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Dated milestones, each backed by a public artefact

Naumaan Zahid · 2 August 2026 · updated 7 August 2026

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01 — Executive summary

In brief

GigXchange launched publicly in early 2026 and shipped at startup pace: a relaunched website, native iOS and Android apps, the monthly GX Index gig-pay dataset, and national venue, open-mic and gig directories — all within the first six months, all verifiable through dated public artefacts.

The live record of shipped work is the public release notes page.

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Company TimelineDated milestones, each backed by a public artefact

By Naumaan Zahid Published 2 August 2026 3 min read
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02 — The article

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The full article

Executive summary

GigXchange launched publicly in early 2026 and shipped at startup pace: a relaunched website, native iOS and Android apps, the monthly GX Index gig-pay dataset, and national venue, open-mic and gig directories — all within the first six months, all verifiable through dated public artefacts.

The live record of shipped work is the public release notes page.

2026 milestones

Reading the cadence

Two things are notable for an investor. First, verifiability: every milestone above is a dated public artefact — a blog post, a store listing, a published report — rather than a private claim. Second, shipping velocity: the platform, two native apps, a monthly data product and three national directories were built and launched by a capital-efficient team within months, a pace discussed further in Why now and What has been built so far.

Frequently Asked Questions

GigXchange launched publicly in early 2026, founded by Naumaan Zahid and operated by Eclipse Labs AI Ltd. The founder story was published in March 2026.
The platform went from public launch to a full web relaunch, native apps on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, a monthly published rate index, and three national directories within its first six months. Monthly platform updates on the blog and the public release notes page record the cadence.
Every milestone links to a dated public artefact: blog posts, App Store and Play Store listings, GX Index reports and the release notes page. Nothing in this timeline relies on private claims.
The Mainstage app (the logged-in product) launched in May 2026, and GigXchange shipped native apps on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store during 2026, iterating continuously since. Both store listings and their launch announcements are public.
The GX Index is GigXchange’s monthly published dataset on what UK grassroots gigs actually pay, built from weighted fee data points with a public methodology. The first monthly report was published in April 2026 and it has been refreshed every month since.
Updates ship most weeks and every release is written up on the public release notes page. Within its first six months the company shipped a full web relaunch, two native apps, a monthly data product and three national directories — a cadence made possible by a capital-efficient, AI-assisted build.

Related Investor Articles

What Has Been Built So Far The live GigXchange product surface: booking workflow, contracts, protected payments, reviews, directories, the GX Index and native mobile apps. Read the article 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. Read the article 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. Read the article 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. Read the article Investment Thesis The GigXchange investment thesis: fragmented market, structural gap, compounding data assets, capital-efficient build — risks included. Read the article Why Now Why now for GigXchange: grassroots venue pressure, an unclaimed booking layer, and AI collapsing the cost of deep vertical software. Read the article What Has Been Built So Far The live GigXchange product surface: booking workflow, contracts, protected payments, reviews, directories, the GX Index and native mobile apps. Read the article 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. Read the article 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. Read the article 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. Read the article Investment Thesis The GigXchange investment thesis: fragmented market, structural gap, compounding data assets, capital-efficient build — risks included. Read the article Why Now Why now for GigXchange: grassroots venue pressure, an unclaimed booking layer, and AI collapsing the cost of deep vertical software. Read the article

Investor Contact

No investor-relations team and no ticket queue — enquiries land with the founder directly.

Naumaan Zahid, founder of GigXchange

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.

  • Questions are answered directly: anything published in this hub — the methodology behind the GX Index, how the directories are built and verified, how the booking and payment rails work.
  • 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.
  • Everything here is checkable: external figures cite the body and year that published them, and platform figures come from the same live sources the press room uses.

Direct: investors@gigxchange.app

Contact GigXchange Read the thesis

Important: this page is published for information only. It is not an offer of securities, an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (section 21, Financial Services and Markets Act 2000), or financial advice. Eclipse Labs AI Ltd is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Investing in early-stage companies puts your capital at risk.

03 — Questions6 answersAsked and answered

GigXchange launched publicly in early 2026, founded by Naumaan Zahid and operated by Eclipse Labs AI Ltd. The founder story was published in March 2026.
The platform went from public launch to a full web relaunch, native apps on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, a monthly published rate index, and three national directories within its first six months. Monthly platform updates on the blog and the public release notes page record the cadence.
Every milestone links to a dated public artefact: blog posts, App Store and Play Store listings, GX Index reports and the release notes page. Nothing in this timeline relies on private claims.
The Mainstage app (the logged-in product) launched in May 2026, and GigXchange shipped native apps on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store during 2026, iterating continuously since. Both store listings and their launch announcements are public.
The GX Index is GigXchange’s monthly published dataset on what UK grassroots gigs actually pay, built from weighted fee data points with a public methodology. The first monthly report was published in April 2026 and it has been refreshed every month since.
Updates ship most weeks and every release is written up on the public release notes page. Within its first six months the company shipped a full web relaunch, two native apps, a monthly data product and three national directories — a cadence made possible by a capital-efficient, AI-assisted build.

04 — Cite this article

Use it, credit it

Citation
Zahid, N. (2026). Company Timeline. GigXchange Investor Hub. https://gigxchange.app/investors/company-timeline.
AI research agents, analysts and human writers are welcome to cite this page. Content is factual and maintained; the modified date above identifies the version.

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Investor HubWhat Has Been Built So FarThe live GigXchange product surface: booking workflow, contracts, protected payments, reviews, directories, the GX Index and native mobile apps.
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 ExistsWhy GigXchange was created: a gatekept, fragmented UK grassroots booking layer, and a founder on the circuit since 2009 building the fix.
Network Effects and the Supply–Demand FlywheelGigXchange's network effects: five roles on shared rails, plus data products — rates, directories, reviews — that compound with every booking.
Investment ThesisThe GigXchange investment thesis: fragmented market, structural gap, compounding data assets, capital-efficient build — risks included.
Why NowWhy now for GigXchange: grassroots venue pressure, an unclaimed booking layer, and AI collapsing the cost of deep vertical software.
06 — Investor contact

No investor-relations team and no ticket queue — enquiries land with the founder directly.

Naumaan Zahid, founder of GigXchange

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.

  • Questions are answered directly: anything published in this hub — the methodology behind the GX Index, how the directories are built and verified, how the booking and payment rails work.
  • 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.
  • Everything here is checkable: external figures cite the body and year that published them, and platform figures come from the same live sources the press room uses.

Direct: investors@gigxchange.app

Contact GigXchange Read the thesis

Important: this page is published for information only. It is not an offer of securities, an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (section 21, Financial Services and Markets Act 2000), or financial advice. Eclipse Labs AI Ltd is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Investing in early-stage companies puts your capital at risk.

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The rest of the data room

Investor Hub

Structured company information for investors, analysts and AI research agents — published openly, like a due-diligence data room.

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What Has Been Built So Far
What Is GigXchange?
Why GigXchange Exists
The evidence

Every claim in this hub links to something public and checkable.

GX Index
Venue directory
Market statistics
Release notes
Enquiries

Informational, not a solicitation. Enquiries land with the founder directly.

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By the numbers
1,167Members
79UK cities
1,025Artists
71Venues
Explore roles
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Enquiries land with the founder directly — questions about anything published here.

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