Whelm is a platform that consolidates client management, invoicing, legal contracts, and project tracking into a single interface for freelance professionals. It addresses the challenges of fragmented workflows and inefficient communication by providing tools for secure payments, digital signatures, and real-time feedback on media projects.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Freelancers often struggle with managing various business tasks across multiple platforms, leading to fragmented workflows and inefficient communication. This can result in wasted time, increased administrative burden, and difficulty in maintaining a cohesive brand image.
Solution
Whelm is a unified platform designed to streamline freelance operations by consolidating client management, invoicing, legal contracts, project tracking, and media feedback into a single interface. The platform enables freelancers to create custom-branded invoices, accept online payments, generate and sign contracts using templates, manage projects, and gather time-stamped feedback on media files directly from clients. By centralizing these essential functions, Whelm aims to improve efficiency, enhance client experiences, and free up freelancers to focus on their core creative work. The platform supports various media types, secure file sharing, and client communication, providing a comprehensive solution for managing freelance businesses.
Target Audience
Whelm targets freelance professionals across various creative industries, including audio engineers, videographers, designers, copywriters, and other media professionals.
Features
- Custom-branded invoice generation with online payment processing via credit card and ACH bank transfer
- Legal contract creation and e-signature functionality using pre-built templates or custom uploads
- Project management tools for tracking progress and managing client communication
- On-media feedback capabilities with drawing, pinpointing, and annotation tools for specific frame feedback
- Time-stamped comments for chronological organization of feedback
- Secure file sharing with options to disable downloads and overlay watermarks
- Support for various media types, including video, audio, images, and PDFs
- Client CRM functionality