When was Gigster founded?

Gigster was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Gigster located?

Gigster is headquartered in Austin, United States. It is registered at San Francisco, California.

How many employees does Gigster have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Gigster is 93.

Is Gigster a funded company?

Gigster is a funded company, having raised a total of $32.5M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jul 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Gigster?

Gigster's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Aug 29, 2017, with participation from 7 investors.

Where does Gigster rank among its competitors?

Gigster ranks 2nd amongst 59044 active competitors, of which 332 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Machint, which secured $2.4M in Dec, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Gigster?

Gigster's top competitors include GirnarSOFT, Unicorn and Hedgehog lab. Among them, Machint secured the most recent funding round in December, 2024.

Gigster - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of software development services. It AI-powered platform ensures tailor-fit talent matching, accelerated delivery, cost efficiency, and guaranteed outcomes. It provides workflow model for accelerated start and streamlined development for maximum efficiency in execution and project delivery. It also provides a product manager who sends in weekly product development updates.

Website: gigster.com
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Email ID: *****@gigster.com
Registered Address: San Francisco, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

Austin, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$32.5M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Aug 29, 2017, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 23 more

Ranked

2^nd among 59044 active competitors

Employee Count

93 as on Jun 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

CodersRank

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Exit Details

Acquired by Virtasant (Mar 26, 2024)

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Gigster is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
GIGSTER INC CIN: 463218000 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	63 (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-

Gigster got acquired by Virtasant on Mar 26, 2024.

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Gigster has raised a total funding of $32.5M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Aug 29, 2017 for $*****. 7 investors participated in its latest round. Gigster has 15 institutional investors and 9 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Gigster:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 29, 2017	5387976	Series B	1501467	2819446	8113218	3804385
Dec 07, 2015	8392678	Series A	2286683	2148464	9102118	Y Combinator & 3 more
Jul 2015	8192810	Seed	4813673	9663538	Greylock Partners & 3 more	Stan Chudnovsky & 2 more

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The founders of Gigster is Roger Dickey.

Here are the details of Gigster's key team members:

Roger Dickey: Founder & CTO of Gigster and founder of 3 other companies, Untitled Labs, Pitchbot and Gigster. They are also an angel investor in 10 startups.

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Gigster's employee count trend

Gigster has 93 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Gigster's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Gigster include GirnarSOFT, Unicorn and Hedgehog lab. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Gigster, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	GirnarSOFT 2007, Jaipur (India), Series E	Provider of website, web & mobile application development, BI, and digital marketing services	$620M	Peak XV Partners, Hillhouse & 40 others	78/100
2nd	Gigster 2013, Austin (United States), Acquired	Provider of software development services	$32.5M	Andreessen Horowitz, Gen 1 Capital & 22 others	68/100
3rd	Unicorn 1990, Prague (Czech Republic), Acquired	Provider of software development services	$12M	iAngels, Israel Seed Partners & 4 others	66/100
4th	Hedgehog lab 2007, Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom), Series A	Provider of mobile application development and UX design services	$9.49M	Maven Capital Partners, BGF & 1 others	60/100
5th	Fixstars Corporation 2002, Tokyo (Japan), Public	Provider of software acceleration solutions and cloud services	-	Mirai Creation Fund, SMBC Venture Capital ... & 2 others	56/100
6th	FPT Software 1999, Hanoi (Vietnam), Unfunded	Provider of application development and UI/UX design services	-	-	56/100
7th	Tset 2017, Kuchl (Austria), Acquired	Provider of software development services	$13.8M	Carbon Removal Partners, Brose & 2 others	55/100
8th	Machint 2018, Hyderabad (India), Series A	Provider of software development and consulting services	$8.63M	Unistone Capital, Sahana System & 66 others	55/100
9th	Auriga 1990, Woburn (United States), Early Stage	Provider of software and product development services	$5.5M	-	54/100
10th	Fleapo 2015, Kolkata (India), Acquired	Application development & digital marketing service provider	-	-	54/100