our mission, we learned that it’s not just about access to opportunities, but access to resources. People who were previously unable to work for ambitious organizations because of their location could now, through Remote, earn a salary and benefits better than anything they could find locally. Instead of moving away, workers could care for their loved ones, raise their kids, and enjoy all the freedoms of life without having to concede their ambitions.

For employers, the benefits of this shift have been enormous. We’re seeing companies realize the massive opportunity of talent across the planet, rather than just the talent nearest to their offices. Several employers now actively look for talent exclusively in countries where Remote can support them — and that list of countries continues to grow.

Remote is building a scaling engine for modern organizations. Access to global talent should not be limited to enterprise organizations worth billions of dollars. Just as every person deserves a good job, every company deserves the ability to hire internationally.

To help us realize this vision, we have raised $35 million from Index Ventures, with participation from Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, and Two Sigma Ventures. In addition, we’re supported by amazing angel investors including Dylan Field, Aaron Levie, Ruchi Sanghvi, Kevin and Julia Hartz, and many others.

We are experiencing the beginning of a truly global workforce. Companies can now hire the best person for every open role, no matter where an applicant lives. Talented people are no longer limited by their geography, because they can work for any company in any country. Smaller businesses that have been locked out of the global talent pool by high prices and legal complications can now compete with the biggest businesses in the world for the talent they need.

Today marks an important step in Remote’s journey to build the platform that powers the future of work. We will continue to expand into new countries, grow our product, and connect people and businesses around the world. Thank you to our customers, our team, and our investors for helping us bring the benefits of global employment to the world.

Remote has raised $35 million in Series A funding to help us connect more companies with the global talent they need. This funding will allow us to grow our global team, expand our services to new countries, and add new features to our products and services.

Remote raises $35 million to help companies access global talent

Remote raises $35 million to help more companies access global talent

This week, the world of remote work got a little bigger.

Remote is delighted to announce that we have added several new countries to our growing global network. In addition to our existing lineup, we now offer support for full-time and part-time remote workers and teams in the following regions:

🇺🇸 8 new U.S. states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Washington)

🇨🇦 3 new Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario)

We also offer support for contractor payments all over the world.

This expansion marks a major step forward toward our goal for this year. We expect to be in more than 40 countries by the end of 2020, with at least one country in every region of the world.

Even if you operate in a country we don’t cover yet, we can still help you hire the best talent. It doesn’t matter where your business is located, as long as the workers you want to hire live in one of our covered countries. Keep an eye on our countries page to see where we are and where we plan to go next.

Remote helps businesses of all sizes pay and empower their employees, and we’re adding more countries every month. Established in Costa Rica but want to hire an engineer in South Africa? Headquartered in Thailand but looking for a French customer success agent? We can help you make it happen.

This week, the world of remote work got a little bigger. Remote is delighted to announce that we have added several new countries to our growing global network. In addition to our existing lineup, we now offer support for full-time and part-time remote workers and teams in the following regions.

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