Answer: When Did Upwork Go Public

Upwork went public on October 3, 2018.

Understanding Public Companies

A company going public means it starts selling shares of its stock to the public market through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Companies usually go public to raise capital for expanding their business operations.

Upwork: A Brief Overview

Upwork, formerly known as Elance-oDesk, is a global freelancing platform. It’s essentially a marketplace where businesses and independent professionals can connect and collaborate remotely. Upwork enables businesses to find, hire, collaborate with, and pay freelancers for a broad range of jobs online, from IT and Design to Legal Services.

• Elance-oDesk was rebranded as Upwork in 2015.
• It is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
• The platform includes a real-time chat platform aimed at reducing the time to find and hire freelancers.

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