{"id":72125,"date":"2023-05-17T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=72125"},"modified":"2023-06-12T08:49:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T15:49:08","slug":"mozilla-ventures-announces-investment-in-rodeo-an-app-empowering-gig-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/mozilla-ventures-announces-investment-in-rodeo-an-app-empowering-gig-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla Ventures announces investment in Rodeo, an app empowering gig workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Funding will grow the startup\u2019s tech team, help make gig work more transparent<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(UNITED KINGDOM | MAY 18, 2023) <\/strong>\u2013 Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/mozilla.vc\/\">Mozilla Ventures<\/a> is announcing a new investment and its first in the United Kingdom: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gorodeo.app\/\">Rodeo<\/a>, an app that makes the gig work ecosystem more transparent for gig workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodeo helps workers access and control their data, providing critical insights like earnings over time and pay rates across different gig platforms. The app also allows its users to chat with fellow gig workers and swap valuable learnings and tips. Rodeo is used by more than 10,000 delivery drivers from Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gig work is a rapidly-growing sector, with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/nov\/05\/gig-working-in-england-and-wales-more-than-doubles-in-five-years\">estimated<\/a> 4.4 million gig workers in the UK and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesbusinesscouncil\/2021\/08\/12\/will-the-gig-economy-become-the-new-working-class-norm\/?sh=15df45d7aee6\">likely more than<\/a> 1 billion across the world. While gig work platforms have played a crucial role in unlocking economic opportunity, they have also come <a href=\"https:\/\/2020.internethealthreport.org\/spotlights\/labor-rights-unlock-data-power\/\">under fire<\/a> for exploitative behavior.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mozilla Ventures is a first-of-its-kind impact venture fund to invest in startups that push the internet \u2014 and the tech industry \u2014 in a better direction. Mozilla Ventures isn\u2019t publicizing its investment amount at this time. Rodeo has previously received investment from LocalGlobe and Seedcamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding will help expand Rodeo\u2019s tech team and also defend users\u2019 legal rights to access and portability of their data \u2014 two vital mechanisms for earning a living in the gig economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Says Alfie Pearce-Higgins, Co-Founder of Rodeo<\/strong>: \u201cMozilla has always fought for interoperability and user agency. That\u2019s why we are excited to work with Mozilla Ventures as we continue to empower gig workers and ensure their rights of data access and portability as enshrined in GDPR.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Says Mohamed Nanabhay, Managing Partner of <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.vc\"><strong>Mozilla Ventures<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cMozilla Ventures\u2019 mission is to fuel companies pushing the tech industry in a better direction \u2014 companies that respect users, and that empower them with their data. Rodeo exemplifies these principles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Says Champika Fernando, who leads Mozilla\u2019s <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/foundation.mozilla.org\/data-futures-lab\/\"><strong>Data Futures Lab<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThe scales of the gig economy are currently tipped very much in favor of the platforms, not the workers. By addressing the way data is governed, we attempt to balance the scales and make the gig economy more equitable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodeo will join a cohort of other mission driven startups that Mozilla Ventures has invested in, including <a href=\"https:\/\/secureailabs.com\/\">SAIL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heylogin.com\/\">heylogin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lelapa.ai\/\">Lelapa AI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themisai.io\/\">Themis AI<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blockpartyapp.com\/\">Block Party<\/a>. Mozilla Ventures <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/mozilla-launches-first-of-its-kind-venture-fund-to-fuel-responsible-tech-companies-products\/\">launched<\/a> in 2022 with an initial $35 million in funding.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Press contact<\/em><\/strong><em>: Kevin Zawacki | <\/em><a href=\"mailto:kevin@mozillafoundation.org\"><em>kevin@mozillafoundation.org<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding will grow the startup\u2019s tech team, help make gig work more transparent (UNITED KINGDOM | MAY 18, 2023) \u2013 Today, Mozilla Ventures is announcing a new investment and its first in the United Kingdom: Rodeo, an app that makes the gig work ecosystem more transparent for gig workers. 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