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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Hermann Frank and Dennis Bauer |
| Headquarters |
Gigs, Inc. is an American technology company in the telecommunications space, headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company offers a telecom-as-a-service platform allowing companies to launch their own branded wireless service.[1]
History[edit]
The company was founded by entrepreneurs Hermann Frank and Dennis Bauer in 2020. In 2021, the company was accepted into the Y Combinator accelerator program.[2]
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 such as Tony Xu (CEO of DoorDash), Fidji Simo (CEO of Instacart), or Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO of Uber).[3]
Services[edit]
Gigs has been described as "MVNO in a box",[4] allowing companies to launch their own wireless service with a white-label solution or via API, enabling companies to embed their wireless service into the customer's app or website directly.[5] Furthermore, the company combines everything from wholesale connectivity, payments, OSS / BSS, telecom taxes and more.[6]
Since its start, the company announced various customers including neobank Zolve[7] or phone manufacturers Light,[8] Punkt[9] or Murena.[10]
In 2023, Gigs announced an AI product for MVNOs called Operator, designed to reduce customer support overhead by up to 95%.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gigs: Stripe for phone plans". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Sawers, Paul (2022-09-21). "A 'Stripe for phone plans': Gigs raises $20M to help any company be an MVNO". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Sharma, Ray. "Telecom-as-a-Service Platform Gigs Raises 20M". www.thefastmode.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Sawers, Paul (2024-01-05). "The Humane touch: More MVNOs are being minted than ever". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Sawers, Paul (2024-01-05). "The Humane touch: More MVNOs are being minted than ever". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Ep. 7 The Gigs Revolution: Empowering MVNOs with Dennis Bauer, retrieved 2024-03-27
- ^ "Neobank Zolve offers immigrant customers mobile plans". Finextra Research. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "The Humane touch: More MVNOs are being minted than ever". Yahoo Life. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Punkt. Launches Its Own Mobile Plan for Privacy-Focused MC02 Phone". PCMag UK. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Sawers, Paul (2024-01-23). "'De-Googled' smartphone company Murena launches own-brand mobile network". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Sharma, Ray. "Gigs Unveils 'Operator', the ChatGPT for Telecom". www.thefastmode.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
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