What Gigpro does

Gigpro is an on-demand labor marketplace focused exclusively on the hospitality industry. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, the company operates a digital platform that connects hospitality venues — hotels, restaurants, and similar operators — with workers seeking shift-based employment, directly addressing the sector's persistent labor shortages, high turnover, and last-minute coverage gaps. The company's go-to-market is a vertical B2B marketplace model targeting hospitality operators who need rapid, flexible staffing; revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but are consistent with a take-rate or per-shift fee structure common to labor marketplaces.

The core product is the Gigpro Platform, a marketplace that enables hospitality businesses to post shifts and be matched with available workers, with stated focus on rapid matching and coverage-gap remediation. The platform competes in a category where shift fulfillment speed, worker reliability, and geographic density are the primary value drivers; the input does not disclose matching algorithms, AI/ML features, or proprietary technology components beyond the marketplace itself.

Gigpro is a privately held, venture-backed company that has raised approximately $22.3 million across three rounds: a $300,000 seed in October 2021 (Stage 2 Capital), a $6 million exempt offering in April 2022, and a $16 million Series A in July 2024 led by Foundry with participation from Stage 1 Ventures, Stage 2 Capital, and Detroit Venture Partners. The Series A capital is earmarked for platform expansion and technology enhancement. Leadership includes co-founder and CEO Samuel Mylrea, technical co-founder and CTO Jonathan Komorek, founder Ben Ellsworth, CFO/COO Brent Dana, and VP of Marketing Amy Slater.

Name

Gigpro

Legal name

GIGPRO Inc.

Website

https://gigpro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gigpro is an on-demand labor marketplace that connects hospitality venues with workers to fill shifts, address labor shortages, and reduce turnover. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Charleston, SC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Staffing Platform

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Gig / On-Demand Generalist Staffing Platforms (BPACACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional & Business Services Marketplaces (Freelancers, SMB Services) (BPAMAHAG)

Keywords

• Hospitality staffing platform
• On-demand labor marketplace
• Gig workforce matching
• Hospitality shift booking
• Temp labor marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Charleston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

Gigpro operates an on-demand labor marketplace that connects hospitality businesses (hotels, restaurants, and venues) with vetted gig workers to fill staffing gaps caused by high turnover and labor shortages. Operators post shifts on the platform and the service matches them with qualified hospitality professionals for same-day or scheduled coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gigpro Platform

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Qwick: Qwick is the most direct competitor to Gigpro: an AI-powered on-demand labor marketplace for hospitality (restaurants, hotels, country clubs) with marketplace, on-demand booking, hiring, compliance, and payroll products. Same target customer, same core workflow, same vertical focus — the primary head-to-head rival.
• Instawork: Instawork operates an on-demand shift marketplace connecting businesses with hourly workers in hospitality, food service, and warehousing. While broader than Gigpro's hospitality-only focus, it directly competes for the same hospitality venues and shift workers in overlapping markets.
• ShiftKey: ShiftKey is a marketplace that connects healthcare and hospitality facilities with local independent professionals for shift work. Strong overlap in hospitality staffing model (B2B venues sourcing W-2/1099 pros on demand) and a comparable two-sided marketplace structure.
• Clipboard Health: Clipboard Health runs an on-demand marketplace for per-diem healthcare and hospitality shifts. While its largest vertical is healthcare, it actively serves hospitality/food-service roles, putting it in direct competition with Gigpro for the same hourly worker pool.
• Landed: Landed is an on-demand staffing platform purpose-built for restaurants and hospitality operators, connecting venues with vetted hourly talent. Closest vertical peer to Gigpro in both target customer and shift-based marketplace model.
• BlueCrew: BlueCrew (a Workllama company) is a W-2 on-demand staffing marketplace focused on hourly roles including hospitality, light industrial, and warehouse. Same shift-based marketplace architecture and overlapping customer base with Gigpro's hospitality venues.

Emerging players

• SnapShyft: SnapShyft is an on-demand staffing marketplace for hospitality and food-service shifts, often compared alongside Qwick and Gigpro. Smaller scale but directly overlapping product and customer focus.

Broad incumbents

• Snagajob: Snagajob is a long-standing hourly hiring and shift-work platform serving restaurants, hospitality, retail, and beyond. Larger and more established than Gigpro, with broader verticals but overlapping target customers and shift-based use cases.
• PeopleReady (TrueBlue): PeopleReady, part of TrueBlue, is a national staffing provider with a large hospitality, restaurant, and event-staffing practice. Offers traditional temp staffing plus digital channels, providing an incumbent alternative for the same venue customers Gigpro targets.

Others

• Homebase: Homebase provides scheduling, time tracking, and team-management software for hourly hospitality and retail workforces. Not a direct marketplace competitor, but adjacent — used by the same hospitality operators Gigpro serves and a potential integration or distribution partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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