Workrise (formerly RigUp)

Austin, Texasrigup.com1expert edge

A workforce and vendor management platform serving the energy, construction, and infrastructure sectors, offering compliance vetting, insurance services, and labor dispatching tools.

Why interesting to a deal team

Co-founded by Michael Witte who scaled to $3B valuation; provides general liability insurance and worker protections; serves energy industry contractors and operators.

Experts connected to this company

Michael WitteCo-founder; served as COO then CEO

Michael Witte

CEO and Founder

Equal Parts

LawyerAustin

Built RigUp into a $3B company, now leads a freshly-funded insurance agency roll-up targeting 25 acquisitions and $1B in premiums by 2026.

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