Gigs

History

The company was founded by entrepreneurs Hermann Frank and Dennis Bauer in 2020. In 2021, the company was accepted into the Y Combinator accelerator program.

In 2022, the company completed a Series A investment round of $20 million, receiving backing from Google's Gradient Ventures, YC Continuity, Speedinvest, and business angels Tony Xu (CEO of DoorDash), Fidji Simo (CEO of Applications at OpenAI), Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO of Uber).

In 2023, Gigs announced an AI product for MVNOs called Operator, designed to reduce customer support overhead by up to 95%.

Gigs offers "MVNO in a box" technology, allowing companies to launch their wireless service through a white-label or through an API that allows companies to embed their wireless service directly into a customer's app or website. The company also provides wholesale connectivity, payments, OSS/BSS, telecom taxes, and more.

The company cooperates with fintechs such as Klarna, Nubank, Walmart's OnePay, Wealthsimple or Lendable as well as phone manufacturers such as Light, Murena, and Punkt.

In December 2024, Gigs announced their partnership with Vodafone. In the same week, the company also announced that it had raised $73 million in a Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital.

In September 2025, AT&T announced its partnership with Gigs to enable more U.S. tech companies to launch their own mobile services.

References

References

1. (2022-09-21). "Berliner Telko-Startup Gigs will das "Stripe der Mobilfunkbranche" werden".
2. "Handelsblatt".
3. (2022-09-22). "DataGuard sammelt 61 Millionen ein - Gigs bekommt 20 Millionen - Kaiko Systems streicht 2 Millionen ein".
4. Sawers, Paul. (2022-09-21). "A 'Stripe for phone plans': Gigs raises $20M to help any company be an MVNO".
5. (2022-09-21). "Gigs rings up $20 million with Google's early-stage venture fund Gradient, YC Continuity, Speedinvest, and a who's who of angel investors dialling in".
6. (2024-02-09). "The Humane touch: More MVNOs are being minted than ever".
7. Sawers, Paul. (2024-01-05). "The Humane touch: More MVNOs are being minted than ever".
8. Sharma, Ray. "Gigs Unveils 'Operator', the ChatGPT for Telecom".
9. "What are the differences between the OSS and the BSS? What are their unique characteristics, functions & roles for an MVNO?".
10. Roth, Emma. (2025-06-18). "Even Klarna is launching a mobile phone service now".
11. Sawers, Paul. (2024-05-28). "More neobanks are becoming mobile networks — and Nubank wants a piece of the action".
12. Son, Hugh. (2025-09-03). "Walmart-backed fintech OnePay is adding wireless plans to its everything app".
13. Koumelis, Theodore. (2024-10-28). "Wealthsimple clients now get global travel eSIMs powered by Gigs".
14. Hinton, Lauren. (2025-10-14). "Lendable Launches Zable Mobile: The UK's First Mobile Plan by a Fintech".
15. (2023-09-27). "Light Picks Gigs to Debut Innovative Light Plans".
16. Sawers, Paul. (2024-01-23). "'De-Googled' smartphone company Murena launches own-brand mobile network".
17. (22 February 2024). "Punkt. Launches Its Own Mobile Plan for Privacy-Focused MC02 Phone".
18. (2024-12-09). "Gigs in million-pound tie-up with Vodafone to let any tech firm become an MVNO".
19. Sawers, Paul. (2024-12-12). "Gigs, an 'MVNO in a box,' gets $73M to power mobile network services for any company".
20. "Gigs and AT&T to Power the Convergence of Tech and Telecom – Company Announcement - FT.com".