Tasky Chile raises $5M from ECR Group for student employment expansion

Tasky secures $5M from ECR Group to expand student employment across Chile

Chilean startup Tasky closed a funding round with ECR Group as a strategic partner, reaching a valuation of $5 million. The company did not disclose the investment amount. Tasky connects university students with flexible, hourly-paid work and plans to use the capital to expand outside Santiago and develop new service lines.

Co-founders Alan Guiloff and his brother Eitan Guiloff, both engineering students at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, founded Tasky in 2024 after observing classmates struggle to balance work and study. The concept emerged from two WhatsApp groups where students posted and requested services, a format they formalized into a platform.

That year, Tasky won the Chilean edition of Red Bull Basement and represented the country at the international final in Tokyo, where judges identified it as the most scalable startup among 40 finalists.

The business model is straightforward: Tasky sells university student labor hours to companies and takes a commission per task. The platform currently works with more than 80 firms in retail, mass consumption, events, and last-mile logistics, and serves individuals needing freight, furniture assembly, or moving services.

According to the company, more than 30,000 university students have registered, with 120 new users joining daily. According to the company, the platform has intermediated 20,000 tasks and generated more than 500 million Chilean pesos in income for students.(startupslatam.com) Each user builds a profile with evaluations and verifiable work history that functions as credentials for formal employment.

How university labor marketplaces reshape employer access to flexible talent in Chile

ECR Group is not a traditional venture capital fund. The Chilean group operates more than 40 years in the market, spanning from Arica to Punta Arenas with over 2,500 points of sale across retail, financial, communications, and production sectors.

For employers seeking flexible workforce solutions in Chile, Tasky's model offers concrete operational advantages. The platform provides pre-vetted talent with verified academic credentials, real-time availability matching, and performance tracking through ratings. Companies access a scalable labor pool without long-term commitments, particularly valuable for seasonal campaigns, event staffing, inventory audits, and logistics surges.

University student employment in Chile is maturing rapidly. Tasky handles coordination, scheduling, check-in/check-out verification, and payment processing, reducing administrative friction for employers who previously managed temporary staff through informal channels or traditional agencies. The platform's matching system considers academic major, skills, experience, and availability to assess candidate fit for each role.

Tasky's expansion beyond one-off gigs into professional internships and first-job placement shifts how Chilean employers structure early-career talent pipelines. Rather than relying solely on university career offices or broad job boards, companies can access students throughout their academic lifecycle, from freshman-year flexible work through graduation and formal employment. This continuity allows employers to evaluate performance across multiple engagements before extending full-time offers.

For workforce planners tracking LATAM startup labor marketplace trends, Tasky's partnership with ECR Group signals convergence between digital platforms and established service providers. ECR Group's nationwide client network in retail and logistics provides immediate distribution for Tasky's student workforce, while Tasky offers ECR Group access to digitally native talent and technology infrastructure.

Guiloff told Diario Financiero the company aims to consolidate operations at the national level by leveraging its partner's client network, with a stated goal to reach breakeven before year-end.

Monitoring Tasky's national expansion and professional internship vertical rollout

Tasky is advancing partnerships with universities to let institutions manage job opportunities for their students through the platform, building on its Open I program with Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

The startup is also developing two new verticals: professional internships and first job placement, services oriented toward recent graduates that extend Tasky's reach from first-year university through formal employment. This transforms Tasky from a task marketplace into a university lifecycle platform.

Guiloff explained the goal is to accompany students throughout their entire educational journey, not just in one-off jobs. With ECR Group as a distribution anchor, the company aims to scale nationally before year-end.

The professional internship vertical may streamline compliance with Chilean university internship requirements while providing structured candidate pipelines. The first-job service targets the transition from academic to professional work, a friction point where employers often encounter mismatched expectations and high early-career turnover.

Current metrics offer baseline indicators for employers assessing platform viability. Tasky reports more than 30,000 registered university students with 120 daily additions, suggesting sustained growth in supply. The completed tasks and student earnings demonstrate transaction volume, though the company has not disclosed gross merchandise value, take rate, or repeat engagement rates.

The stated goal to reach breakeven by year-end, combined with expansion into higher-value services like internships and graduate placement, indicates a shift toward sustainable unit economics. Employers considering partnerships should monitor whether Tasky achieves profitability targets and maintains service quality during rapid geographic expansion.

ECR Group's involvement provides immediate access to established corporate clients across Chile's regions, potentially accelerating adoption outside Santiago. The partnership raises questions about how a digital-native platform integrates with a traditional service provider's operations and whether Tasky will maintain independence or become absorbed into ECR Group's broader service portfolio.

For multinational employers operating in Chile, Tasky's trajectory illustrates how university student employment platforms can supplement traditional staffing channels, particularly for flexible, short-duration roles that do not justify full recruitment cycles.