Media entertainment

Gigs Live

Website

We are the Substack for millions of artists, musicians, indie producers, extreme sports athletes and video production companies. With us, creators have the freedom to choose flexible monetization plans such as PPV, micro-subscriptions, merch drops and many more. Creators choose us because our platform is available in 4K on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon

Founded 2020Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

We are the Substack for millions of artists, musicians, indie producers, extreme sports athletes and video production companies. With us, creators have the freedom to choose flexible monetization plans such as PPV, micro-subscriptions, merch drops and many more. Creators choose us because our platform is available in 4K on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Gaming consoles and more. Creators also get audience analytics and marketing to retain and acquire their audience. So take care of marketing, distribution and monetization for creators so they can focus on their craft and we take care of the rest.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Founders & team

Previously TXL Technology Inc

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Ashutosh "Ash" Nayak

Founder

“Ashutosh spent over a decade of his career building products and technology for large media conglomerates in the US and consulted clients globally. Ashutosh co-founded Gigs Live with a vision and passion to bring best-in-class technology and product experience to Music aficionados across the world. He truly believes that Music is one of the mediums that brings people together and connects them. Ashutosh earned his Bachelors from New York University and MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Vaibhav Kharat

Founder

Vaibhav Kharat has spent the last 20 years leveraging technology to transform great ideas into reality. Vaibhav co-founded and serves as the CTO of Gigs.live. Prior to Gigs.live, Vaibhav held technology positions at Amazon.com for the past 19 years. He has built robust and extensible systems that scale to and delight millions of customers. Vaibhav holds a Masters in Industrial Engineering from University of Cincinnati, OH, and a MBA from MIT Sloan, Cambridge MA.

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3team members reported
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Founded 2020 · Source

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Website observationwebsite unreachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNew York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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