Best Gig Economy Companies in Germany
The 51 best Gig Economy companies in Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kontist.
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Ranked: Best Gig Economy companies in Germany
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kontist Digital bank for freelancers and self-employed | $47M | 56 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+20 | — |
| 2 | Smunch - Healthy food from the best restaurants | $21M | 69 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 3 | Shyftplan SaaS-based shift-planning and payroll application | $14M | 49 mo ago | Acquired | Jan Josten Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | Craft CMSPHPYii+19 | — |
| 4 | how.fm Cloud-based LMS platform for warehouse workers | $8M | 50 mo ago | Seed | Farhoud Cheraghi Co-Founder & Managing Director | 2018 | WordPress Site EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+18 | — |
| 5 | Moojo Online accounting and invoicing platform for freelancers | $2M | 51 mo ago | Seed | Christian Engnath Co-Founder & CPO/COO | 2021 | — | — |
| 6 | ONE HIRING Online on-demand staffing platform for multi-industry | — | 37 mo ago | Seed | Paul Heslop Co-Founder | 2021 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20 | — |
| 7 | ATOSS Provider of workforce management solutions including time and attendance tracking | — | 37 mo ago | Public | Andreas Obereder CEO & Founder | 1987 | DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+13 | 1 expansion |
| 8 | Abracadabra AI-based project assistant for freelancers and professional consulting services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2022 | — | — |
Top 7 Gig Economy companies in Germany
#1
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2016 · 61 employees$46.7Mraised▾
Digital bank for freelancers and self-employed. Its offering includes paperless account opening, mobile banking, push notifications for account activity, automatic income and sales tax reserves, and an early warning system for payment bottlenecks. It has partnered with Solaris Bank for a German banking license and modular banking platform technology. The user deposits are secured by the European deposit fund.
- Nov 2021Conventional Debt$4.5M
- Mar 2021Series B$29.8M
- Oct 2018Series A$9.6M
- Dec 2017Series A$4.6M
#2
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2013 · 48 employees$13.8Mraised▾
Shyftplan offers an online shift-planning application targeted to SMEs. The platform provides employee communication, absence management, workforce planning, shift schedule, vacation schedule, workforce management, time tracking, and management It is a subscription-based model and charged on the basis of per user per month. Shyftplan has customers like Tesla Motors, Westwing, Edeka.
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)—
- May 2021Series A$8.5M
- Oct 2017Series A$3.5M
- Nov 2014Series A$1.8M
#3
Seed · Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2018 · 11 employees$8.2Mraised▾
Cloud-based LMS platform for warehouse workers. It enables organizations to create interactive how-to questions and answers for training, and share them with employees through the app. Features include a voice interface, automatic update, automatic translation, and more.
- May 2022Seed$5.4M
- Jul 2020Seed$2.8M
#4
Seed · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2021 · 7 employees$2Mraised▾
Online accounting and invoicing platform for freelancers. The platform automates the accounting and invoicing processes and allows freelancers to request and receive payments. It is available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
- Apr 2022Seed$2M
#5
Series A · Germany · founded 2016 · 51 employees$21.3Mraised▾
Provider of canteen and office catering services intended to deliver healthy lunches to offices. The company's platform features a flexible food program that delivers food from different restaurants every day directly to the office as per the tastes and preferences of the employees, enabling companies to offer affordable and healthy meals for their employees without the need of owning a canteen.
#6
Seed · Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia · founded 2021 · 160 employees—raised▾
Online on-demand staffing platform for multi-industry. It is a recruitment platform that enables employers to hire pre vetted candidates for the finance and tech sector. It allows users to candidates to browse and apply for vacancies based on experience, location, and more. It also provides career consultancy services.
- Jun 2023Seed—
#7
Public · Munich, Bavaria · founded 1987 · 29 employees—raised▾
Provider of workforce management solutions including time and attendance tracking. The company offers tools for workforce planning, HR analytics, and strategic staff management. It delivers solutions for operational personnel planning and self-service applications. The company serves industries including manufacturing, healthcare, retail, logistics, and call centers.
- Jun 2023Post IPO—
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