Shiftgig
{{Short description|Professional social network and employment company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Shiftgig
| logo = Shiftgig.svg
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| type = Privately held company
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| foundation = January 2012
| founder = Eddie Lou, Jeff Pieta, Sean Casey
| location = Chicago, United States
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| area_served = National
| key_people = Rick Bowman (CEO){{cite web|title= Shiftgig hires LinkedIn vice president as new CEO |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-shiftgig-new-ceo-20170918-story.html|accessdate=19 September 2017|publisher=Chicago Tribune |last1=MacArthur |first1=Kate }}
| industry = Professional services
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| services = Employment agencies, recruitments
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| website = {{URL|https://www.shiftgig.com/}}
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Shiftgig was a platform that connected gig workers with employers through a mobile application to claim one-time and recurring jobs in real time.{{cite web|last1=Reim|first1=Garrett|title=Shiftgig raises $10M entirely from Chicago investors to build a LinkedIn for service jobs|url=http://www.builtinchicago.org/2014/11/17/shiftgig-raises-10m-entirely-chicago-investors-build-linkedin-service-jobs|website=Built in Chicago|accessdate=9 April 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Pletz|first1=John|title=Shiftgig's talent pool provides a ready Bullpen for events|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140318/BLOGS11/140319733/shiftgigs-talent-pool-provides-a-ready-bullpen-for-events|accessdate=9 April 2015|agency=Crain's chicago Business|publisher=Crain Communications Inc.}}
History
Shiftgig was conceived by entrepreneurs Eddie Lou, Jeff Pieta and Sean Casey.{{cite news |last=Loizos |first=Connie |date=6 November 2012 |title=With a Fresh $3 Million, Shiftgig Builds a Blue Collar Jobs Network |newspaper=peHUB |url=http://www.pehub.com/172324/with-fresh-3-million-shiftgig-builds-out-blue-collar-jobs-network/ |accessdate=14 November 2012}}{{cite web |title=Shiftgig: Our Story |url=http://www.shiftgig.com/sg/our-story |accessdate=15 November 2012}} Launched in Chicago in January 2012, the company has since expanded throughout the United States.{{cite web|title=Shiftgig: About Us|url=http://www.shiftgig.com/sg/about|accessdate=14 November 2012}}
In October 2012, Shiftgig raised $3 million in its Series A round of funding. In November 2014, the platform raised $10 million from Garland Funds (of Huron Consulting Group) and other Chicago-based investors.{{cite news|last1=Pletz|first1=John|title=Shiftgig raises $10 million from Holdren, Kiphart|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20141114/BLOGS11/141119840/shiftgig-raises-10-million-from-holdren-kiphart|accessdate=10 April 2015|agency=Crain's Chicago Business|publisher=Crain Communication, Inc.|date=November 14, 2014}} In In March 2015, the corporation expanded its services to Dallas
On November 24, 2015, Shiftgig Inc. announced it had raised $22 million in Series B venture funding to expand its mobile marketplace, led by Renren Inc.{{Cite web|title = Shiftgig Raises $22 Million to Match Hourly Workers to Local Jobs|url = https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/11/24/shiftgig-raises-22-million-to-match-hourly-workers-to-local-jobs/|date = 2015-11-24|accessdate = 2015-11-24|first = Lora|last = Kolodny| work=WSJ }}
In December 2017, the company was chosen as Innovator of the Year at the 2017 Dive Awards by HR Dive.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hrdive.com/news/innovator-of-the-year-shiftgig/510183/|title=Innovator of the Year: Shiftgig|website=HR Dive|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-19}}
In April, 2019, Shiftgig's hospitality and national event staffing markets were acquired by LGC Hospitality{{Cite web|url=https://www.lgcassociates.com/2019/04/18/lgc-acquires-12-new-markets-in-shiftgig-transition/|title=LGC Acquires 12 New Markets in Shiftgig Transition|author=LGC Associates, LLC|website=www.lgcassociates.com|date=18 April 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-07}} and Headway Workforce Solutions.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/headway-acquires-new-york-hospitality-and-national-event-staffing-business-300834365.html|title=Headway Acquires New York Hospitality and National Event Staffing Business|author=Headway Workforce Solutions|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30}} Following that transition, the platform primarily operates as a SaaS company. Its worker engagement platforms, Deploy and BookedOut, continue to operate with their staffing partners.
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