<s>
Shiftgig	B-Application
was	O
a	O
platform	O
that	O
connected	O
gig	O
workers	O
with	O
employers	O
through	O
a	O
mobile	O
application	O
to	O
claim	O
one-time	O
and	O
recurring	O
jobs	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiftgig	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
entrepreneurs	O
Eddie	O
Lou	O
,	O
Jeff	O
Pieta	O
and	O
Sean	O
Casey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
Chicago	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
Shiftgig	B-Application
has	O
since	O
expanded	O
nationwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Shiftgig	B-Application
raised	O
$3	O
million	O
in	O
its	O
Series	O
A	O
round	O
of	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Shiftgig	B-Application
raised	O
$10	O
million	O
from	O
Garland	O
Funds	O
(	O
of	O
Huron	O
Consulting	O
Group	O
)	O
among	O
other	O
Chicago-based	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Shiftgig	B-Application
expanded	O
to	O
Dallas	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
of	O
expanding	O
to	O
3	O
to	O
5	O
more	O
cities	O
within	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Shiftgig	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
raised	O
$22	O
million	O
in	O
Series	O
B	O
venture	O
funding	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Renren	O
Inc.	O
,	O
to	O
expand	O
its	O
mobile	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Shiftgig	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
Innovator	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
Dive	O
Awards	O
by	O
HR	O
Dive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Shiftgig	B-Application
's	O
hospitality	O
and	O
national	O
event	O
staffing	O
markets	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
LGC	O
Hospitality	O
and	O
Headway	O
Workforce	O
Solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
that	O
transition	O
,	O
Shiftgig	B-Application
primarily	O
operates	O
as	O
a	O
SaaS	O
company	O
and	O
its	O
worker	O
engagement	O
platforms	O
,	O
Deploy	O
and	O
BookedOut	O
,	O
continue	O
to	O
operate	O
with	O
their	O
staffing	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
