68. GiGL Here to save the hospitality industry is the video-first jobs platform, GiGL, which claims to bridge the gap between employer and candidate. About us Startups was founded over 20 years ago by a multi-time entrepreneur. Today, our expert team of writers, researchers, and editors work to provide our 4 million readers with useful tips and information, as well as running award-winning campaigns. Founder: Dan HudsonFounded: 2019Website: getgigl.comHas there been a less fortunate industry than hospitality? Years of COVID-19 challenges, staffing issues caused by Brexit, alongside the Great Resignation, have combined to create near impossible conditions for businesses to hire skilled staff.Thankfully, a large glass of GiGL is on hand to refresh the sector. Founded by Dan Hudson and based in London, the new app has been designed to digitise the hiring and CV process and put “the person” back at the centre of the outdated hospitality hiring process.Gone are the traditional, lengthy job descriptions and awkward telephone interviews. Instead, users can sign up to the GiGL platform and apply to jobs with one, 60-second video. Employers can reply within hours, eliminating the need for recruiters and hiring managers and massively accelerating the hiring process. GiGL puts the ``person`` back at the centre of the outdated hospitality hiring process. Our judges were dazzled by GiGL’s huge potential to mend one of the biggest issues currently facing UK businesses. GiGL has already begun expanding into other short staffed sectors like retail to partner with big-name firms including The Hard Rock Hotel group, The North Face, and Tortilla. Having already hit 50,000 downloads, the app is also clearly servicing huge demand from its audience of tech-savvy young job seekers wanting an easy, online method to apply for jobs.We’ve reserved a table for GiGL in the Startups 100 Index 2023. Let’s raise a glass to the startup that’s healing the hospitality industry’s post-COVID wounds – and a great year ahead! Startups 100 2023: List in Full 1 Caura 2 Sensat 3 Hack The Box 4 The Modern Milkman 5 Wild 6 Nourished 7 PolyAI 8 Lottie 9 Beam 10 Flexa 11 Pasta Evangelists 12 Revlifter 13 Peppy 14 OnHand 15 Infogrid 16 Sano Genetics 17 Jubel Beer 18 Birdie 19 AUDIOMOB 20 Element 21 Surreal 22 Vinehealth 23 Toqio 24 Kind Bag 25 The Youth Group 26 Natterhub 27 Tiney 28 Zeus Labs 29 Homethings 30 Power Sheds 31 UniTaskr 32 Human Forest 33 Poplar Studio 34 Volta Audio 35 Zeelo 36 Strolll 37 SlothMove 38 Intelistyle 39 Hausbots 40 The Mothership Group 41 Touchlab 42 TeamSportz 43 Climate X 44 Veremark 45 Pollinate 46 KYC Hub 47 Weavr 48 Sprout.ai 49 Worldr 50 Harper 51 Happity 52 Boundless Activated Snacking 53 SymTerra 54 Grubby 55 Olly's 56 RareCan 57 Drop Bear Beer 58 KinKind 59 Credas 60 Concrete4Change 61 Travel Hands 62 bide planet 63 snuggy 64 YEO Messaging 65 Genie AI 66 Deazy 67 Pitchbooking 68 GiGL 69 PushFar 70 for peat's sake! 71 Sook 72 Tiwani Heritage 73 Legacy of Lives 74 Ambl 75 Pretty Mama 76 Pawprint 77 Class-ify 78 Clever Lili 79 KeyNest 80 Neat Home 81 Vendoir 82 PocDoc 83 CoolMed 84 Mintago 85 Scout 86 Bold Bean Co 87 Further 88 Packfleet 89 WhisperClaims 90 Yonder 91 LOANHOOD 92 Legislate 93 Cauli 94 Jiva.ai 95 Earthly 96 Kiteline Health 97 Gigged.AI 98 Anansi 99 Treepoints 100 Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing See more Startups.co.uk can help your business succeed At Startups.co.uk, we’re here to help small UK businesses to get started, grow and succeed. As well as rounding up some of the biggest success stories in our annual Startups 100 list, we have resources to help new businesses get off the ground. What Does Your Business Need Help With? Project Planning Creating a Website Business Loan Marketing Get Started Share this post facebook twitter linkedin