Meet Lumina. Both Y Combinator and Alpha JWC just backed this Indonesian startup that helps the working class find jobs and network. The amount's hush-hush for now. 😉

• After being founded in September, it now has 100,000 job seekers on the platform.
• Every day, it gets 1,000 new users and 3,000 new jobs. #Traction

🧐  How it works

A tight-knit LinkedIn. Just sign up with your name, number and email — and you can join your community.

• It has communities for workers in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics and sales.
• Meet other job-seekers and people in the industry through the community forum.

Land a job, fast. Goodbye paperwork and endless job searching on way too many platforms! Lumina's got 20,000 job listings for you.

• Receive AI-based job recommendations.
• Get progress updates for your job applications. (Forget follow-ups and long waits for nothing!)
• Fast-track your application when you apply to Lumina partner companies like Shopee, Gojek Lemonilo and Astro.

Win-win. SMEs can also find quality candidates faster by tapping into Lumina's community.

• SMEs typically post on multiple platforms, like job search sites, social media groups and in-person locations.

💥  Moving fast

With the new cash, it's looking to 3x its engineering team and build an all-in-one platform where workers can also upskill and contribute to the companies they work for.

🕵🏻  Spotting a trend?

Here's the wave of startups targeting blue-collar and shift workers in SEA:

• 🇸🇬 StaffAny ($3.4M Series A) helps SMEs schedule shifts, adjust payroll and communicate with their shift workers.
• 🇻🇳 GIMO ($1.9M in second seed) enables companies to manage payroll and provide earned wage access (EWA).
• 🇮🇩 GajiGesa ($6.6M pre-Series A) simplifies managing workforce admin tasks and allows companies to provide EWA.
• 🇮🇩 MyRobin (🤫 pre-Series A) allows companies to recruit blue-collar workers and provide EWA.
• 🇸🇬 Workmate ($10M debt) simplifies managing everything from companies' recruitment to operations while matching individuals to jobs.