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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 2020 |
Founders | Hermann Frank and Dennis Bauer |
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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 cooperated with neobank Zolve,[10][11] phone manufacturers Light,[12][13] Murena[14][15][13] and Punkt.[16]