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Is UpWork an American Company?

Last updated on September 30, 2022 @ 11:00 am

UpWork is a freelancing platform that was founded in 2015. It is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and has offices in San Francisco, California, and Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company allows businesses to find and work with freelancers online.

PRO TIP: Upwork is NOT an American company. They are based in Mountain View, CA, but they are registered in Cyprus.

UpWork was founded in 2015 by two former oDesk employees, Stephane Kasriel and Igor Perisic. oDesk was a freelancing platform that was acquired by Elance (now UpWork) in 2013. UpWork is based in Mountain View, California.

UpWork has been criticized for not being an American company. Some of the criticism has been due to the fact that the company’s CEO is Canadian, and that the majority of the company’s employees are not based in the United States.

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