Instant Teams
Instant Teams is a company that provides a customer experience talent marketplace, empowering military spouses with remote work and creating significant economic impact for the military community.
Services
Instant Teams provides a customer experience talent marketplace that partners with companies to source diverse workforces and empower military spouses with remote work. The company offers an all-in-one hiring platform to access pre-vetted talent and build customized workforce solutions. Their services include remote hiring, training, deploying, and managing teams at scale. They offer flexible workforce solutions through staff augmentation and direct hire models. Instant Teams also provides skills assessments, courses, and e-interviews to ensure the right fit for roles.
Economic Impact
Instant Teams has created $40 million of economic impact for the military community. The company focuses on providing work opportunities to military spouses, thereby significantly contributing to their economic well-being. In addition to direct employment, Instant Teams partners with organizations like Grow with Google and Spouse-ly to further support these communities with opportunities for upskilling and entrepreneurship growth.
Funding and Investments
In March 2022, Instant Teams closed a $13 million Series A funding round led by Tiger Global. This infusion of capital is aimed at furthering the company's mission to provide remote work opportunities and develop their talent marketplace. The funding boosts the company's ability to innovate and scale its offerings, ensuring that they can serve both businesses and military spouses more effectively.
Industry Recognition
Instant Teams has been recognized by several esteemed organizations for its contributions and growth. They ranked #208 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies, and also achieved rankings of #13 in the HR industry and #9 in North Carolina on the same list. They have been recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, RemoteTech Breakthrough, Blue Star Families, and Hiring Our Heroes for their work. These accolades highlight their rapid growth and positive impact in both the HR industry and the military community.
Community Engagement
Instant Teams actively participates in Congressional roundtables, National Defense Authorizations Act reports, Department of Defense pilot programs, and policy/advocacy initiatives around military spouse hiring and entrepreneurship. They host a variety of community engagement events including networking sessions, comedy shows, career panels, and local business group meetings at their coworking space in Southern Pines, NC. Additionally, they offer a verified community app called Twelve Million Plus, which is exclusively for military spouses and provides a platform for networking and professional development.