What Giggster does

Giggster operates a global online marketplace that connects property hosts with guests seeking unique filming locations, photo studios, and event venues. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the platform serves three primary use-case segments: film and video production (movies, music videos, commercials, TV, documentaries), professional photography (editorial, fashion, commercial shoots), and events and celebrations (corporate gatherings, weddings, private parties). Users discover and book spaces directly through giggster.com or the iOS app, with hourly rates typically ranging from $19 to $5,000 depending on venue type, city, and amenities; the company generates revenue by taking a commission on bookings.

The product surface includes the core Giggster Marketplace, a mobile iOS app, the Giggster Select white-glove concierge service for off-market sourcing and permit negotiation, and the Creator Club membership program. Hosts list spaces through a "List Your Space" program and benefit from integrated damage protection coverage offered to guests. The company is self-serve and product-led, relying on SEO-optimized location pages across 210+ US cities and content marketing to drive top-of-funnel demand.

In December 2025, Giggster acquired Singapore-based Filmplace, a filming location marketplace operating in more than fifty countries, establishing Asia-Pacific operations. Filmplace's Talent and Product Placement services were rebranded as Curated. Earlier, in February 2022, Giggster integrated with Canadian platform thisopenspace to enter the Canadian market. The company is privately held with 51-100 employees and has no publicly disclosed institutional funding rounds in recent years, though it raised earlier-stage capital in 2020-2021 from investors including LAUNCH, Night Ventures, The Syndicate.com, ChileGlobal Angels, and Labor Capital.

Name

Giggster

Legal name

Giggster

Website

https://giggster.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Giggster is a global online marketplace, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Los Angeles, that connects hosts with guests booking unique filming locations, photo studios, and event venues. It earns revenue via booking commissions and serves production crews, photographers, and event planners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online marketplace for filming locations and event venues

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Online venue marketplace
• Filming location rentals
• Photo studio bookings
• Event venue platform
• Production space marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Booking Commission: Giggster generates revenue by taking a commission on bookings made through its marketplace platform. Hosts list their spaces and pay a fee when guests book locations for filming, photography, events, or parties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Giggster operates an online marketplace where hosts list filming locations, photo studios, and event venues and guests (filmmakers, photographers, event organizers) search, book, and pay for hourly use of those spaces. The company earns a commission on each completed booking and supplements the marketplace with a concierge service (Giggster Select) and a creator membership program (Creator Club).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Curated: Filmplace's Talent and Product Placement services rebranded under Giggster as Curated

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million users on platform
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FilmplacecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Singapore-based filming location platform Filmplace merged with Giggster in November 2025. Filmplace's location listings will be integrated into Giggster's marketplace, and its Talent and Product Placement services will be rebranded as Curated. The integration combines Filmplace's regional expertise in Asia with Giggster's worldwide reach to serve growing demand for content production driven by streaming platforms and social media. Filmplace operated in more than fifty countries.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Splacer: Splacer was a venue marketplace focused on creative spaces for events and productions before being acquired by Peerspace. It is directly comparable to Giggster in scope and customer base for film, photo, and event bookings.
• Tagvenue: Tagvenue is a venue marketplace for events, meetings, and film shoots, with strong presence in the UK, Australia, and other English-speaking markets. It is directly comparable to Giggster in offering and customer segments.
• Breather: Breather provides on-demand, app-driven meeting and workspaces for rent by the hour or day. It overlaps with Giggster's office, meeting, and short-term workspace categories for SMB and corporate customers.
• Peerspace: Peerspace is the leading US marketplace for hourly rentals of unique spaces for events, productions, and meetings. It is the closest direct competitor to Giggster, with overlapping inventory categories (photo, film, events) and an identical commission-based marketplace model.

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb: Airbnb is the dominant global accommodation marketplace that has expanded into Experiences and event-friendly venue listings. While not specialized in production spaces, its scale, host base, and event search overlap make it a broad incumbent threat to Giggster.
• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a large-scale ticketing and event-discovery platform with venue-sourcing partnerships. It overlaps with Giggster on the events segment, particularly for self-service event organizers and SMBs.
• Cvent: Cvent is an enterprise event-management platform with a venue-sourcing marketplace for corporate meetings and events. It competes with Giggster in the corporate-event venue segment, especially via its Cvent Supplier Network.

Regional players

• Hire Space: Hire Space is a UK venue and event-space marketplace serving corporate and private event organizers. It overlaps with Giggster's UK event-venue category and similar self-serve booking model.
• HeadBox: HeadBox is a UK and Europe-focused marketplace for meeting and event spaces. It is comparable to Giggster's corporate and event venue categories, with overlap on the European event-booking demand Giggster is targeting.

Emerging players

• The Knot Worldwide: The Knot operates wedding marketplaces including venue directories and booking tools. It is comparable to Giggster on the weddings segment, where Giggster lists wedding venues alongside film and event spaces.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/giggster-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

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

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