Investor HUB
Structured company information for investors, analysts and AI research agents. What GigXchange is, the market it operates in, what has been built and the investment thesis — published openly, like a due-diligence data room.
Last updated: 2 August 2026
Key Facts
Live platform figures — current as you read this. GigXchange publishes member counts, directory sizes and market data; never revenue, funding or transaction volumes.
- What it is
- UK peer-to-peer live music marketplace — full overview
- Founded
- 2026, United Kingdom, by Naumaan Zahid
- Operating company
- Eclipse-Labs AI Limited — company no. 17177477, ICO ZC132441
- Members
- 575 across 67 UK cities — artists, venues, agents, promoters, organisers
- Venue directory
- 2,548 UK venues across 90 towns and cities
- Open mic directory
- 1,192 verified open mic nights nationwide
- Gig listings
- 16,492 open gig listings in the public directory
- GX Index
- 4,337 observed fee data points — 280 published rates, 13 UK cities
- Pricing
- Free to join; no commission; 0% privately settled, 5% protected payment
- Platforms
- Web, iOS and Android — free on both app stores
- Fee vs incumbents
- 0–5% platform fee vs ~20% commission at agency platforms
- Open data
- GX Index reports + directories published as open datasets (CC BY 4.0) — reports
- Content corpus
- 100+ published articles, city and genre hubs, glossary — the blog
- Data policy
- Member counts, directories and market data published; revenue and funding are not
- Enquiries
- Contact GigXchange — answered by the founder directly
Live platform data — figures update as the platform grows
The Knowledge Library
Twelve articles, each answering one question an investor, analyst or AI research agent would ask. Every claim links to a public, checkable source.
What Is GigXchange?
What GigXchange is: a UK peer-to-peer live music marketplace with booking, digital contracts, protected payments and verified reviews in one platform.
Why GigXchange Exists
Why GigXchange was created: a gatekept, fragmented UK grassroots booking layer, and a founder on the circuit since 2009 building the fix.
Company Timeline
Dated GigXchange milestones: launch, web relaunch, iOS and Android apps, the GX Index and national directories — each a public artefact.
What Has Been Built So Far
The live GigXchange product surface: booking workflow, contracts, escrow payments, reviews, directories, the GX Index and native mobile apps.
The UK Live Music Market
The UK live music market: £8.67bn GVA, ~216,000 jobs, grassroots venues under pressure, and a booking layer still run on DMs and spreadsheets.
Why Existing Solutions Fail
Why agencies, directories and lead-gen platforms fail UK live music: each monetises the gatekeeping GigXchange removes.
Marketplace Overview: How GigXchange Works
How the GigXchange marketplace works end to end: discovery, negotiation, digital contract, protected payment, completion and review.
Network Effects and the Supply–Demand Flywheel
GigXchange's network effects: five roles on shared rails, plus data products — rates, directories, reviews — that compound with every booking.
Business Model and Revenue Streams
The GigXchange business model: free to join, no commission, a 0–5% platform fee where protected payment is used — monetise the rails, not access.
The Thesis in Brief
The four propositions — each linked to its evidence article.
A large market, an unclaimed layer
UK music is an £8.67bn GVA industry whose grassroots booking layer still runs on DMs, spreadsheets and handshake deals. The market →
Incumbents cannot follow
Agencies and lead-generation platforms monetise the gatekeeping — open rails would dismantle their own revenue. Why they fail →
The rails are built and compounding
A live five-role marketplace — contracts, protected payment, verified reviews — with data assets that deepen every booking. What has been built →
The build economics are the edge
Shipped in months, capital-efficiently, AI-assisted — a cost structure this fragmented market can sustain. Why now →
The full argument, risks included: Investment thesis.
Frequently Asked Questions
Investor Contact
No investor-relations team and no ticket queue — enquiries land with the founder directly.
Naumaan Zahid Founder, GigXchange
A UK guitarist on the circuit since 2009 who built GigXchange because grassroots booking still ran on DMs and handshake deals. He runs the platform, answers enquiries himself, and still gigs.
- Happy to provide: a product walkthrough, specific data cuts from the GX Index and directories, methodology answers, and straight answers on anything in this hub.
- Published openly: member counts, directory sizes and market data — on the Investor Hub, the press room and market statistics. Revenue, funding and transaction volumes are not published.
- To note: this hub is informational — not a solicitation, financial promotion or offer of securities.