GigAnt

What GigAnt does

GigAnt is a three-sided Russian labor marketplace operated under the GigWork ecosystem by LLC 'AiO Capital', headquartered in Saint Petersburg with a Moscow office. The platform connects companies needing temporary labor (retail, logistics, manufacturing, courier services, construction, agriculture, HoReCa), individual gig workers seeking part-time income, and outsourcing partner companies that fulfill large-scale orders using the platform's HRM system. Named enterprise clients include Magnit, Lenta, Spar, Azbuka Vkusa, Auchan, VkusVill, X5 Group, and Teremok, with 500+ active corporate accounts and 300,000+ mobile app downloads.

The technology stack comprises a proprietary HRM system for partners, a client-facing dashboard, a mobile application for performers (4.6 rating on Google Play, 4.2 on App Store), and a partner marketplace. Core algorithmic capabilities include automatic performer matching based on experience/rating/geolocation, GPS-based attendance verification, and a dynamic pricing engine. The platform reports a 99.2% attendance rate, 12-hour record job-closure time, and 20-minute replacement time in force majeure scenarios. Average performer hourly rates range from 280-700 RUB depending on role and region, with daily earnings up to 5,000 RUB.

The business model combines marketplace commissions on transaction volume (500 million RUB monthly order volume), partner HRM system subscriptions, scout referral fees (7,500-20,000 RUB per qualifying performer), and a sharing-economy revenue share for partners making idle performers available. Geographic reach spans 100+ Russian cities, supported by a 300+ partner network with a base of 30,000+ performers. The company was founded as 'Personal Decision' in 2007 by Denis Reshanov, launched the GigWork marketplace in 2019, attracted Avito investment in 2020, bought out investors to become independent in 2023, and has stated an IPO target for 2030 with a 100 billion RUB revenue ambition.

Name

GigAnt

Legal name

LLC "AiO Capital" (ООО «АйО кэпитл»)

Website

https://gigwork.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GigAnt (operating as GigWork) is a Russian three-sided labor marketplace connecting companies needing temporary workers with gig workers and outsourcing partners. It serves 500+ enterprise clients across retail, logistics, manufacturing, and HoReCa in 100+ cities via proprietary HRM, mobile app, and matching algorithms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Marketplace Platform

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (56133), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Gig / On-Demand Generalist Staffing Platforms (BPACACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Business Services Marketplaces (Freelancers, SMB Services) (BPAMAHAG), Contractor / Freelancer Payments (FSAMAKAC), Workflow & Case Management (Human-Centric BPM) (HDAEAHAA), Vendor Management System (VMS) & MSP-Led Contractor Programs (BPACAGAF)

Keywords

• Labor marketplace platform
• Gig work platform
• HRM software system
• Outsourcing workforce services
• Linear personnel staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Commission: Platform charges commissions on transactions between companies posting orders and performers/partner companies fulfilling them. Volume of orders is 500 million rubles per month.
2. Partner HRM System Subscription: Partners pay for access to HRM system for workforce management, analytics, and payment processing.
3. Scout Referral Program: Scouts earn 7,500 to 20,000 rubles for each performer who completes conditions (shifts). Top scouts earn up to 300,000 rubles monthly.
4. Sharing Economy Revenue Share: Partners can make their idle performers available to other partners (sharing giants) and earn up to 35 rubles per hour.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GigAnt (DBA GigWork) operates a three-sided digital labor marketplace that connects companies needing temporary and gig workers, individual performers seeking part-time work via a mobile app, and outsourcing partner companies fulfilling large-scale orders through a proprietary HRM system. The platform uses algorithmic matching of workers to shifts based on experience, ratings, and geolocation, combined with GPS-based attendance tracking and automated payouts. It processes orders worth roughly 500 million rubles per month across 100+ Russian cities, with revenue earned from transaction commissions on the marketplace and subscription access to the partner HRM tool.

Product overview

GigWork is a multi-sided labor marketplace platform and ecosystem comprising the core GigWork Marketplace, a mobile application for workers ( исполнители), an HRM system for outsourcing partners (партнеры), and a client dashboard for companies (компании). The ecosystem also includes a scouting platform for recruiter networks, and the Outsourcing Academy for partner education. The platform connects companies needing temporary labor with workers seeking part-time gigs, while enabling outsourcing partners to manage workforce operations using the proprietary HRM tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GigWork Marketplace (Маркетплейс GigWork) Core B2B/B2C labor marketplace where companies post job orders and the system automatically matches them with suitable performers based on experience, ratings and geolocation, typically within 15 minutes to 24 hours.
• GigWork Mobile App (Мобильное приложение) iOS and Android mobile application for gig workers and performers to browse job assignments, manage their schedules, receive shift reminders, and withdraw earnings with one click; 300,000+ downloads with a 4.6 rating on Google Play and 4.2 on App Store.
• HRM System (HRM-система) Human Resource Management system for outsourcing partners to manage job orders, performer schedules, GPS-based attendance check-ins, payroll, payments and analytics in a unified dashboard, with algorithm-based distribution of performers to suitable jobs.
• Client Dashboard / Client Marketplace (Личный кабинет клиента) Self-serve client portal for companies to post wholesale job requests across multiple branches, manage multiple locations, track shift attendance, view real-time analytics, and process worker ratings and blacklists.
• Partner Marketplace (Маркетплейс для партнеров) B2B marketplace where outsourcing partners browse and bid on job requests from large GigWork clients, with access to over 100,000 orders monthly across logistics, retail, production and construction sectors and category filters for urgent and long-term contracts.

Quantifiable outcome

• FOT (payroll costs) reduced by up to 40% for clients using optimization and seasonal workers
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered infrastructure.

• Selectel (ООО Селектел)infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationSelectel provides data storage servers in Saint Petersburg for GigWork platform data and website functionality. Data processed according to Selectel's personal data protection policy.
• AmoCRM (АмоЦРМ)infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationAmoCRM cloud CRM system used for customer management. Partnership based on license agreement for amoCRM 2.0 online CRM system.
• Yandex Cloud (Яндекс.Облако)infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationYandex Cloud platform used for data systematization of platform users. Usage governed by Yandex Cloud Terms of Service.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• SuperJob: Established Russian online recruitment and HR-services operator with permanent and temporary placement offerings. Comparable to GigAnt as a long-standing Russian employment-services brand serving enterprise clients, though it skews more toward white-collar and office roles.
• HeadHunter (hh.ru): Dominant Russian online recruitment platform for permanent and temporary placements. Comparable as a Russian-language employment-matching business with enterprise clients; much larger and more focused on white-collar roles, but overlaps with GigAnt on the temporary-staffing and mass-recruitment segments.
• Avito Rabota (Avito Job): The jobs vertical of Avito, Russia's largest classifieds platform and a former investor in GigAnt. Operates a much broader listings-based job-matching platform across permanent and temporary roles; competes for the same Russian employers and is a natural substitute for both permanent hires and gig fulfillment.
• ManpowerGroup Russia: Russian subsidiary of global workforce-solutions firm ManpowerGroup, offering staffing, recruitment, and talent development to enterprise clients. Comparable to GigAnt in the B2B temporary-staffing and mass-recruitment segments, with a much broader global footprint but less tech-led marketplace differentiation.
• Adecco Russia: Russian arm of global staffing firm Adecco, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions to enterprise clients. Directly comparable to GigAnt in linear-personnel and B2B temporary staffing, though as a global incumbent it does not run a marketplace model.

Direct peers

• Profi.ru: Leading Russian platform for matching freelance professionals with clients across tutoring, repairs, and other services. Operates an analogous Russian marketplace model with ratings, profile matching, and dispute handling; serves a different vertical (white-collar freelancers) but shares marketplace mechanics, take-rate monetization, and the Russian market.
• YouDo: Russian on-demand services marketplace connecting customers with task performers. Comparable to GigAnt as a three-sided Russian marketplace using mobile apps to match short-term labor with consumer and SMB demand, though YouDo is more skewed to consumer/handyman tasks versus GigAnt's B2B linear-personnel focus.

Regional players

• Robota.ua: Major Ukrainian and Eastern European job-matching platform with significant presence in adjacent markets. Relevant as a regional peer with similar focus on mass-market and blue-collar recruitment, but operates primarily outside Russia, making it a geographic rather than direct competitor.

Others

• Yandex Lavka (in context of Yandex services): Yandex-owned quick-commerce service that employs large numbers of couriers and pickers in Russia. Not a direct staffing competitor, but a relevant adjacent player that demonstrates how large Russian tech players operate significant in-house flexible workforces — illustrating the disintermediation risk for pure-play staffing marketplaces.

Emerging players

• Worki: Russian recruitment-tech platform focused on mass hiring and blue-collar workforce. Directly overlaps with GigAnt on linear-personnel staffing for retail, logistics, and production, offering automated candidate ranking and SMS/WhatsApp-based job broadcasts to blue-collar job seekers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubem.youtube.com/@academyoutsourcing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gigant-russia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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