WorkFlex, a mobility compliance platform, has raised €37 million in a strategic growth round led by Spectrum Equity.
The Boston-based growth equity firm is backing the company’s expansion across Europe and continued development of its compliance infrastructure for international workforce mobility. The investment will support product enhancement and the extension of its platform into adjacent areas of mobility risk management.
What The Company Does
Founded in 2022 by Pieter Manden and Patrick Koch, WorkFlex provides software that enables companies to manage compliance requirements linked to cross-border business travel and employee mobility. Its platform is designed to help organisations navigate regulatory obligations across multiple jurisdictions while maintaining structured, audit-ready documentation.
The system automates compliance processes related to tax exposure, social security coordination, immigration requirements, and labour law. This includes handling A1 certificates, Certificates of Coverage, Posted Worker Directive notifications, and visa-related workflows. By centralising these functions, WorkFlex allows enterprises to manage compliance at scale without relying on fragmented manual processes.
The company has also introduced an SOS feature aimed at supporting employer duty-of-care obligations. The tool enables organisations to communicate with travelling employees in real time and respond quickly to emerging risks or disruptions.
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Market Context / Industry Background
The increase in cross-border work has significantly raised the complexity of compliance management for international employers. Each business trip can trigger multiple legal obligations depending on the destination country, duration of stay, and nature of work performed.
In Europe alone, business travel volumes remain high, generating millions of compliance events annually. Companies are required to navigate overlapping frameworks covering taxation, social security contributions, and labour regulations, often across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.
Traditional approaches to managing these requirements—typically involving spreadsheets, emails, and external advisors—are increasingly difficult to scale. This has created demand for integrated software solutions that can standardise processes, reduce compliance risks, and provide traceable decision-making frameworks.
WorkFlex’s positioning reflects a broader shift toward digitisation in global mobility management, where compliance is treated as an operational function supported by technology rather than an administrative burden handled manually.
Founder / Investor Commentary
Patrick Koch, co-founder of WorkFlex, emphasised the need for systems that can operationalise compliance decisions across large organisations. He noted that companies require integrated tools capable of managing regulatory complexity in a consistent and scalable way.
“We are building the automation layer for cross-border compliance. Enterprises need systems that integrate and operationalise compliance decisions at scale. This investment allows us to expand internationally and continue developing our platform for globally operating organisations,” he said.
Pieter Manden highlighted the structural challenges companies face when managing cross-border work. He pointed out that each international work event generates a series of regulatory consequences that must be handled systematically.
“Every cross-border work event triggers a chain of legal and compliance consequences. Companies need systems that make those decisions consistent, traceable and defensible. Compliance cannot live in spreadsheets and inboxes anymore — it needs technology,” he added.
Growth Plans / Use Of Funds
The funding will be used to expand WorkFlex’s presence across European markets while strengthening its product offering. This includes further development of its compliance automation engine and the extension of its capabilities into broader mobility risk management.
The company is also expected to scale its team and continue investing in platform infrastructure to support increasing demand from enterprise clients. With growing regulatory scrutiny and rising cross-border activity, WorkFlex aims to position itself as a core system for managing global mobility compliance.
In parallel, its involvement in the Global Mobility Alliance—alongside organisations such as Lufthansa, Siemens, and Personio—reflects its role in shaping industry discussions around regulatory frameworks and best practices.
About WorkFlex
WorkFlex is a compliance technology platform focused on managing cross-border workforce mobility. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the company provides automation tools for handling tax, social security, immigration, and labour law requirements related to international business travel. Its platform supports enterprises in maintaining compliant, auditable processes while operating across multiple jurisdictions.
