UPWK - Upwork, Inc

Insider Sale by Bottoms Dave (GM, Marketplace)

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Trade Summary

5 days ago, Bottoms Dave, serving as GM, Marketplace at Upwork, Inc (UPWK), sold 18,575 shares at $12.00 per share, for a total transaction value of $222,957.00. Following this transaction, Bottoms Dave now holds 2,678 shares of UPWK.

This sale represents a 87.00% decrease in Bottoms Dave's stake in the company. This is considered a high-conviction trade given the significant change in ownership.

The trade was executed on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 and publicly disclosed via SEC Form 4 filing on Friday, March 20, 2026, 2 days after the trade was made.

Upwork, Inc operates in the COMMUNICATION SERVICES sector, specifically within the INTERNET CONTENT & INFORMATION industry. Insider selling activity in this sector can provide valuable signals about industry trends and company-specific developments.

Bottoms Dave

Bottoms Dave

GM, Marketplace

Dave Bottoms (full name David T. Bottoms), age 54, is the General Manager (GM), Marketplace at Upwork, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK), a role he has held since December 2022, and was appointed an executive officer in April 2024.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/UPWK/people/david-bottoms)[[5]](https://allwork.space/2025/07/how-ai-is-reshaping-freelance-work-with-dave-bottoms/)[[6]](https://www.upwork.com/about) He leads Upwork's core Marketplace organization, overseeing product strategy, engineering, marketing, design, search & recommendations, ads & monetization, mobile experiences, and innovations like the AI agent Uma, driving 13% YoY Marketplace revenue growth and increasing the take rate to 18.0% in 2024.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/UPWK/people/david-bottoms)[[4]](https://productschool.com/resources/product-podcast/dave-bottoms-18m-freelancers)[[6]](https://www.upwork.com/about) Bottoms brings over 20 years of Silicon Valley experience, with prior senior roles including Director of Product Management at Meta Platforms (2020–2022), where he led the Ads Manager Platform; Head of Product Management for Customer Growth at Dropbox (2019–2020); and various VP-level product leadership positions at Yahoo (2013–2018), including global product management and the homepage redesign under Marissa Mayer.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/UPWK/people/david-bottoms)[[4]](https://productschool.com/resources/product-podcast/dave-bottoms-18m-freelancers)[[5]](https://allwork.space/2025/07/how-ai-is-reshaping-freelance-work-with-dave-bottoms/)[[6]](https://www.upwork.com/about) He holds a B.A. in English Literature from Denison University.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/UPWK/people/david-bottoms) Recently, as a corporate insider, Bottoms sold shares in transactions including 32,662 shares for ~$446,254 in February 2026 and 4,311 shares in November 2025, while exercising options and receiving RSU grants, leaving him with 345 shares directly owned.[[2]](https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/upwork-gm-bottoms-sells-shares-worth-446254-93CH-4515062)[[3]](https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:b44cddbee4b31:0-upwork-executive-dave-bottoms-sells-4-311-shares/)[[7]](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/UPWK/form-4-upwork-inc-insider-trading-activity-0584ee5b433c.html)[[8]](https://longbridge.com/en/news/266638056)

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Trade Price

$12.00

Quantity

18,575

Total Value

$222,957.00

Shares Owned

2,678

Trade Date

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

5 days ago

SEC Filing Date

Friday, March 20, 2026

Filed 2 days after trade

COMMUNICATION SERVICESINTERNET CONTENT & INFORMATION

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