Seek Investments has provided $29.5m for the disability support worker matching platform, having also formed a strategic alliance with the business.

Hireup, an Australia-based matching service for disabled people and support workers, secured A$40m ($29.5m) in funding from Seek Investments, a vehicle for diversified holding group Seek, on Sunday.

Founded in 2014, Hireup has built a web and mobile platform that helps users with functional diversity and their families to identify and employ disability support workers with similar interests, demographics and locations.

The company will use the money to improve its services, increase headcount across various functions, form strategic partnerships and…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.