Shifty
Same-day extra staff marketplace for Spanish hospitality
Shifty connects bars, restaurants, hotels and caterers in Madrid and Barcelona with verified temporary workers for individual shifts. Workers choose which shifts to accept, venues see public reliability data, and the company can act as the employer of record through its own temporary staffing agency (ETT) when the venue prefers not to contract directly. It reports over 10,000 verified professionals and a sub-5% no-show rate.
Our reading. Best for independent bars and restaurants in Madrid or Barcelona that need last-minute extras with transparent hourly costs and no subscription.
Strengths
- Public per-hour pricing and a free plan; venues pay only when a shift is filled
- Mutual choice model: no automatic assignments, both sides rate each other
- Built-in ETT option handles contracts and social security for short shifts
Limits
- Only Madrid and Barcelona so far (Málaga in preparation)
- Very young company with a four-person team
- No integrations with rota or payroll software
Founded 2024 by a four-person team, no disclosed funding, 200+ venues in Madrid and Barcelona
Legal entity Shifty AI SL, Madrid; founders Mathias Vier (ex dark-kitchen operations) and Crescente Pucci (ex Uber Eats engineer); publishes hospitality salary calculators and CCNL tables for Madrid
- https://shifty.es/nosotros
- https://shifty.es/blog/como-contratar-personal-extra-hosteleria
- https://elreferente.es/startup/shifty-app/?refrc=1