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Gigwalk

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Gigwalk instantly connects businesses to an on-demand, tech-savvy mobile workforce who gets paid to use their iPhone to collect, capture and report real-world data while going about their everyday activities. Gigwalk clients range from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses across industries, including mapping, real-estate, local, travel, government, consumer research, and retail. A Gigwalker completes a variety of on-location, paid tasks or Gigs to verify a street name, photograph a menu, report on red-light cameras, confirm product placements in stores, and more. Gigwalk is currently active in seven major metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and Miami with more to come. The company is funded by some of the tech industry’s most successful venture capitalists, including AdMob investor Michael Dearing (Harrison Metal), Mint.com investor Jeff Clavier (SoftTech VC) and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman (Greylock Discovery Fund), among others. Based in San Francisco, CA

Recent Milestones

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  Gigwalk received $6M in Series A funding. (10/22/12)
  Posted 10/22/12 at 8:01pm via techcrunch.com
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  Gigwalk — Gigwalk hired Steve Hanson as Business Development Director (5/25/12)
  Posted 5/25/12 at 7:14pm
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  Gigwalk added Bob Bahramipour as CEO. (11/1/11)
  Posted 4/15/12 at 1:01pm
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  Gigwalk received $1.7M in Seed funding. (5/4/11)
  Posted 5/4/11 at 6:59am via gigwalk.com
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  Gigwalk added Michael Dearing as Board of Directors and Investor. (12/1/10)
  Posted 10/13/11 at 9:29pm
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  Gigwalk added Dave Watanabe as Chief Designer & Co-Founder. (7/1/10)
  Posted 12/6/10 at 9:02pm
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  Gigwalk added Ariel Seidman as CEO & Co-Founder. (7/1/10)
  Posted 11/22/10 at 3:04pm
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  Gigwalk added Matt Crampton as CTO & Co-Founder. (7/1/10)
  Posted 12/6/10 at 9:01pm

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Sources

1. Gigwalk Launches the First On-Demand Mobile Workforce; Receives $1.7M in Seed Funding From Harrison Metal, SoftTech VC and Greylock Discovery Fund (gigwalk.com) [edit]
2. Paid Task App Gigwalk Raises $6M From August Capital, Greylock; Expands Deal With Microsoft (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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