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The Workers Lab
AddedFeb 18, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
The Workers Lab

The Workers Lab

Operating

Accelerator investing in entrepreneurship and technology for low-wage workers. Founded by Carmen Rojas, funded by SEIU.

Location
Oakland, CA, US
Founded
2014
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The Workers Lab is a nonprofit investor focused on supporting innovative ideas that benefit low-wage workers. They invest in entrepreneurs, community organizers, technologists, and organizations developing scalable solutions to improve working conditions. The Lab's investments typically range from $150,000 grants, targeting projects that meet workers where they are and acknowledge their diverse backgrounds.

Notable portfolio companies include Leap Fund and Let's Get Set. The Workers Lab, founded by Carmen Rojas and currently led by Adrian Haro, emphasizes proximity to workers in their investment approach. Their team, primarily composed of first-generation, queer individuals and people of color, reflects this commitment. The Lab's unique value proposition lies in its focus on worker-centric innovation and its backing from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

The Workers Lab - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments3
Current Portfolio Count3
Total Portfolio Exits0

Top Investment Stages

Grant2 (66.7%)
Angel1 (33.3%)

Stage Mix

Grant 67%Angel 33%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

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Let's Get Set

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Leap Fund

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New Deal Home Improvement Company

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The Workers Lab - Classification

NAICS
  • 813000Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
  • 813900Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
  • 813920Professional Organizations
  • 810000Other Services (except Public Administration)
SIC
  • 8600Membership Organizations
  • 8690Membership Organizations, Not Elsewhere Classified
Show 8 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 7300Business Services