# LaborUp

> LaborUp is an AI-powered recruiting platform for American manufacturing. It connects skilled industrial
> workers — machinists, CNC programmers, welders, and maintenance technicians — with manufacturing
> employers using voice-first AI screening, skills verification, and constraint-aware matching, backed by
> a dedicated recruiter. The company claims 5-10x faster hiring, >50% lower cost than traditional staffing
> agencies, 3x better post-hire retention, and a proprietary network of 25,000+ vetted workers.

LaborUp was founded by Simba Jonga and raised $7.74M total ($1.935M pre-seed + $5.8M seed, announced
2025-08-28), led by NVP with participation from Torch Capital, Threshold, Heartland VC, Daybreak,
Westbound, Marketplace Capital, and Market Square Ventures. Early traction is concentrated in the
Knoxville, Tennessee manufacturing corridor and in aerospace, shipbuilding, and critical infrastructure.

## API status

LaborUp publishes **no public API** as of 2026-07-19. There is no developer portal, no API reference, no
OpenAPI or AsyncAPI specification, no SDKs, no CLI, no MCP server, and no `/.well-known/` resources on
either the marketing site or the application host. The product is delivered as a hosted web/mobile
application at app.laborup.com. `api.laborup.com` resolves but returns an origin TLS error (HTTP 525) and
is not documented for public use. Do not assume a programmatic integration path exists; contact
team@laborup.com for partnership or data-exchange questions.

## Company

- [Home](https://www.laborup.com/): Product overview for employers hiring manufacturing talent.
- [Our Mission](https://www.laborup.com/about): Company mission and background.
- [For Workers](https://www.laborup.com/workers): How skilled tradespeople find work through LaborUp.
- [Customer Stories](https://www.laborup.com/customers-story): Named manufacturer case studies.
- [Support](https://www.laborup.com/support): Help and support resources.
- [Contact / Book a Demo](https://www.laborup.com/contact-us): Employer intake and demo request.
- [Application](https://app.laborup.com/): The LaborUp web application — sign up and sign in.

## Blog

- [Blog](https://www.laborup.com/blog): Manufacturing careers, wages, trade schools, and company news.
- [LaborUp Raises $7.7M to Power America's Industrial Workforce](https://www.laborup.com/post/laborup-raises-7-7m-to-power-americas-industrial-workforce)
- [American Manufacturing is Back!](https://www.laborup.com/post/american-manufacturing-is-back)
- [Celebrating 10,000 Knoxville MSA Workers Active on LaborUp](https://www.laborup.com/post/celebrating-10-000-knoxville-msa-workers-active-on-laborup)
- [Dirty Hands, Clean Money: Salaries in Manufacturing](https://www.laborup.com/post/dirty-hands-clean-money-salaries-in-manufacturing)
- [The Value of Trade Schools](https://www.laborup.com/post/the-value-of-trade-schools-unlocking-your-earning-potential-in-skilled-trades)

## Legal

- [Terms and Conditions](https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=15229ec3-1a63-4eac-9c3f-834399a63d4d)
- [Privacy Policy](https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=29363e10-d504-48af-b31e-4f918336b7cd)

## Optional

- [GitHub Organization](https://github.com/laborup): One archived public repository (a pgsync fork). No API clients.
- [API Evangelist profile](https://apis.io/provider/laborup): Network profile and rating for LaborUp.

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