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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Hermann Frank and Dennis Bauer |
| Headquarters | |
| Website | gigs |
Gigs, Inc. is an American technology company in the telecommunications industry, headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in London (UK) and Berlin (Germany). [1] Admitted to Y Combinator in 2021, the company specializes in a telecom-as-a-service platform that enables businesses to launch their own branded wireless services. [2] [3]
The company was founded by entrepreneurs Hermann Frank and Dennis Bauer in 2020. [2] [1] In 2021, the company was accepted into the Y Combinator accelerator program. [4]
In 2022, the company completed a Series A investment round of $20 million, receiving backing from Google's Gradient Ventures, YC Continuity, Speedinvest, and business angels Tony Xu (CEO of DoorDash), Fidji Simo (CEO of Instacart), Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO of Uber). [5]
In 2023, Gigs announced an AI product for MVNOs called Operator, designed to reduce customer support overhead by up to 95%. [6] [7]
Gigs offers "MVNO in a box" technology, allowing companies to launch their wireless service through a white-label or through an API that allows companies to embed their wireless service directly into a customer's app or website. [8] [6] [7] The company also provides wholesale connectivity, payments, OSS/BSS, telecom taxes, and more. [9]
The company cooperates with neobank Zolve, [10] [11] phone manufacturers Light, [12] [13] Murena, [14] [15] [13] Punkt. [16] and fintechs such as Nubank [17] and Wealthsimple. [18]
In December 2024, Gigs announced their partnership with Vodafone [19] . In the same week, the company also announced that it had raised $73 million in a Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital. [20]
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