Instant Teams lands $1.5M in growth funding for a remote work platform for military spouses

February 25, 2020
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Liza Rodewald put together government and healthcare-adjacent remote work teams in her time running a software company, and has plenty of experience with telework teams.

Then, when she married a service member, she also connected with another community of distributed workers: military spouses.

“Most military spouses live in Facebook groups online. At least 10 times a week you see, ‘Where do I find a remote job?'” she said.

It was also a theme she heard as she lived in predominantly military neighborhoods. She became a mentor to other military spouses who were seeking to continue career growth, even as there was uncertainty about how long they would be in one place and move every two to three years.

“There were so many different types of skillsets that were being underutilized,” she said.

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February 25, 2020

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