Gigster Raises $10M in Series A

What does Gigster do?

Gigster, is an on demand software development and design provider. The company does software development on demand. You can receive a quote in just ten minutes for any app or web project. This company is designed for the smaller start ups and products and it is an on demand freelance network which means that you do not have to pay people who are not on your project. This company is like Uber for developers. The company offers on demand software for the start ups and enterprises of every size. With this company, consumers can click a button, chat with a product manager and get a fixed price quote and hire a top tier development team in just minutes. Working with this company provides customers a seamless experience which grants access to engineering talent which is otherwise very difficult for reaching and can consume a lot of organization’s resources.

How much Gigster was funded?

Gigster raised $10M in Series A on December 7, 2015 from Rick Marini, Ashton Kutcher, Jason Calacanis,  Y Combinator, Ron Conway and Andreessen Horowitz

Previous funding

• $1.8M on October 12, 2013 from Caffeinated Capital, Felicis Ventures, Justin Waldron and Transmedia Capital
• $700k on June 1, 2015 from Caffeinated Capital and Bloomberg Beta

What is next for Gigster?

Lars Dalgaard will join Gigster’s Board of Directors. The company plans to use the funding raised for helping fuel the startup’s on-demand software development service.
More about Gigster

Gigster was founded by Roger Dickey and Debo Olaosebikan. It has its headquarters in San Francisco, California. The company has top engineering talent who are trained at top universities and work experience at tech biggies such as Pinterest and Facebook. The company was founded with the idea of providing the best experience for the developer, knowing it would in turn, creating the best experience and product for the customer.