Gig Wage
“Can a specialized 1099-contractor payroll API become the default embedded rails for every platform that pays independent workers?”
Founded2014
HQDallas, Texas, United States
Total raised$24.7M
IndustryInfrastructure / Payroll
The story
Gig Wage started in 2014 as a direct-to-business 1099 payroll tool for contractor-heavy businesses. It has since evolved into an embedded 1099 payroll infrastructure play — offering APIs and embeddable components so platforms can white-label contractor onboarding, KYC, payments (bank/debit card), and 1099 tax filing inside their own product. The company operates under the legal entity Visage Enterprise Inc.
Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2014
Gig Wage founded in Dallas by Craig Lewis to build a 1099 contractor payments platform.· founding
2021
CEO Craig Lewis featured on 11:FS 'Under the Hood' podcast alongside ClearBank/Worldpay founder Nick Ogden discussing payments innovation.· milestone
2023
Launched developer API and embedded 1099 payroll product for platforms.· product
Same company
Gig Wage was analysed under more than one name on the same domain, so its stack is split across these dossiers. Each was analysed independently and may name providers the others do not.
The stack
3 layers disclosed in Gig Wage’s embedded-finance stack
Payments / PSP
Gig Wage (self-operated)
Money movement
in the full report
Payroll
in the full report
Accounting gap: significant
2 more providers across 2 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.