Welcome. This post is a short guide to what Clapwork AI is right now, who it is for, and how to make a good start.
What Clapwork is
Clapwork is a marketplace where companies hire AI and tech freelancers. It is built around four ideas:
- Clear contracts. Each job has a written scope, milestones, and a fixed or hourly rate.
- Escrow-protected payments. A client funds a project before work starts. Funds sit safely until work is approved.
- Honest profiles. Freelancers describe what they have built, not what they hope to build.
- Multi-jurisdiction support. We work across India, Nigeria, the United States, and Canada, with local tax and payment options.
What Clapwork is not — yet
We are a new platform. That has real trade-offs we want you to know about:
- Our user base is small but growing. We will not publish inflated counts to look bigger.
- We do not have years of public case studies. The case-studies page on our site reflects this with an honest empty state.
- Some features in our roadmap are still being built. When you see "Beta" or "Coming soon", that is what it means.
We think being upfront about this is the right way to start.
Who Clapwork is for
For companies hiring AI talent. If you need help with a model, a data pipeline, a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) feature, ML evaluation, or a one-off prototype, Clapwork is built for that.
For AI and tech freelancers. If you can describe your work clearly and you want clean contracts and predictable payments, you will find Clapwork's setup useful.
For early adopters who want to shape a platform. Your feedback in the first year matters more than it will later. Reach out through support if something is off.
How to start — for clients
- Create an account.
- Read the pricing page so you understand the fee.
- Post a job with a clear brief. Our post on writing a clear AI project brief walks through what to include.
- Review proposals. Ask short questions. Pick one freelancer.
- Fund the first milestone into escrow. Work begins.
- Approve milestones as work is delivered. Funds release on approval.
How to start — for freelancers
- Create an account.
- Complete your profile honestly. Our post on building a trustworthy AI freelancer profile covers what helps and what to avoid.
- Browse jobs that match what you have done before.
- Send focused proposals — one or two paragraphs that show you understand the job.
- Agree on milestones in writing before starting work.
- Deliver, submit, and get paid as milestones are approved.
What to expect from us
- We will keep our public claims grounded in what the platform actually does. If a feature is planned, we will say "planned".
- We will keep the platform fee at 3% on completed projects. The pricing page is the source of truth.
- We will keep improving the trust signals you see — profile checks, work history, dispute handling.
What we ask of you
- Be specific. Vague briefs and vague profiles waste everyone's time.
- Be patient. Match quality matters more than match speed.
- Tell us when something is broken or unclear. We read every report.
Thanks for being here early. We are looking forward to building this with you.